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9:00 AM
Online,
Seniors, come learn this movement practice from Chinese breath and martial arts traditions. This class is virtual.
10:00 AM
Main Library, Rey Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Just for you and the baby! Enjoy time together with other parents, caregivers and babies to learn, play, and develop language and motor skills. Recommended for 0 to 12 months.
Come prepared to sit on the floor one-on-one with your baby in your lap. This program can accommodate 15 babies and their caregivers. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis on the day of the program. The entire party must be present to receive a ticket. This program starts promptly. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
10:30 AM
O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
Sing and dance to your favorite songs! For children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration required.
11:00 AM
Main Library, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
It's a Library dance party! All ages.
This program can accommodate 130 people. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis on the day of the program. The entire party must be present to receive a ticket. This program starts promptly, and any unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
11:00 AM
Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Seniors, join strengthening exercises using hand weights or bands for resistance. This is an in-person event.
11:00 AM
Online,
A fun, dynamic, and ultimately blissful combo: We start with some high-energy (low-impact) dance fitness, and then work our way through the seven energy centers (chakras) with Let Your Yoga Dance. You will leave with a good workout and a peaceful happy mind/body/spirit. Good for everybody!
Registration for each session is required.
This is a virtual event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event.
1:00 PM
North Cambridge Senior Center, 2050 Mass. Ave,, Cambridge, MA 02140
Seniors, learn basic steps and movements aimed at improving balance. This class is Hybrid.
2:00 PM
Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Learn how to create your favorite game piece in digital space and print it out using our Sindoh 3D printers.
Before taking this workshop:
Complete Hive Safety Training
Create a free Tinkercad account at www.tinkercad.com
You will get hands-on experience running the 3D printer, gain fundamental 3D modeling skills using Tinkercad, and earn your 3D Printing badge for future reservations in The Hive.
Create a Tinkercad account at www.tinkercad.com prior to arriving. Parents may need to assist users under the age of 18 to create an account prior to arriving.
You must complete Hive Safety Training before registering for this workshop. View The Hive's workshop schedule here.
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
O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
Read with a cuddly friend! Trained therapy dogs provide warm and non-judgmental reading companions for new or experienced readers up to age 14. Registration for each 10-minute time slot is required and begins on Tuesday January 3 by calling or visiting the O’Neill Branch (617-349-4023).
3:30 PM
Online,
Seniors, in this gentle class, we practice the basic elements of yoga. This class is virtual.
3:30 PM
Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for a special afternoon story time. Embrace the winter chill with stories, songs and a craft all about animals from the far reaches of our globe including penguins and polar bears.
This program will be held indoors at the Collins Branch Library. Please call 617-349-4021 for more information.
4:00 PM
Online,
The Community Benefits Advisory Committee (CBAC) will meet to advance its purpose to act on the Guiding Principles for Community Benefits Funding set forth in the Community Needs Assessment.
4:00 PM
Main Library, Curious George Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
It's a weekly block party! Join friends to design and build amazing LEGO structures. Let your imagination run wild!
The Children's Room has plenty of LEGO pieces, so you don't need to bring your own. LEGO pieces are choking hazards for young children. For children ages 5 and up and their caregivers. This program can accommodate 30 builders. Children under age 7 must be attended by a caregiver. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis on the day of the program. This program starts promptly and any unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
4:30 PM
O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
Read the book, then come for conversation and activities! Ages 7-10. Please pick up a copy of the book, Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami, beforehand at the O'Neill Branch.
For questions about Chapter Chat, please email chendricks@cambridgema.gov.
5:30 PM
Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02141
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for a special evening story time event. This program will run for 20-25 minutes, with songs, stories and rhymes.
This program will be held in the Community Room of the Valente Branch Library, where space is limited. Free tickets are available on a first come, first served basis on the day of the program. The entire party must be present to receive a ticket. Please call 617-349-4015 for more information.
5:30 PM
City Hall, 2nd Floor Sullivan Chamber, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Regular City Council Meeting
6:00 PM
Reception Jan. 9, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m. for 'Patricia Thaxton: The Beauty of Everyday Living'
6:00 PM
Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Seniors, come join this easy to learn dance class. This class is Hybrid.
6:30 PM
O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140
January selection: Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
A book discussion group for adults at the O'Neill Branch Library, reading a mixture of fiction and nonfiction. Past titles include Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer and Cherokee America by Margaret Verble.
Print copies are available for pickup at the O'Neill Branch Library.
This month's book selection is also available as an e-book and as a digital audiobook through https://minuteman.overdrive.com/.
For any further information, please contact Kerri McQuown at kmcquown@cambridgema.gov
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