National Library Week

Celebrate your Cambridge Public Library during National Library Week! This year we’re highlighting our long-standing commitment to your privacy. Pick up your free, special-edition red tote bag at any CPL location this week, and check out the displays around the Main Library showcasing artifacts from our Library’s history.

"Disobedience": The Sousa Mendes Story

Thursday, May 1, 6:30 pm
Main Library Lecture Hall

Celebrate what historian Yehuda Bauer describes as “the greatest act of rescue by a single individual during the Holocaust” with this fictionalized film that portrays the courageous story of Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes. A reception for the film begins at 6 pm.

16th Annual Poetry Contest

Calling all K-8 students who live or attend school in Cambridge! Submit your poetry to our 16th Annual Poetry Contest, presented by the Cambridge Public Library and the Cambridge Tree Project. Entries are due April 30. For rules and submission information, click here.

Secret Gardens Tour 2014

Sunday, June 1, 10 AM-4 PM

Save the date for our annual tour of Cambridge's most beautiful private gardens. Tickets are available May 1 at all Library locations as well as at Bonny’s Garden Center, Brattle Florist, Dickson Bros Hardware, Mahoney’s Brighton, Nomad, Pemberton Farms, Rodney’s Books,and Porter Square Books. Presented by the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library

MA eBook Project

Check out even more free digital content for your e-readers!