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CPL CRAFTS: Natural Dyeing - Turn Around Your Textiles with Lisa Purdy

Online,

Natural dyeing is a rewarding way to creatively upcycle! There are numerous dyes to explore right in your own kitchen, from the pale pink created by dyeing with avocado pits, to the golden yellow of turmeric. Local artist and curator Lisa Purdy will teach patrons how to naturally dye at home, demonstrating how to turnaround an item of clothing (or other textiles!) using natural dye sources. MATERIALS LIST: - Piece of clothing (or other fabric) made of natural materials- such as cotton, linen, silk or wool. - Stock pot large enough that item can move about freely - A whole (or mostly whole) jar of turmeric - Wooden or metal spoon - Clothesline or area to drip dry - Kitchen scale (Optional) - OPTIONAL: - A collection of avocado pits, an additional stock pot, and a colander - For RESIST DYEING (TIE-DYING): rubber bands, binder clips, string, mason jar lids

Board Of Assessors Public Meeting

Online,

Board Of Assessors Public Meeting

Summer Reading: Storytelling with Tony Toledo

Online,

Once upon a time...THE END. You won’t believe what happens in the middle. We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for a live show presented on Zoom. Register below. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one hour before the program begins. Virtual Summer Reading Programs are free and open to the public and are not recorded. If you register but later find you cannot attend, please remember to cancel your registration to make space for others. Summer Reading is sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Cambridge Public Library, East Cambridge Savings Bank, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

O'Neill Branch Summer Children's Book Giveaway

O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140

Keep Reading and Keep Learning! The Cambridge Public Library invites children and families who are picking up lunch at Cambridge Summer Food Program sites near our branch libraries to also take home a book of their own to keep during the week of August 10. The O’Neill Branch Library will have books available at the Peabody School lunch site (70 Rindge Ave), while supplies last. One book per child, while supplies last. These books are provided by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation. Please wear a face covering and maintain a social distance of 6 feet or more from library staff.

Community Yoga with Cap Aguilar

Online,

Join us for a virtual community yoga class every Sunday in August from the comfort of your own home with instructor Cap Aguilar! Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent out prior to class. Cap Aguilar (she/they) is a mindfulness and yoga teacher. A lifelong social justice educator, they believe we can transform ourselves and the world we live in by connecting to our breath in a safe, inclusive, trauma-informed learning environment. Throughout the practice, Cap will provide various options and information to support your unique expression of yoga and to honor yoga’s Black and Brown roots. This series of community classes welcomes all bodies, ages, abilities, backgrounds, hopes, and dreams. Learn more and connect with Cap at breathewithcap.com or instagram.com/cappygram_.

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 and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.–4 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.

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 on Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m.–6 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.

Materials Return (Valente)

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

We are now accepting returns of any Minuteman Library Network materials at the Valente Branch on limited weekdays. 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.

Materials Return (Central Square)

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 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.