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8:00 AM
Online,
Monthly meeting of the Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC)
9:00 AM
"Morning Market: The Work of Women," by Cambridge atist Lori Lander, is a celebration of women at work in daily markets across several continents. This exhibition of 12 oil paintings will be will be on display at the Main Library, from October 15 through November 15.
The opening reception will take place on Thursday, October 20, from 4-6 p.m. in the Community Room. Lander will give a lecture on Monday, November 7, from 5-6 p.m., in the Lecture Hall. Community members can engage with Landers' work at the Library during the dates and times listed here: Morning Market Viewing Times Cambridge Public Library 2022 - Google Docs.
10:00 AM
Main Library, Community Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation
Join us in this six-week Tai Chi practice, which focuses on the mind and body connection. Tai Chi is a fluid sequence of movements choreographed in a low impact routine.
Sifu Mynor Diaz has been learning and teaching Tai Chi classes for over 20 years. He has taught classes at five VA Boston Healthcare System locations and at Senior Centers.
Due to the popularity of this series we expect partipants to all the classes.
This is an in-person event.
10:00 AM
Online,
Board of Assessors Public Meeting
10:00 AM
Online,
Seniors, join this energetic and festive virtual class.
10:00 AM
Main Library, Community Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation
Join us in this seven-week Tai Chi practice, which focuses on the mind and body connection. Tai Chi is a fluid sequence of movements choreographed in a low impact routine.
Sifu Mynor Diaz has been learning and teaching Tai Chi classes for over 20 years. He has taught classes at five VA Boston Healthcare System locations and at Senior Centers.
This is an in-person event.
10:00 AM
Main Library, Community Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation
Join us in this seven-week Tai Chi practice, which focuses on the mind and body connection. Tai Chi is a fluid sequence of movements choreographed in a low impact routine.
Sifu Mynor Diaz has been learning and teaching Tai Chi classes for over 20 years. He has taught classes at five VA Boston Healthcare System locations and at Senior Centers.
This is an in-person event.
10:30 AM
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 a beginner level. No testing is needed.
For more information call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.
10:30 AM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Join us for a half-hour of stories in the plaza outside the Central Square Branch Library, Franklin Street side, weather permitting. We will move indoors in inclement weather. For ages birth-5 with caregivers.
11:00 AM
Online,
Seniors, this class is designed to exercise at one’s own pace, including seated and standing. This class is virtual.
11:00 AM
Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Music. Movement. Story. Join your librarians outside for 20 minutes of fun! 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 either move indoors or be canceled. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
11:30 AM
Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02141
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 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.
12:00 PM
Online,
Seniors, come and practice gentle yoga while using a chair for support. This class is virtual.
1:00 PM
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.
1:00 PM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Looking for assistance creating a résumé or looking for jobs? Join us at the Central Square Branch Library (45 Pearl St.) for assistance with résumés, job hunting, and online applications. Support will be available from 1-3 p.m. No registration is required.
For more information call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.
1:00 PM
Online,
Come create a lovely fall picture using a fun technique. This class is virtual.
1:30 PM
Online,
Strengthening exercises using hand weights or Thera bands for resistance. This class is virtual.
2:00 PM
5 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
You'll learn about participating in our CNA Training Programs.
2:00 PM
Online,
In this 45-minute webinar, learners will discover how to create a search-friendly website that drives user action and supports their goals.
2:30 PM
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.
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Join us in the Children's Room for a fun craft and related stories. For more information, call 617-349-4010. Recommended for ages 5-10.
5:30 PM
Main Library, Community Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
This FREE clinic offers local employers an opportunity to be represented by Pathway for Immigrant Workers with sponsorship of minimum wage worker for a green card.
6:30 PM
Main Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Join us for a dramatic reading of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, in celebration of the poem's publication 100 years ago in 1922. The event will feature readers Lloyd Schwartz, Martha Collins, George Kalogeris, Suzanne Mercury, and David Gullette. Michael Todd Steffen will introduce the event. The program is cosponsored by the Cambridge Public Library and The Hastings Room Reading Series.
Registration is not required, but is encouraged.
7:00 PM
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.
7:00 PM
You’re invited to our November brewery book club, where Lamplighter and the Cambridge Public Library team up to highlight contemporary works from marginalized voices while having a beer.
This month, we’ll read Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice.
We’ll gather in the Lamplighter back taproom to discuss the book, what we learned from it, what we found ourselves touched by, and all other thoughts.
Register here.
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