City Calendar

Friday

August 18

• 12:00 AM

  The Uncompromising Political Career of Alice K. Wolf

  Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

  On Display August 14 - September 10 Lobby & Second Floor, Main Library Alice K. Wolf represented the city of Cambridge on the School Committee, City Council, as Mayor, and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Her 40-year career as a public servant was a testament to progressive ideals and equity and fairness in government. Join us for a tribute to Alice Wolf on September 9 at 2 pm. in the Lecture Hall at the Main Library.

• 9:00 AM

  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.

• 10:00 AM

  English Conversation Practice (O'Neill)

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

  Class is currently full. Please call the O'Neill Branch at 617-349-4023 for more information. Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Conversation Practice. This conversation group is for those with an intermediate or high level of English language skill. No testing is required. For more information on other ESOL classes, please call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.

• 11:00 AM

  Toddler Story Time (O'Connell)

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

  We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 15-20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes. No registration is required. Please call 617-349-4019 for location and details.

• 2:00 PM

  Summer Reading: Wildlife Encounters with Mass Audubon (Central Square)

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

  What better way to learn about wildlife than by observing them in person? Meet wildlife ambassadors and discover the amazing adaptations that help them survive in the wild. Ask questions and learn what you can do to protect the wildlife of Cambridge. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Funding for Summer Reading has been generously provided by the City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Cambridge Public Library, the East Cambridge Savings Bank and Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.