City Calendar

Monday

May 17

• 10:00 AM

  Materials Return (Collins)

  Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

  We are now accepting returns of any Minuteman Library Network materials at the Collins Branch, generally Mondays and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Leave your items in the Book Drop, located near the library's backyard. It may take up to one week for items to be removed from your card. During the COVID-19 crisis, no overdue fines are being charged on any materials checked out of Cambridge Public Library locations. You may also return any Minuteman Library Network materials via the Main Library outside book drop (available 24/7). We are also offering limited return hours at other branch locations, subject to scheduling changes. Please check the library calendar or call the Main Library at 617-349-4040 for up-to-date information on return hours at all locations.

• 11:00 AM

  Inman Square Virtual Coffee Talk

  https://bit.ly/CoffeeTalkMay2021

  Join City staff and contractors for information about current and upcoming construction in Inman Sqaure.

• 11:00 AM

  Materials Return (Boudreau)

  Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

  We are now accepting returns of any Minuteman Library Network materials at the Boudreau Branch, generally on Mondays, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Leave your items in the large basket outside the door. For your health and safety, please do not touch any other items in the returns basket. It may take up to one week for items to be removed from your card. During the COVID-19 crisis, no overdue fines are being charged on any materials checked out of Cambridge Public Library locations. You may also return any Minuteman Library Network materials via the Main Library outside book drop (available 24/7). We are also offering limited return hours at other branch locations, subject to scheduling changes. Please check the library calendar or call the Main Library at 617-349-4040 for up-to-date information on return hours at all locations.

• 11:00 AM

  Materials Return (Central)

  Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139

  We are now accepting returns of any Minuteman Library Network materials during our contactless pickup hours. Leave your items in the large basket outside the Franklin St entrance. For your health and safety, please do not touch any other items in the returns basket. It may take up to one week for items to be removed from your card. During the COVID-19 crisis, no overdue fines are being charged on any materials checked out of Cambridge Public Library locations. You may also return any Minuteman Library Network materials via the Main Library outside book drop (available 24/7). We are also offering limited return hours at other branch locations, subject to scheduling changes. Please check the library calendar or call the Main Library at 617-349-4040 for up-to-date information on return hours at all locations.

• 11:00 AM

  Materials Return (Valente Branch)

  Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02141

  We are now accepting returns of any Minuteman Library Network materials during our contactless pickup hours. Leave your items in the large basket outside the entrance on Cambridge St. Please allow a couple of days for your returned items to be removed from your library account. During the COVID-19 crisis, no overdue fines are being charged on any materials checked out of Cambridge Public Library locations. You may also return any Minuteman Library Network materials via the Main Library outside book drop (available 24/7). We are also offering limited return hours at other branch locations, subject to scheduling changes. Please check the library calendar or call the Main Library at 617-349-4040 for up-to-date information on return hours at all locations.

• 11:00 AM

  Virtual Story Time for Little Activists

  We invite children and their grownups to join Ms. Tanya from Little Uprisings for 20 minutes of movement, music and play as we learn about the Movement for Black Lives! Best for little activists ages 0-3 and their caregiving accomplices. Caregivers are asked to participate in the program with their children--it will be as important as ever to model movement and song for your little one during this virtual session. Plan to join in, sing along, and move around! Register below. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one hour before the program begins. Virtual Story Time for Little Activists is free and open to the public and is not recorded. If you register but later find you cannot attend, please remember to cancel your registration to make space for others. This program is part of our week-long series, Standing Up Together: An Anti-Racism & Social Justice Series for Young People & Their Families. Funding for this series has generously been provided by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation.

• 1:00 PM

  Dancing for Balance

  Online,

  Seniors, join our online dance class to help improve balance.

• 3:30 PM

  Gentle Mat Yoga

  Online,

  Seniors, join our gently mat yoga for all levels.

• 5:30 PM

  Regular City Council Meeting

  City Hall, 2nd Floor Sullivan Chamber, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

  Regular City Council Meeting

• 6:00 PM

  Line Dancing Class

  Online,

  Seniors, join us and meet new friends while learning new dances.

• 6:00 PM

  Virtual Housing Information Session

  Session about the City's Affordable Rental & Homeownership Programs