City Calendar

Materials Returns (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 Book Drop, located near the entrance to the parking lot on Thorndike Street. 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 (O'Neill)

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

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.

Move, Grove, and Embody Rhythm Dance Class

Online,

Seniors, join our African roots rhythm dance class online.

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.

Virtual Intro ESOL Class

Online,

Join us for a Virtual ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class conducted by Zoom. This class will be taught at an introductory level. No testing is needed, but registration is required. Register below. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one hour before the program begins. Virtual ESOL Class is free and open to the public. If you register but later find you cannot attend, please remember to cancel your registration to make space for others. For more information call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.

Wellness for Seniors: Low Impact Fitness

Online,

This class is designed for people of all levels ot strengthen the muscles, the heart and the brain--all while having fun and moving to great music! Come as you are and take everything at your own pace. You will feel the benefits in mind and body! Registration for each session is required. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one hour before the program begins.

Conversation & Connection with Susan Pacheco

Online,

Seniors, join Susan Pacheco for a virtual conversation in her kitchen.

Virtual Housing Information Sessions

Sessions about the City's Affordable Rental and Homeownership Programs

Who's Little Joe: Photo Detecting 101

Online,

Do you have unidentified people in your family photo albums? Do you have a shoebox full of photographs of people you don't know? Join Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, to discover who's who in your family pictures. Learn 10 easy steps for naming the unidentified in your photo albums. This interactive lecture will help you discover new identity and connections in your family history.

Materials Return (Central)

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 Franklin St entrance. 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.