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Find your next great read! In this program, we will be sampling books from our Central Square adult collection. Spend 5 minutes with each title before rotating to the next. Snacks will be provided. Registration helpful but not required.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Cambridge has prioritized supporting our unhoused community. Over the past year, we have invested over $11 million in additional funding above the annual $4.5 million to further support our most vulnerable residents.

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week! Kids of all ages can hang out and do crafts or STEAM activities. No registration required. This week we will be making bookmarks for Banned Books Week.

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week! Kids of all ages can hang out and do crafts or STEAM activities. No registration required. This week we will explore the Library's collection of STEAM Kits.

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week! Kids of all ages can hang out and do crafts or STEAM activities. No registration required. This week we will be painting rocks for a rock garden!

An overview of the Cambridge Police Department's calls for service on April 21, 2025

The Affordable Housing Trust has worked to shape housing programs and policies, fund the purchase of residential buildings and development sites for affordable housing developments, and provide funding that preserves and creates affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families in Cambridge. 

The Cambridge Police Department (CPD) with assistance from our law enforcement partners have placed Hugo Asamoah, 50, of Worcester under arrest on a warrant for charges connected to an October 6, 2025 shots fired incident on Columbia St. in Cambridge.

Walk around any neighborhood in Cambridge, and you're sure to come across something surprising: a painting on the side of a building, a sculpture in a park, a patterned walkway. Cambridge holds the largest contemporary public art collection in Massachusetts.

The final Alewife Rezoning creates the framework for a multimodal, resilient, and sustainable neighborhood with strong community amenities. The adopted zoning increases the number of new homes that can be built and requires housing to be built along with new commercial buildings.