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Take a break from your studies and join us for lunch! Free pizza will be provided while supplies last and you will have the chance to share your ideas for future events at O’Connell! If you have any dietary restrictions, please call the branch by Monday, Nov 24, 2025 at (617) 349-4019. This is a drop-in event designed for patrons ages 12-18. No registration required.

To vote absentee by mail, you first have to apply for an Absentee Ballot.

The $925,000 in FY20 capital funds for the six winning projects from the fifth PB cycle became available on July 1, 2019.

The Community Learning Center helps English Language Learners get ready to take the U.S. Naturalization Test. People need to pass this test to become a U.S. citizen.

Join in for an afternoon of hands-on service projects that benefit Cambridge and Somerville residents in need. Make fleece scarves and blankets for homeless children and adults. Make Valentines for elders and veterans. Sort food, winter clothing, children’s books. Assemble toiletry kits and emergency room activity bags.

The Port is a high-density residential neighborhood with around seven thousand residents, bounded by Hampshire Street to the north, the Boston & Albany Railroad to the east, Prospect Street to the west, and Massachusetts Avenue to the south.

The $706,000 in FY18 capital funds for the seven winning projects from the third PB cycle became available on July 1, 2017.

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for a magical walk through nature. We will look for signs of fairies and build fairy houses. We will meet at Gerard Bergin Park (Haskell & Pemberton Streets), a short walk from the O'Neill Branch. In case of bad weather, this program will happen indoors at the O'Neill Branch. This program is presented as a part of the CPL Nature Club.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, join us for a fantastic afternoon to celebrate Latin American voice and piano music, featuring the sopranos Hannah Shannefield and Isis Bermudez Rivera, countertenor Lucas Coura, tenor David Rivera Bozon and pianist Estefanía Nuñez Villamandos. It will be a fun, engaging and family friendly performance, including popular songs and pieces by Villa-Lobos, Ponce, Velazques, Lecuona, Calvo, and others. Registration is not required but preferred.

Take Care is a 5-week virtual informational group for non-professional caregivers who care for someone who lives in Cambridge.