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 Thursday, July 2 by calling or visiting the O’Neill Branch (617-349-4023).
Go to The Foundry to Get Cool
The Foundry in Cambridge’s Kendall Square is now a designated space for anyone who needs a cool place to be on hot days. Visitors can enjoy the large, air-conditioned common workspace including free Wi-Fi.
Go to The Foundry to Get Cool
The Foundry in Cambridge’s Kendall Square is now a designated space for anyone who needs a cool place to be on hot days. Visitors can enjoy the large, air-conditioned common workspace including free Wi-Fi.
Ben Wikler presents: This Is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy (Main)
Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Ben Wikler—political organizer and strategist who served as the chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin from July 2019 to July 2025—for a discussion of his new book, This Is The Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy. He will be joined in conversation by Danielle Allen—James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, acclaimed author of Our Declaration, and the forthcoming book Radical Duke, releasing June 2026. Registration is required.
(CANCELED) Read to a Dog (Valente)
Read to Dante, our local cuddly therapy dog! Trained therapy dogs provide warm and non-judgmental reading companions for new or experienced readers up to age 14. Registration for each 15-minute time slot is required and begins on Wednesday, December 10 by calling or visiting the Valente Branch (617-349-4015).
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
Molly Jong-Fast presents: How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir (Main)
Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Molly Jong-Fast—contributing writer at Vanity Fair, political analyst at MSNBC News, and host of the podcast “Fast Politics”—for a discussion of her new book How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir. She will be joined in conversation by Laura Zigman—author of six novels, including the bestsellers Small World, Separation Anxiety, and Animal Husbandry. Registration is required.