Summer Reading: Live Animal Story Time with Land's Sake Farm (Boudreau)
Learn about the rabbits that we raise at Land’s Sake. This program includes a rabbit-themed story time, learning about rabbit behavior and anatomy, and a rabbit themed game. The highlight of the program is the Bunny Circle, where youth are able to touch and interact with live rabbits.
Funding for Summer Reading has been generously provided by the City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Cambridge Public Library and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Halloween Party! (O'Connell)
Join us for a drop-in Halloween celebration with stories, music, coloring/activity sheets, and treats. Costumes are encouraged!
This program is for children and their caregivers.
Vacation Week: Scratch Art Tiles (Collins)
Create your own scratch art tiles. Begin with a black square and scratch a design to reveal the magical colors hidden beneath.
Recommended for children ages 6-12 and their caregivers.
Origami Bookmarks (Collins)
National Library Week is April 6-12. Celebrate by learning to fold a corner bookmark using origami. Decorate the finished piece into a character or cute design.
Recommended for children ages 6-12 and their caregivers.
Creative Patching (Central Square)
Creative Patching will focus on how to repair holes, tears, and stains in clothing using fabric patches and hand embroidery techniques. Participants will learn about tools and materials for patching, and how to combine fabric patches with simple hand embroidery stitches to create eye-catching visible mends. Leave class with a sampler of techniques that you can refer back to when tackling your own mends at home. Suitable for beginners with little or no sewing experience.
Summer Reading: Crafternoon (Collins)
Join us for activities celebrating the theme of "Plant a Seed, Read" all summer long.
Today's activity is Paint by Sticker. Choose a design and match the numbered stickers to the numbered spaces, then watch your artwork come alive.
Recommended for children ages 6-12 and their caregivers.
July 7 - Tissue Paper Flowers
July 14 - Bird and Bug Suncatchers
July 21 - no activity on this date
July 28 - Perler Bead Plants
August 4 - Paint by Sticker
August 11 - Origami Peace Cranes
May 16 Weekend Road Closures
The City of Cambridge is notifying residents, businesses, and visitors of multiple temporary street closures throughout the weekend due to the Bionic 5K, Inman Square Eats and Crafts, Teen Takeover Block Party, and the Annual BBN Circus.
Cambridge Cooks with DIG (Main)
Learn how to make (and taste) DIG's frisée tossed with green beans, charred scallions, and roasted red pepper dressed in romesco sauce.
Cambridge Cooks invites local chefs for a free cooking demonstration, followed by a Q&A with the chef.