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Did you know you can vote for a winner in the Massachusetts Children's Book Award each year? Join us the 1st Wednesday of each month as we read and discuss some of the MCBA nominated books. Cast your vote for your favorite nominated title, right here at the library. This program is for kids in 4th, 5th and 6th grade (or equivalent ages). Registration is required. For more information, please contact jpittel@cambridgema.gov. This month we're reading The Lost Library by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead (Macmillan, 2023). Limited copies of the book will be available at the Central Square Library. Pizza will be provided! This group is currently full.

Learn about our Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program for English Language Learners. Classes start in February!

The Louis A. DePasquale Universal Design Playground, located at Danehy Park between Field Street and the Briston Arms residential complex, is the first in Cambridge to fully incorporate Universal Design (UD) - the concept that all parts should be as usable as possible, without changes, by everyone.

The event was hosted by the Cambridge STEAM Initiative in partnership with the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA), Cambridge Rindge and Latin School , and the City’s Office of Workforce Development.

Join us for a community building party at Valente as we build structures with LEGOS, wooden sticks, cards, and any other materials we can get our hands on! The library will provide all building materials. This event is recommended for children ages 5+ and their guardians.

Join us for a community building party at Valente as we build structures with LEGOS, wooden sticks, cards, and any other materials we can get our hands on! The library will provide all building materials. This event is recommended for children ages 5+ and their guardians.

The Cambridge Police Department, Middlesex District Attorney's Office, and Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office have launched an active investigation into the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a deceased individual with an apparent gunshot near the intersection of Broadway & Norfolk Street. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Cambridge Police Department at (617) 349-3300. Anonymous tips can be shared with the Cambridge Police Department through phone, text or e-mail.

Every month we will read and discuss a short story as a group. For September we will read "Sweeping Past" from Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li. Copies of the Story are available for checkout at the branch, though no preparation is needed. Please drop in!

Red Line service will be suspended between Alewife and Park Street for 10 consecutive days this July. Free and accessible shuttle buses will replace and make all stops between Alewife and Park Street.

Research has shown that girls who participate in organized sports and other forms of physical exertion on a regular basis are at a substantially reduced risk for teenage pregnancy, smoking, obesity, and osteoporosis.