Neighborhood Planning Initiative
Cambridge’s Neighborhood Planning Initiative (NPI) gives everyone in Cambridge access to local planning! Together we can improve the places and activities that are central to your daily life.
New Partnership Tracks COVID-19 Infections in Cambridge by Analyzing Wastewater
A new partnership with Biobot Analytics, Inc. in Cambridge offers a new approach to tracking COVID-19 outbreaks: analyzing wastewater. This week, for the first time, Cambridge will have access to local wastewater data that will serve as an early warning signal of increased COVID-19 infections in the city. This new monitoring tool will augment more traditional public health approaches for tracking and responding to disease outbreaks.
Lighting Landmarks CHLS Gate Sumner Statue
Effective light design for Cambridge landmarks can make our city as livable at night as in the day. Well-designed lighting would enhance these landmarks and increase public safety.
O'Neill Branch Book Group (O'Neill)
November Selection: Nicked by M. T. Anderson
A book discussion group for adults at the O'Neill Branch Library, reading a mixture of fiction and nonfiction. Past titles include Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer and Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
Print copies are available for pickup at the O'Neill Branch Library.
This month's book selection is also available as a digital audiobook through Libby/OverDrive.
CANCELED: Beginning English Class (Valente)
Today's class has been canceled due to the Valente Branch emergency closing.
Join us for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) class! This class will be taught at a beginner level. No testing is needed. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call Maria Balestrieri at 617-349-4013.
This class will be held at the Valente Branch Library, located at 826 Cambridge St.
Tween Book Group (Main Library)
Join us in a lively discussion once a month on books tailored to the 10-12 age range. This month we'll be reading To Night Owl From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan & Meg Wolitzer. Read the book, share your thoughts, and engage with an activity related to it. Snacks and food provided. Register online to ensure your spot. Please call 617-349-4038 for more information.
Cybersecurity Basics (Virtual)
Learn how to be safer online with accounts and passwords. We will provide an overview of frauds and scams to watch out for.
To view and register for other Basic Tech Classes at the Library, please go to tinyurl.com/basictechclass.
This is a virtual event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event.
Registration is encouraged, but not required.
Cybersecurity Basics (Virtual)
Learn how to be safer online with accounts and passwords. We will provide an overview of frauds and scams to watch out for.
To view and register for other Basic Tech Classes at the Library, please go to tinyurl.com/basictechclass.
This is a virtual event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event.
Registration is encouraged, but not required.
O'Neill Branch Book Group (O'Neill)
February Selection: Five-Carat Soul by James McBride
A book discussion group for adults at the O'Neill Branch Library, reading a mixture of fiction and nonfiction. Past titles include Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer and Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
Print copies are available for pickup at the O'Neill Branch Library.
This month's book selection is also available as a digital audiobook through Libby/OverDrive.