Webster Avenue
Webster Ave, between Lincoln St. and Hampshire St., is scheduled for upcoming street and sidewalk reconstruction as part of the City’s 5 Year Plan.
Starting a Business Workshop Series: Introduction to Business Management (Central Square)
Are you an aspiring entrepreneur or small business owner looking to start a business in the City of Cambridge. This workshop is a comprehensive, four-week program tailored specifically for early-stage entrepreneurs and established business owners seeking to enhance their business operations. The curriculum addresses key aspects of business operations. This series of workshops will establish a solid foundation in essential principles of entrepreneurship and business ownership.
Workshop 1: Introduction to Business Management (Date: Tuesday May 27th, 2025)
Key principles of entrepreneurship and business ownership
Business planning and setting actionable goals
Understanding the fundamentals of customer service
Please register here.
Choosing Native Plants for a Beautiful and Beneficial Garden (Main/Virtual)
Balance ecological value with your preferences in your garden! Learn how to select native plants that will suit your conditions and support birds and beneficial insects. Amy Meltzer will discuss:
Assessing your site and planning your garden
Matching your site conditions with plant characteristics
Choices for starting a native plant garden
Finding affordable native plants
Caring for your new plants
Adapting your garden to climate change
This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. The in-person event will take place in the Learning Lab.
Removed Trees Map
This map shows the location of all trees on public property that have either been recently removed or will be scheduled to be removed.
Heat Awareness for Older Adults (Main)
Join Nancy Porter, Director of Resilience and Emergency Preparedness with the Cambridge Public Health Department, for a discussion on how to keep yourselves and others safe in hotter temperatures. Older adults are more vulnerable in periods of high temperatures because the body cools itself down less effectively - especially if you have medical conditions or take certain medications.
Registration requested but not required.
Being with Trees Creatively: Watercolor! (Main)
Combine your love for art and Spring, here at the Library! This art class will be a hybrid of indoor and outdoor time. Allowing you to get up close with trees and take artistic observations of your surroundings. All supplies will be provided but please bring any protective gear (hats, sunscreen, water) in the event of hot weather.
Registration is required.
Summer Reading: Community Build (O'Neill)
Join friends at the O'Neill Branch to build, build, BUILD! Let your imagination run wild with LEGOs, Magna-Tiles and other building toys.
The Library has plenty of LEGO pieces, so you don't need to bring your own.
For children ages 5 and up. Children under age 7 must be accompanied by a caregiver. LEGO pieces are choking hazards for young children.