How the Internet Works

Wednesday, October 25, 4:00 PM
Main Library, Curious George Room

Ever wonder what the Internet is, and how it works? In this hands-on activity, learn what happens between when you enter an address in your web browser and when the website loads. Presented by Akamai.

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For ages 10-14. Registration encouraged.

Activism Workshop

Main Library, Community Room
Tuesday, October 24, 6:30 PM

Join members of Black Lives Matter Cambridge and Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition to learn about how you can become involved in grassroots political activism. This event is part of the Our Path Forward series presented by the Library to affirm its commitment to public discourse and democracy.

Nutrition Series

Please join Cambridge at Home, the nation’s 2nd aging in place community, and nutrition researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on
Aging at Tufts University, for a program series on the relationship between nutrition and age-related diseases. 

Digitization Day

Main Library, Community Room
Friday, October 20, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Join us for a Digitization Day and help preserve Cambridge history. Bring in your paper-based historical material, such as photographs and letters, that tell the story of our city and your community. This program is co-sponsored by the Mount Auburn Cemetery and the Northeast Document Conservation Center with funding from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Film Screening

Main Library, Lecture Hall
Wednesday, October 25, 6:30 PM

The documentary tells the story of the Portuguese immigrants that arrived to SoHo after the Second World War. Through their story we discover the history of this neighborhood and of the city of New York. The texts and narration are by writer Jose Luis Peixoto and the soundtrack by the singer Rita Redshoes. Presented in collaboration with the Portuguese Consulate and Instituto Camoes.