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
Story Time and Craft: Autumn Leaf Art (O'Neill)
Join us for stories and an art activity!
We will read picture books, collect leaves outside, then return to the Library for an art activity.
For children of all ages and their grown-ups.
This is a CPL Nature Club activity!
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.
Cozy Crafternoon (Collins)
Come get creative at Collins! Join your neighbors at this casual, self-guided afternoon craft session for adults. Bring your own projects or start something new with assorted materials provided.
No expertise required. Registration encouraged.