City Calendar

Tuesday

July 22

• 10:30 AM

  Songs and Stories (Collins)

  Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

  Join us for 20-25 minutes of music, movement and stories. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Registration is not required.

• 11:00 AM

  Toddler Story Time (Main)

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

  We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs. Recommended for children 18 months to 3 years and their caregivers. This program can accommodate 45 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. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.

• 2:00 PM

  Summer Reading: Kamishibai Storytelling with Yumi Izuyama (O'Connell)

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

  Kamishibai (paper theater) is a traditional form of Japanese street theater and storytelling where author illustrator Yumi Izuyama uses her original artwork to tell folktales from around the world, bringing them to life for families with young children. A second generation Japanese Brazilian, Izuyama will educate and entertain us using Kamishibai with both traditional Japanese and Brazilian folktales! Funding for Summer Reading has been generously provided by the City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library Foundation and Friends of the Cambridge Public Library.

• 4:00 PM

  Preschool Story Time (Main)

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

  We invite children and their caregivers for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs. Recommended for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. This program can accommodate 45 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. Unclaimed seats will be offered to someone waiting. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.

• 5:30 PM

  Baby Lapsit (Central Square)

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

  Bounces and rhymes for our youngest library patrons. Recommended for babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.