City Calendar

4:00 PM

Virtual Preschool Story Time
Online,
We invite children ages 3-5 and their grown ups to join us from home for 25 minutes of engaging stories. Caregivers are asked to participate in the program with their children, so plan to be part of the fun! Register below. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one hour before the program begins. Virtual Preschool 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.

7:15 PM

Great Books Virtual Book Group
Online,
January 12th Book selection: Beloved by Toni Morrison Reading Interests: We concentrate on Great Books in the following areas: a long novel over the summer, two sections of poetry and short stories, a book of the Bible, a Shakespeare play, an ancient and modern drama, a work of science, a smaller work of fiction, an even smaller work of fiction, and a rotating mix of politics, philosophy, and religion. Authors read in the past five years include Dickens, Keats and Yeats, O'Connor and Munro, Ecclesiastes, Sophocles and August Wilson, Darwin, Austen, Duras, The Federalist Papers, and Arendt. How to get the print book: Contactless holds pickup has been suspended through January 18. See the instructions below for accessing the book online. How to get the e-book or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an e-book and digital audiobook through OverDrive (or the Libby app). How to register: Registration is required. Click the registration link below to register. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. For more information, contact Drew Griffin (dgriffin@cambridgema.gov)

8:00 AM

Recycling Advisory Committee
https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/99436453301
Monthly meeting of the Recycling Advisory Committee

11:00 AM

Virtual STEAM Story Time
Online,
We invite children and their grownups to join us from home for 20-25 minutes of stories and hands-on activities. Caregivers are asked to participate in the program as they will be exploring STEAM with a variety of materials! Gather activity materials before Story Time if you plan to participate in the hands-on activities. Register below. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one hour before the program begins. Virtual STEAM 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.

12:00 PM

Boudreau Branch Virtual Book Group
Online,
January book selection: Troubled Water, by Seth Seigel Reading interests: This group enjoys recent fiction and non-fiction. Past titles have included Washington Black, The Overstory, and The Monk of Mokha. How to get the print book or book on CD: Contactless holds pickup has been suspended through January 18. See the instructions below for accessing the book online. How to get the e-book or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an e-book through OverDrive or the Libby app, and as a digital audiobook through OverDrive or the Libby app. How to register: Registration is required. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 day before the event, and again 1 hour before the event. For more information, contact Liz Danner (edanner@cambridgema.gov).

2:00 PM

Economic Development & University Relations Committee
City Hall, 2nd Floor Sullivan Chamber, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Economic Development & University Relations Committee

4:00 PM

Tween/Teen Virtual Hangout
Online,
A drop-in hour for tweens, teens and their caregivers. Come say hello to your librarians, get book recommendations, research assistance, find out about the library's virtual offerings and bring your suggestions! Breakout rooms available for one-on-one assistance. Register below. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one hour before the program begins.

5:30 PM

Bicycle Committee Meeting
Virtual
Regular Meeting of the Bicycle Committee.

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