Saturday Songs and Stories with guest storyteller ashley herring (O'Neill)
Music, movement and stories! Join local storyteller and community member ashley herring for 20 minutes of fun! For children of all ages and their grown-ups.
ashley herring (she series) has enjoyed being in her imagination for countless years and promised she would never stop playing. With her ancestors, she dreamed up blackyard, a local grass roots organization, which lifts up and centers the love for Black children in Cambridge and surrounding greater area. ashley is excited to share songs and stories with you today.
Cambridge Young Authors' Squad - CYAS - Fall 2025 Kickoff (O'Neill)
Help us kick off the new school year with CYAS- Cambridge Young Authors' Squad.
Young people ages 10 to 14 who love to write are welcome to share their ideas and writing. There will be time for share-outs/workshopping, as well as group or solo writing. Snacks are provided!
If you are attending for the first time, registration is helpful, but not required.
Special Songs and Stories (O'Connell)
Put on your dancing shoes and head to 6th Street for a morning of singing, dancing, and stories with the Valente Branch Library staff. For children of all ages and their grown-ups.
This program will take place at the O'Connell Branch Library. For more information, please call the library at (617) 349-4019.
CANCELLED - Evening Story Time (Valente)
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for our monthly evening story time event. This program will run for 20-25 minutes, with songs, stories and rhymes. No registration is required.
This program will be held in the Community Room of the Valente Branch Library. Please call 617-349-4015 for more information.
Special Songs and Stories (O'Connell)
Put on your dancing shoes and head to 6th Street for a morning of singing, dancing, and stories with the Valente Branch Library staff. For children of all ages and their grown-ups.
This program will take place at the O'Connell Branch Library. For more information, please call the library at (617) 349-4019.
Read to a Dog (O'Neill)
Read with a cuddly friend! Trained therapy dogs provide warm and nonjudgmental reading companions for new or experienced readers up to age 14. Registration for each 10-minute time slot is required and begins on Tuesday, April 1 by calling or visiting the O’Neill Branch Library at 617-349-4023.
CPL Nature Club: Morning Bird Watching Walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery (Collins)
Join us for a morning walk at one of the most renowned birdwatching spots in Cambridge, Mount Auburn Cemetery! We will help you identify birds, learn birdwatching tips and tricks, and familiarize yourself with migratory birds as well as those that can be spotted all year round. A limited supply of binoculars will be available.
UPDATE: With the May 28th reopening of the Collins Branch Library, this walk will now meet in the courtyard of the Collins Branch at 64 Aberdeen Ave. Welcome back!
Registration is required. This event can only accommodate a certain number of participants. One registration is good for one person. If you do not register, you cannot participate. Those on the waitlist will be contacted if a space becomes available.
Read to a Dog (O'Connell)
Read with Bowie the Therapy Dog from Pets & People! Therapy dogs provide warm and non-judgmental reading companions for new or experienced readers of all ages. Registration for each 10-minute time slot is required and begins a week in advance. Sign up by phone or in person at the O'Connell Branch (617-349-4019).
Read to a Dog (O'Connell)
Read with Bowie the Therapy Dog from Pets & People! Therapy dogs provide warm and non-judgmental reading companions for new or experienced readers of all ages. Registration for each 10-minute time slot is required and begins a week in advance. Sign up by phone or in person at the O'Connell Branch (617-349-4019).
Read to a Dog (O'Connell)
Read with Bowie the Therapy Dog from Pets & People! Therapy dogs provide warm and non-judgmental reading companions for new or experienced readers of all ages. Registration for each 10-minute time slot is required and begins a week in advance. Sign up by phone or in person at the O'Connell Branch (617-349-4019).