City Calendar

Preschool Storytime

Main Library, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. This program can accommodate 45 people. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the program. The entire party must be present to receive a ticket. This program starts promptly, and unfortunately we cannot accommodate latecomers. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.

Ask the City: Public Works

Ask the City: Public Works

8/13/2018 Ordinance Meeting

8/13/2018 Ordinance Meeting

Computer Class: Google Docs

Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

Tuesdays, 6-8pm - September 25, October 2, and October 9 Register for these classes. Learn how to use Google Docs, a free and simple online word processor, similar to Microsoft Word. We’ll learn how to: Create a document with a variety of formatting, photos, and links Save and manage your documents Understand all the changes made to a document over time (its revision history) Work collaboratively, leaving and responding to comments in a document Please note: All participants should have a Google account before class. Please create your Google account ahead of time. Make sure to remember your username and password. Get a head start: Learn about the basics of Google Docs

Intermediate ESOL

Main Library, Beech Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

English class for the non-native speaker: this class focuses on speaking. Students will practice public speaking and will work on developing clear speech. For ages 16 and up. On-going. No registration is necessary. Contact: Maria Balestrieri, mbalestrieri@cambridgema.gov

Planning Board Meeting

City Hall Annex, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139

City of Cambridge Planning Board Meeting

Professor Michael Meltsner in conversation with Daniel Medwed

Main Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

Growing up in a depression battered family, one tangled by a mortal secret, With Passion tells the improbable story of an unsung hero of the civil rights movement who thought of himself as a “miscast” lawyer but ended up defending peaceful protesters, representing Mohammad Ali, suing Robert Moses, counseling Lenny Bruce, bringing the case that integrated hundreds of southern hospitals, and named “the principal architect of the death penalty abolition movement in the United States.” More than a meditation on often frustrating legal efforts to fight inequality and racism, Michael Meltsner—also a novelist and playwright—vividly recounts the life of a New York kid, struggling to make sense of coming of age amid the tumult of vast demographic and cultural changes in the city. Professor Meltsners will be in conversation with Daniel Medwed. Professor Medwed teaches Criminal Law, Evidence, and Advanced Criminal Procedure: Wrongful Convictions and Post-Conviction Remedies. His research and pro bono activities revolve around the topic of wrongful convictions. His book, Prosecution Complex: America’s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent (New York University Press, 2012), explores how even well-meaning prosecutors may contribute to wrongful convictions because of cognitive biases and an overly-deferential regime of legal and ethical rules. His recently published Wrongful Convictions and the DNA Revolution: Twenty-Five Years of Freeing the Innocent (Cambridge University Press, 2017), discusses the lessons learned from a quarter century of DNA exonerations. Professor Medwed is a legal analyst for WGBH News, Boston’s local NPR and PBS affiliate.

Behind the Pages with Diane Goshgarian

Behind the Pages with Diane Goshgarian: "Among the Reeds" by Tammy Bottner

Cambridge Fire Response: Helping Hands

Cambridge Fire Response: Helping Hands

12/15/2017 Cambridge Works Graduation

12/15/2017 Cambridge Works Graduation