City Calendar

Thursday

August 20

• 10:00 AM

  Materials Return (O'Connell)

  O'Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St., Cambridge, MA 02141

  We are now accepting returns of any Minuteman Library Network materials at the O'Connell Branch, generally Tuesdays and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3:00 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.

• 10:00 AM

  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.

• 10:00 AM

  Pole and Conduit Commission Public Meeting

  Online,

  Thursday, August 20, 2020

• 11:00 AM

  Virtual Family Story Time

  Online,

  We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes. 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 Family Story Time 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.

• 1:30 PM

  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.

• 3:30 PM

  Summer Reading: Concert with Shaw Pong Liu

  Online,

  Master musician Shaw Pong Liu takes audiences on a musical journey through historical and contemporary China. She weaves history, geography, the Mandarin language, and Chinese folk music in a dynamic exploration of China. We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for a live concert 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.

• 6:00 PM

  Inner Mount Auburn Corridor Safety Improvement Project Update

  Zoom

  Join the meeting to get information about the final plans for the Inner Mount Auburn Safety Improvement Project

• 6:45 PM

  Virtual Pajama Storytime

  Online,

  We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes to wind down the day. Feel free to wear your favorite cozy pajamas! Caregivers are asked to participate in the program with their children. Plan to join in and sing along! Register below and a Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one hour before the program begins. Virtual Pajama Story Time is presented by the Cambridge Public Library and the Center for Families. It 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.