Summer Reading: Community Celebration and Community Build (O'Neill)
The original program scheduled for this day with Little Uprisings will be postponed. Please stay tuned for a new date.
The following description is for the program that will be on Saturday:
Join friends at the O'Neill Branch to build, build, BUILD your idea of a neighborhood and a community! Let your imagination run wild with LEGOs, Magna-Tiles and other building toys.
We will also have books about neighborhoods and a collaborative art project about our community.
For children ages 5 and up. Children under age 7 must be accompanied by a caregiver. LEGO pieces are choking hazards for young children.
Choosing Native Plants for a Beautiful and Beneficial Garden (Main/Virtual)
Balance ecological value with your preferences in your garden! Learn how to select native plants that will suit your conditions and support birds and beneficial insects. Amy Meltzer will discuss:
Assessing your site and planning your garden
Matching your site conditions with plant characteristics
Choices for starting a native plant garden
Finding affordable native plants
Caring for your new plants
Adapting your garden to climate change
This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. The in-person event will take place in the Learning Lab.
Cookbook Book Group (Collins)
July Selection: Ripe figs : recipes and stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus by Yasmin Khan ; photography by Matt Russell.
Join friends and neighbors for a potluck! Try a recipe and bring your results or thoughts to share and discuss with other cooks. All experience levels welcome. No need to bring a dish to join.
Books will be available for pick up at the Boudreau and Collins Branches during library hours.
This event will take place outdoors at the Collins Branch (64 Aberdeen Ave).
For more information contact Liz at edanner@cambridgema.gov or call the Collins Branch at 617-349-4022.
Adult Gaming: Unplugged (Main)
Are you suffering from chronic information overload? Feeling overwhelmed by too much technology in your life? Join us for an evening of old school board gaming! Relax and recharge your internal battery with one of our classic board games or bring your own personal fave. Adult Gaming: Unplugged takes place on the first Monday of the month from 6:00 -- 7:30 PM in the Rossi Room. Be there or be square!
For the month of April, Adult Gaming: Unplugged will be held on Monday, April 9th, 2026. It will return to its first Monday of the month schedule on May 4th (Star Wars Day!) 2026.
Mental Health First Aid (Main)
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants to identify, understand and respond to mental health and substance use challenges. The course will cover risk factors and warning signs, an understanding of the impact on individuals, family and community and an overview of treatment interventions. Participants will have an opportunity to learn and practice a five-step action plan to assess a situation, implement interventions and secure appropriate care for the person experiencing a crisis.
Registration info – Registration is now full
For questions or further information please feel free to contact Patty Contente pcontente@cambridgesafety.org 617-528-8726
Raising Children with Black Joy
A 4-part series for Black and Brown parents who live, work, play or pray in Cambridge. Join other parents with children 0-8 for this series.
Raising Children with Black Joy
A 4-part series for Black and Brown parents who live, work, play or pray in Cambridge. Join other parents with children 0-8 for this series.
Raising Children with Black Joy
A 4-part series for Black and Brown parents who live, work, play or pray in Cambridge. Join other parents with children 0-8 for this series.
Raising Children with Black Joy
A 4-part series for Black and Brown parents who live, work, play or pray in Cambridge. Join other parents with children 0-8 for this series.
Raising Children with Black Joy
A 4-part series for Black and Brown parents who live, work, play or pray in Cambridge. Join other parents with children 0-8 for this series.