Board Game Night for Adults (Central Square)
Join us for an evening of board games. We have: Wingspan, Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan, Azul, Splendor, Scrabble, chess, checkers, Bananagrams, and more!
Feel free to bring a board game to play with others.
We will provide pizza and beverages.
Registration helpful.
Summer Reading: Last Day of School Celebration (O'Connell)
This event has been relocated to the O'Connell Branch parking lot.
Join us outdoors at the O'Connell Branch to celebrate the end of the school year and the start of the summer!
Come for free ice cream while supplies last. No registration is required. All ages are welcome!
Kids Paint Party at the Library (O'Connell)
Join us for a fun afternoon of painting, led by local artist Lynn Vandick! This paint party is geared toward kids ages 7-12. Each participant will receive two 8x10 canvases, and Lynn will lead participants through the steps of painting a fun design. There will be various designs available to choose from.
Acrylic paint can stain clothing. Please wear old clothing.
No experience necessary. Kids age 7-12 are welcome.
Registration is required and will open two weeks before the event.
CPL Nature Club: Fairy Walk at Bergin Park (O'Neill)
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.
Middle Grade Mystery Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)
Our monthly Middle Grade Mystery book group is for kids aged 10-14. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app.
Our March book is The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.
This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event.
Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019.
For questions about the Middle Grade Mystery Book Group, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.
Middle Grade Mystery Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)
Our monthly Middle Grade Mystery book group is for kids aged 10-14. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app.
Our August book is The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow.
This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event.
Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019.
For questions about the Middle Grade Mystery Book Group, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.
Middle Grade Mystery Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)
Our monthly Middle Grade Mystery book group is for kids aged 10-14. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app.
Our September book is The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency by Jordan Stratford and Kelly Murphy.
This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event.
Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019.
For questions about the Middle Grade Mystery Book Group, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.
Middle Grade Mystery Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)
Our monthly Middle Grade Mystery book group is for kids aged 10-14. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app.
Our May book is Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham.
This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event.
Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019.
For questions about the Middle Grade Mystery Book Group, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.
Middle Grade Mystery Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)
Our monthly Middle Grade Mystery book group is for kids aged 10-14. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app.
Our June book is Princess Private Eye by Evelyn Skye.
This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event.
Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019.
For questions about the Middle Grade Mystery Book Group, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.
Middle Grade Mystery Book Group (O'Connell/Virtual)
Our monthly Middle Grade Mystery book group is for kids aged 10-14. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app.
Our December book is Smoke and Mirrors by Rosalyn Ransaw.
This book group will meet virtually and in person at the O'Connell Branch. Please register below if you would like to attend virtually. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event.
Need a laptop or hotspot to participate? Call the O'Connell Branch at 617-349-4019.
For questions about the Middle Grade Mystery Book Group, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.