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City Calendar

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  • Tuesday

    May 24

    • Customer Service Training Day 2

      Main Library, Community Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

      Customer Service Training Day 2

    • Board of License Commissioners’ Public Meeting

      Online,

      Tuesday, May 24, 2022

    • Outdoor Story Time (Collins)

      Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave., 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 the backyard of the Collins Branch Library. In the event of inclement weather, the program will move indoors. Please call 617-349-4021 for more information.

    • Intermediate ESOL Class (Central Square)

      Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139

      Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class. This class will be taught at an intermediate level. No testing is needed. For more information call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.

    • Outdoor Sing-Along (Valente)

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

      Put on your dancing shoes and head over for a morning of singing and dancing! For children of all ages and their grown-ups. This program will be held in the reading garden on the Berkshire Street side of the Valente Branch. In the event of inclement weather, this program will move indoors, where seating is limited. Please call 617-349-4015 for more information.

    • Outdoor Songs and Stories (Main)

      Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

      Join us for songs, stories and a guest appearance from the Cambridge Fire Department! Children of all ages and their grown-ups. This program will be held in Joan Lorentz Park on the lawn outside the Main Library. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be canceled. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information. Co-sposored with the Cambridge Public Schools Home-Based Early Childhood Education Program.

    • Healthy Aging & Cycling: Power Pedal

      This free 12-week class series is intended to help older adults of all abilities get into bicycling shape!

    • High Beginner ESOL Class (Central Square)

      Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139

      Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class. This class will be taught at an high beginner level. No testing is needed.. For more information call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.

    • Hive Safety Training (Virtual)

      Online,

      In this workshop, you will learn about our makerspace, how to use our resources, and how to keep safe in The Hive. Registration is required. The Zoom link will be sent out an hour before the workshop starts. Before taking in-person workshops in The Hive, all makers must bring signed copies of The Hive User Agreement and Waivers.

    • Advanced ESOL Class (Central Square)

      Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139

      Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Class. This class will be taught at an advanced level. No testing is needed. For more information call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.

    • STEAM Academy: Innovators for Purpose (Main)

      Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

      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. 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 Employment Program. The Cambridge Public Library STEAM Academy is part of 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.

    • Graphics Are Great! Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)

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

      Our monthly "Graphics Are Great!" book group is for kids aged 8-12. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app. Our May book is El Deafo. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019. For questions about the "Graphics Are Great!" Book Club, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.

    • Outdoor Preschool Story Time (Valente)

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

      Join us for twenty to twenty-five minutes of stories and songs for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. This program will be held in the reading garden on the Berkshire Street side of the Valente Branch. In the event of inclement weather, this program will move indoors, where seating is limited. Please call 617-349-4015 for more information.

    • 2022 Peace Walk in The Port

      Moses Youth Center, 243 Harvard Street, Cambridge, MA

      Please join residents and organizations in The Port and City of Cambridge on Tuesday, May 24 at 4:30 p.m. for a Peace Walk in The Port. The 0.8 mile walk will meet and begin at the Moses Youth Center at 243 Harvard Street and end with a BBQ and Richie’s Slush at the Pisani Center.

    • Equipment and Studio Reservations (Main)

      Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

      During this reservation period, anyone who has completed Hive training and is badged to use equipment or studio(s) can reserve Hive equipment or studio spaces. Staff will assist participants as they are able.

    • City Council Virtual Round Table Meeting

      City Hall, 2nd Floor Sullivan Chamber, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

      City Council Virtual Round Table Meeting

    • Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship Meeting

      Online,

      The regular meeting of the Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship via Zoom

    • Community Garden Coordinator Meeting

      4th Tuesday of the Month from April thru October.

    • Community Meeting - Garden Street Safety Improvement Project

      A meeting to discuss safety improvements for people biking and walking on Garden Street between Huron Avenue and Mason Street.

    • Robert Kuttner Presents Going Big: FDR’s Legacy, Biden’s New Deal, and the Struggle to Save Democracy

      Main Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

      The Cambridge Public Library and Harvard Book Store welcome acclaimed journalist and political analyst Robert Kuttner for a discussion of his latest book, Going Big: FDR’s Legacy, Biden’s New Deal, and the Struggle to Save Democracy. Registration is not required, but encouraged.

    • Bridge to College Information Sessions

      Learn about a free program that helps adults go to college.

    • Knitting Group (Boudreau)

      Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

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    • Planning Board Meeting

      Online,

      City of Cambridge Planning Board Meeting

    • Reading Together Book Group: Celebrate Asian American Voices

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

      Reading Together Book Club: We choose the theme, you choose the book. Meet your neighbors, share your love of reading, and get new book recommendations! Location: Valente Branch Reading Interests: We are following the CPL Reading Together: A Yearlong Library Challenge. Each month we choose a different theme. May theme: Celebrate Asian American Voices Pick any book written by an Asian American author or that you think fits the topic. How to get the print book: You can select any book that fits the theme. See here for suggestions or stop by the Valente Branch to choose from this month’s display. Visit during open hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy. Valente Branch Hours How to get the e-book or digital audiobook: You can check out an e-book or digital audiobook through Libby and Hoopla. How to register: This event is onsite at the Valente Branch, with the option to attend virtually. You can register for the virtual meeting prior to 6:30pm Tuesday, May 24th by clicking on the registration link below. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. For more information contact Jean Slavkovsky - jslavkovsky@cambridgema.gov This event will be held at the Valente Branch 826 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02141.

    • Outdoor Pajama Story Time (O'Neill)

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

      Come to the Library in your pajamas to listen to stories, read with your children, and enjoy a snack before bed! Pajama Story Time will be OUTDOORS, and will move inside the Library in the case of inclement weather. Please note, Pajama Story Time is now held on Tuesdays! Pajama Story Time is presented by the Cambridge Public Library and the Center for Families.

    • Pajama Story Time Series (In-Person, Outside)

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

      The Center for Families and the Cambridge Public Library invite Cambridge children birth through age 8 and their grownups to join us in-person for songs, stories, and rhymes to wind down the day.

May 2022
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