City Calendar

Friday

February 21

• 10:30 AM

  Vacation Week Program: Children's Concert (Collins)

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

  Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited for a morning of musical performance and exploration! Mai Nguyen (18) is a flutist from Cambridge, MA, currently taking a gap year. She has performed with the Boston Youth Symphony and NEC’s Youth Philharmonic, and has also attended BU’s Tanglewood Institute and the Vancouver Symphony’s Orchestral Institute. At her former high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, she founded the Chamber Music Collaboration. Currently, she leads the Greater Boston Music Outreach and works in the Boston Symphony's Education and Community Engagement Department. Besides music, Mai enjoys painting, cooking, and writing.

• 11:00 AM

  Beginner ESOL (Central Square)

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

  Beginner ESOL (Central Square)

• 11:30 AM

  Vacation Week Program:Barn Babies (Boudreau)

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

  Come cuddle and pet baby animals! Kittens, Puppies, Bunnies and a goat that wears a diaper! Space is limited, please call 617-349-4017 to register. Registration will begin on February 10.

• 12:00 PM

  HLS Tax Assistance

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

  Tax Assistance for 2020 will run from February 3 through April 13 in the Main Library's Community Room on Fridays 12 - 4pm, Saturdays 10am - 3:30pm, and Mondays from 5pm - 7:30pm. There will be no tax help on February 17 (Presidents' Day) or March 13, 14, 16, 20 or 21 due to Harvard's Spring Break. This program is available to people who generally make $56,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers. Due to capacity constraints and training requirements, we will be unable to prepare returns for any taxpayers in the U.S. on a visa, including foreign students and teachers. Space is limited. Tickets will be handed out on a first-come first-served basis on the day of the program when the Main Library opens. To get your taxes done you MUST bring: Your social security card or other government issued ID showing your social security number (a W-2 is not sufficient) Government issued photo ID (driver's license, passport, etc.) Social security cards for all dependents (and spouse if filling a joint return) Any tax forms you have received (W-2, 1099-HC, etc.) TaxHelp is an all volunteer group from Harvard Law School. The program is extremely popular every year and, while Tax Help tries to accommodate everyone, service is not guaranteed. Here is a list of other VITA sites in the area. For more information about HLS Tax Help, click here.

• 2:00 PM

  Vacation Week Program: Family Movie - Abominable

  Main Library, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  For children and their caregivers.

• 2:00 PM

  Vacation Week Program: Perler Beads (Collins)

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

  Follow a pattern or create your own design with fusable Perler beads. For children age 5 and up with their caregivers.

• 3:00 PM

  Drop-in Crafts (Valente)

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

  Come make something fabulous to take home or share with a friend! For children of all ages and their caregivers.