Cambridge Supports Meet Your Neighbor Days Events
As part of the initiative, the City is encouraging residents to introduce themselves and engage with their neighbors. Residents can submit their events to the online Meet Your Neighbors Day map. Hosts are only limited by their imagination!
Our Parks, Our Plan: Setting Our Goals
It’s time to set goals! Join the Our Parks, Our Plan team for a virtual public meeting to discuss what our goals should be, and how they will help lead us to better parks and open spaces.
Hubway Basics Workshops
Learn the rules of the road for biking in an urban setting. Learn how to use the Hubway Bike Share system.
Visualizing Cambridge Open Data
Learn how to turn Cambridge’s open data into clear, compelling charts and maps. Free 90-minute workshop on Zoom. Register now.
Open Data Workshop
The City of Cambridge offers free access to hundreds of datasets on its Open Data Portal, covering everything from crime and traffic to property and even dog names. Join us for a hands-on workshop at the Cambridge Public Library to explore what's available and learn how to analyze and visualize this data — including how to use AI tools for data exploration. No prior experience or expertise is required. Register now for this free, one-hour course.
Sign up for the Cambridge open data newsletter to be informed about future open data courses.
Angela Buchdahl presents: Heart of a Stranger (Main)
Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Angela Buchdahl—Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City and the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi—for a discussion of her memoir Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging. She will be joined in conversation by Allegra Goodman—local author of the bestselling novels Isola and The Chalk Artist.
Registration is required.
Artificial Intelligence, Emotions, & Mental Health (Virtual)
Learn how to mitigate potential risk factors of Artificial Intelligence (AI) use and how these risks may impact or exacerbate underlying mental health diagnoses. This class will be delivered by a DOORS program instructor. To learn more about the DOORS program please go to: https://www.digitalpsych.org/doors-program.html
To view and register for other Basic Tech Classes at the Library, please go to tinyurl.com/basictechclass.
This is a virtual event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event.
Registration is encouraged, but not required.
Gardening for Biodiversity: Supporting Pollinators, Birds and Other Species with Native Plants (Main/Virtual)
Learn how to restore biodiversity and help slow climate change — while creating a beautiful garden! Join Amy Meltzer as we discuss the following:
The current biodiversity crisis
The shared evolutionary history among native birds, insects and plants
How your support of those relationships are necessary for the species' survival
How your garden can support biodiversity
How you can help our Cambridge public plantings thrive
This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. The in-person event will take place in the Learning Lab.
One-on-One Tech Help at Main Library
Looking for some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Want to learn how to access audiobooks and eBooks? Stop by at the Main Library for our drop-in hours! Drop-in sessions will be limited to 30-minutes for each patron.
We can help you with:
accessing library eBooks, audiobooks, and other eResources on your devices
e-mail and searching the web
smartphone and mobile app questions
We are not able to help you with:
installing advanced software programs
completing online transactions for you
computer hardware and technical maintenance
To view all available timeslots and dates, use the following link: One-on-One Tech Help schedule.
Registration is strongly encouraged but not required.
If you have any questions, please contact Gina Josette Rivera by email at gjosette@cambridgema.gov
One-on-One Tech Help at Main Library
Looking for some basic computer or mobile device guidance? Want to learn how to access audiobooks and eBooks? Stop by at the Main Library for our drop-in hours! Drop-in sessions will be limited to 30-minutes for each patron.
We can help you with:
accessing library eBooks, audiobooks, and other eResources on your devices
e-mail and searching the web
smartphone and mobile app questions
We are not able to help you with:
installing advanced software programs
completing online transactions for you
computer hardware and technical maintenance
To view all available timeslots and dates, use the following link: One-on-One Tech Help schedule.
Registration is strongly encouraged but not required.
If you have any questions, please contact Gina Josette Rivera by email at gjosette@cambridgema.gov