3RD Annual Spelling Bee Finals (Main)
Join us for the 3rd Annual Spelling Bee. The spelling bee aims to enhance the spelling and vocabulary skills of contestants while promoting reading, writing, and appreciation for the power of words. Community members are invited to attend the finals to provide support and cheer on contestants. Cosponsored by the Fletcher Maynard Academy, My Brother's Keeper Cambridge, Sisters with a Dream, and Cambridge Public Library.
CANCELLED: Sing-Along (Valente)
Put on your dancing shoes and join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, movement, and dancing! This event is for children and their grown-ups.
This program will take place in the Community Room. No registration is required. For more information, please call the library at (617) 349-4015.
Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders present: Rewiring Democracy (Main)
Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Bruce Schneier—internationally renowned security technologist, New York Times bestselling author of A Hacker’s Mind, and Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School—and Nathan E. Sanders—data scientist and affiliate at the Berkman-Klein Center—for a discussion of their new book Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship.
Registration is required.
Teen Movie Afternoon (Valente)
Movie. Food. Friends. This is an event for 12-18-year-olds. No registration required. See you there!
The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact us at library@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4032 (voice), or via relay at 711.
Summer Reading: Open Painting (O'Neill)
Paint at the Library!
We will provide washable tempera paint, brushes and canvasses. Wear clothes suitable for messy activities!
Recommended for children of all ages and their caregivers.
Choosing Kindness: Wonder, the Movie (Main)
Please join the Cambridge Public Library and the American Repertory Theater for an afternoon of Wonder! To celebrate the much-anticipated new A.R.T. musical "Wonder," we'll be watching the 2017 movie adaptation of R.J. Palacio's book. Enjoy the movie on the big screen in our Lecture Hall, then browse our display of related books. All attendees will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for four free tickets to a performance of "Wonder" at the A.R.T.
Youth Dungeons & Dragons Session 3/4 (Valente Branch)
Youth ages 10-16 are welcome to join for four sessions of cooperative role-play and storytelling as we build out skills playing the table-top game DnD. The first session will include a character-building introduction followed by play continued into the next four sessions. No prior DnD experience is required, and experienced players are also welcome to join.
Registration is attached to the first DnD session, 12/2. Please plan to attend all sessions and email msullivan@cambridgema.gov in case of absence.
The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact us at library@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4032 (voice), or via relay at 711.
Youth Dungeons & Dragons Session 2/4 (Valente Branch)
Youth ages 10-16 are welcome to join for four sessions of cooperative role-play and storytelling as we build out skills playing the table-top game DnD. The first session will include a character-building introduction followed by play continued into the next four sessions. No prior DnD experience is required, and experienced players are also welcome to join.
Registration is attached to the first DnD session, 12/2. Please plan to attend all sessions and email msullivan@cambridgema.gov in case of absence.
The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact us at library@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4032 (voice), or via relay at 711.
Youth Dungeons & Dragons Session 4/4 (Valente Branch)
Youth ages 10-16 are welcome to join for four sessions of cooperative role-play and storytelling as we build out skills playing the table-top game DnD. The first session will include a character-building introduction followed by play continued into the next four sessions. No prior DnD experience is required, and experienced players are also welcome to join.
Registration is attached to the first DnD session, 12/2. Please plan to attend all sessions and email msullivan@cambridgema.gov in case of absence.
The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact us at library@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4032 (voice), or via relay at 711.
Grand Reopening Party! (Valente)
Join the Valente staff to celebrate the reopening of the Valente Branch Library! Reconnect with neighbors and enjoy refreshments, crafts, and games.
Weather permitting, the party will take place on the front patio space.