Horror Book Group (Central Square)
Join Central Square's new Horror Book Club. We're exploring horror in all forms -- classic horror, queer horror, ghost stories, and more! For our May meeting, we're reading Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Copies are available for pickup at the branch.
For questions, contact Ruby: rvail@cambridgema.gov.
Horror Book Group (Central Square)
Join Central Square's Horror Book Club. We're exploring horror in all forms -- classic horror, queer horror, ghost stories, and more! For our next meeting, we'll be reading Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage. Copies are available for pickup at the branch.
For questions, contact Ruby: rvail@cambridgema.gov.
Professional Standards
The Professional Standards Unit ensures the public’s trust and maintain the department’s integrity.
Celebrate New Pemberton Street Mural Oct 19
Join us for the unveiling of the new, community-inspired mural along Pemberton Street, on the retaining wall at Rindge Field between Haskell Street and Yerxa Road, on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2023, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free.
Summer Reading: Book Bingo Story Time (Collins)
Join us for a special story time featuring books to match a square on this summer's bingo board for young children. Today, we will read stories about or set in nature and create something inspired by the books. Recommended for ages birth to five with a caregiver.
Laundry Access in Public Schools ($50,000)
Renovate a space in a Cambridge Public School and install washers and dryers for students who do not have easy access to laundry services at home, to use for their clothing and necessities.
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group (Main)
This Month's Read: The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Reading Interests: The group concentrates on science fiction and fantasy. An advanced reading schedule is published each fall. Example selections include: Neuromancer by William Gibson and The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.
Requirements: A love of speculative fiction and a desire to talk about books. The group is friendly and informal.
How to get the print book: Copies of the print book are set aside at the Main Library Question and Answer desk on the ground floor. Visit the Main Library at 449 Broadway during service hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy.
E-books and digital audiobooks are available on Libby or Hoopla.
We'll meet in the Rossi Room on the ground floor of the Main Library.
For more information, contact Carrie at csauder@cambridgema.gov.
Cambridge 311 Performance Dashboard Now Available
The City of Cambridge is pleased to announce the public launch of a tool we’ve been using internally to measure and improve how the City responds to SeeClickFix (311) service requests. The Cambridge 311 Performance Dashboard is our performance yardstick. It's the same tool our teams rely on every day to stay on track, and now we’re giving you access to it too.