Getting Started with Canva (Main)
Have you ever wanted to design your own invitations, posters, resumes, or greeting cards? Come learn Canva, a free design website and app used by over 75 million people worldwide.
We'll cover the basics: how to use Canva's simple drag-and-drop tools, and how to find free templates, graphics, photos, and fonts. No design experience needed, just bring your curiosity!
This class is a part of the AARP curriculum. To learn more about AARP please go to: www.oats.org
To view and register for other Basic Tech Classes at the Library, please go to tinyurl.com/basictechclass.
Registration is encouraged, but not required.
Mad Science: Radical Robots (O'Neill)
Celebrate Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story with Mad Science's Radical Robots Workshop! Explore a world of robots and try your hand at building your own in this hour-long workshop. Recommended for children ages 5 and up. Registration is required.
This event is part of a special series promoting our 2026 Curious George Lecture (CGL) with Jasmine Warga, award-winning author of A Rover's Story, Other Words for Home, and many other popular children's books. Funding is generously provided by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation.
Climate Action Book Group (Collins)
Join the Collins Branch Library in collaboration with the Cambridge Climate Leaders Initiative for a monthly discussion of a climate-related topic. Each month the group will discuss a book on the topic at hand then hear about a related local program or initiative and how you can take action. Books have been reserved for the group and may be picked up at Collins.
Topic: Food and the Climate
Book: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Registration is encouraged but not required. For more information contact Emily: egonzalez@cambridgema.gov
Information on Volunteering in the Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccine Effort
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue to ramp up in the Commonwealth, we are working to match both clinical and non-clinical volunteers to vaccination sites where they can offer important assistance based on site specific needs We are also building lists of potential volunteers to maximize overall response efforts.
Community Safety Meeting
This meeting is part of the Mayor’s ongoing commitment to
keeping the public informed about efforts to ensure community
safety. We will provide updates on the investigations into the
shootings that occurred earlier this summer and share information
about the City’s continued initiatives to reduce violence.
Residents will have the opportunity to ask questions, express
concerns, and engage in dialogue. This meeting aims to foster
community involvement in identifying and implementing
effective strategies to decrease violence and enhance safety in our
city.