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Join Dr. Beronda L. Montgomery—a writer, science communicator, and plant biologist—for a wide-ranging discussion of her new book, When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy. The event will be moderated by Tracy K. Smith, a two-term U.S. Poet Laureate and the Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University. Registration is required. This event is cosponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation and Sustainable Cambridge.

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Ground Level Vacant Storefronts in the City of Cambridge

Map tour of Cambridge Historic Landmarks around the City

Ground Level Vacant Storefronts in the City of Cambridge

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The City of Cambridge Ethics Ordinance (2.1118), enacted by the City Council in 1991, sets a minimum standard of ethical conduct for certain municipal officials and candidates for elective municipal office

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Julia Minson—behavioral scientist and celebrated professor at the Harvard Kennedy School—for a discussion of her book, How to Disagree Better: The Secret to Less Conflict and More Influence. Registration is required.

Join our friends from New England Botanic Garden to create an upcycled press for preserving leaves and petals. We will also learn about the lifecycle changes from flower to fruit, and dissect a tulip. Recommended for age 7 and up with a caregiver. 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.

Information relating to the City of Cambridge FY25 Adopted Budget