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The "Remembering Together" support group is for patrons who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Facilitated by the library social worker, this online group offers a safe and confidential online space for peers to come together, share common experiences and heal in community. If you are interested in participating, or simply learning more about this offering, please email Brett Dixon, the library social worker, at bdixon@cambridgema.gov.

The "Remembering Together" support group is for patrons who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Facilitated by the library social worker, this online group offers a safe and confidential online space for peers to come together, share common experiences and heal in community. If you are interested in participating, or simply learning more about this offering, please email Brett Dixon, the library social worker, at bdixon@cambridgema.gov.

This summer, My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Cambridge Task Force, in partnership with the City of Cambridge, launched a new Summer Empowerment Program for Cambridge youth. This program, which supported 50 young people in an interactive summer experience, was funded through $63,000 in City funds, $25,000 donated by Cambridge Savings Bank, and $25,000 donated by DivcoWest.

Turn the Clocks Back and Check your Smoke and CO Alarms

Come and learn about your rights as a tenant along with Cambridge resources that support renters! In this workshop, you will hear from attorneys from Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services and the City of Cambridge's Office of the Housing Liaison. This a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. We will be providing interpretation in Spanish and Haitian Creole on location during the event. The City of Cambridge can provide you with an interpreter for free. To request an interpreter, please email AccessHelp@CambridgeMA.gov by November 3, 2025. ¡Venga a aprender sobre sus derechos como inquilino junto con los recursos de Cambridge que acompañan a los arrendatarios! Acompáñenos en la biblioteca Main Library o en línea. Estaremos proporcionando interpretación en español y criollo haitiano en el lugar durante el evento. Vin aprann sou dwa ou antanke lokatè ansanm ak resous Cambridge pou sipòte lokatè yo! Vin jwenn nou nan Main Library oubyen sou entènèt! N ap bay sèvis entèpretasyon an Espanyòl ak Kreyòl Ayisyen sou plas pandan evènman an. ተከራይ ሆነው ሲኖሩ ስላሉዎ መብቶች እንዲሁም ለተከራዮች ድጋፍ ስለሚያቀርቡ የCambridge አገልግሎቶች እና መረጃዎች መጥተው ይወቁ! Main Library ውስጥ ወይም በኦንላይን ይቀላቀሉን! የCambridge ከተማ አስተርጓሚ በነጻ ሊሰጥዎ ይችላል። አስተርጓሚ ለመጠየቅ፣ እባክዎ እስከ ኖቬምበር 3፣ 2025 ድረስ ለ AccessHelp@CambridgeMA.gov ኢሜይል ይላኩ። Venha aprender sobre seus direitos como inquilino e sobre os recursos de Cambridge que dão suporte aos locatários! Junte-se a nós na Main Library (Biblioteca Principal) ou on-line! A cidade de Cambridge pode fornecer a você um intérprete gratuitamente. Para solicitar um intérprete, envie um e-mail para AccessHelp@CambridgeMA.gov até 3 de novembro de 2025. 快来了解自己作为租客的权益以及 Cambridge 为租房者提供的支持资源！欢迎通过线下（前往 Main Library）或线上参与！Cambridge 市可免费为您安排口译员。如需请求口译服务，请在 2025 年 11 月 3 日前发送电子邮件至 AccessHelp@CambridgeMA.gov。

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Richard Russo—Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Somebody's Fool and The Destiny Thief—for a discussion of his new essay collection Life and Art. He will be joined in conversation by Andre Dubus III—author of Such Kindness and eight other books, including the bestsellers Townie and House of Sand and Fog. Registration is required.

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Bruce Schneier—internationally renowned security technologist, New York Times bestselling author of A Hacker’s Mind, and Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School—and Nathan E. Sanders—data scientist and affiliate at the Berkman-Klein Center—for a discussion of their new book Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship. Registration is required.

Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, Long Now Boston, and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Lisa S. Gardiner—science writer, geoscientist, educator, and author of Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us about Climate Change—for a discussion of her book Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival. Registration is required.

Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Karen Hao—award-winning journalist and contributing writer for The Atlantic—for a discussion of her new book, Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI. She will be joined in conversation by Amy Nordrum—an executive editor at MIT Technology Review. Registration is required.

Applications can be submitted online or by phone. Messages may be left in English or in separate voicemail boxes in Amharic, Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish and a City staff person will return calls to applicants to assist in completing the application by phone.