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9:15 AM
Online,
Innovators for Purpose (iFp) Studio is a teen-powered design and innovation program where teens channel their energy and creative vision to imagine and build a better world. Blending art, design, science, technology and storytelling within a social justice framework, teens engage in real-world client-sponsored projects.
July 6 - August 6, weekdays from 9:15am-3:30pm at the Main Library
Innovators for Purpose (iFp) is a Cambridge-based nonprofit that inspires high-potential, diverse young people to discover their passions, develop innovative mindsets and cultivate marketable skills to solve problems they care most about. Summer Studio teens are funded in part through the Mayor's Summer Youth Program.
The Cambridge Public Library STEAM Academy is part Cambridge STEAM Initiative's efforts to enhance and expand students’ access to quality STEAM learning experiences. Made possible by generous support from the Eric and Jane Nord Family Fund and Verizon.
10:00 AM
Online,
Thursday, July 15, 2021
11:00 AM
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.
11:00 AM
Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes. This program will be held in Joan Lorentz Park on the lawn outside the Main Library. In the event of rain, we will hold the program indoors. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
1:00 PM
Online,
Join us for a Virtual ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class conducted by Zoom. This class will be taught at a high beginner 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.
2:30 PM
Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Are you interested in using The Hive? In this workshop you will learn about our makerspace, how to utilize the resources we offer and how to keep safe in The Hive. You will also create your Hive badge ID using our Glowforge laser cutter and learn how to utilize this piece of equipment to cut and engrave your own creations.
Find out what you need to get started as a maker in The Hive here.
Completion of Hive Safety Training is the entry point to making, innovating, and collaborating in this space. Makers must also sign The Hive User Agreement and Waivers.
3:00 PM
Online,
Join us for a Virtual ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Class conducted by Zoom. This class will be taught at an intermediate level. No testing is needed, but registration is required.
Register below. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one hour before the program begins.
Intermediate 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.
4:00 PM
O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
Make some Everyday Art outside at the O'Neill Branch using natural materials. Use our supplies or bring your own that you have found in your neighborhood (leaves, twigs, grass, flowers, etc. Try to only pick up things that have already fallen to the ground unless you have permission to pick them.) Then we will create beautiful nature collages together! In the event of rain, this program will move indoors.
Funding for Summer Reading has been generously provided by the City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Cambridge Public Library and Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
5:30 PM
Online,
City of Cambridge Harvard Square Advisory Committee Remote Meeting
6:00 PM
Virtual Board of Zoning Appeal Meeting
6:00 PM
Mapping Feminist Cambridge: Protecting Our Bodies and Our Lives
6:30 PM
Online,
July book selection: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Reading Interests: We read mostly contemporary Fiction and Non-Fiction, with forays into older works and classics. Past selections include: Circe by Madeline Miller, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Autobiography of Malcom X, as told to Alex Haley, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, Nala's World by Dean Nicholson, and The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
How to get the print book or book on CD: This month copies of the print book are set aside at the O'Connell Branch. Visit during open hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy. O'Connell Branch Hours
How to get the e-book or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an e-book and digital audiobook through Overdrive /Libby - Link to Overdrive and Libby
How to register: Registration is required. Click the registration link below to register. 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 Ingrid Nowak, inowak@cambridgema.gov
7:30 PM
Online,
Interested in making a customized phone stand? Learn the fundamentals of using Tinkercad to design and edit objects for 3D printing. You'll also be introduced briefly to our in-house 3D printers.
Tinkercad is a free web-based application. Basic computer skills are necessary for this course. Computers are available for reservation via Takeout Technology.
Register below. Zoom link will be sent to registrants one hour before the program begins.
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