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Baby Lapsit is canceled today, 1/20. We apologize for the inconvenience. Bounces and rhymes for our youngest library patrons. Recommended for babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.

Monthly meeting of Outreach Working Group for LGBTQ+ Commission

3D web scenes allow you to pan and zoom around a model or take a tour though a specific project or area.

Programs and Events for O'Connell Branch

Cambridge is holding its first Civic Assembly between October - December 2026 to consider whether, how, and under what conditions the City should use gunshot-detection technology, such as ShotSpotter, and overnight video surveillance of public parks in its approach to public safety, including what rules, safeguards, and oversight should govern their use.

The City of Cambridge will implement upgrades and improvements to the Gold Star Mothers Memorial Park in East Cambridge.

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. Topic: Regenerative Possibilities Book: Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility - edited by Rebecca Solnit & Thelma Young Lutunatabua Meetings will be held on the fourth Thursday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. Copies of the book will be available at the Collins Branch during library hours. Registration is encouraged, but not required. For more information contact Jo at jpercell@cambridgema.gov.

Introducing the Reel Reads Book Group! Each month we read a book selection with a movie adaptation and discuss the relationship between the two and the merits and/or drawbacks of each. September selection: Forrest Gump by Winston Groom & the 1994 film Forrest Gump (dir. Robert Zemekis) How to get the print book and DVD: Copies of the book and DVD are set aside at the O'Connell Branch. Click here for O'Connell Branch Hours This month’s book and movie may also be available digitally through Libby, Hoopla or Kanopy. This book group meets every other month, in person at the O'Connell Branch. Registration is helpful! For more information contact the branch at 617-349-4019.

Join for an upcoming working group meeting on December 16.

Regular meeting for the Family Policy Council.