Collins Branch Book Club (Collins)
June selection: Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Join us at the Collins Branch every fourth Thursday to discuss a selection of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults. Print copies are available to pick up during library hours.
For more information, contact Jo Percell (they/them) at jpercell@cambridgema.gov
Collins Branch Book Club (Collins)
July selection: The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
Join us at the Collins Branch every fourth Thursday to discuss a selection of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults. Print copies are available to pick up during library hours.
For more information, contact Jo Percell (they/them) at jpercell@cambridgema.gov
Collins Branch Book Club (Collins)
August selection: The Coast Road by Alan Murrin
Join us at the Collins Branch every second Thursday to discuss a selection of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults. Print copies are available to pick up during library hours.
For more information, contact Jo Percell (they/them) at jpercell@cambridgema.gov
Goal Setting for Teens (Main)
Thinking about the future can be exciting and nerve-racking. In this workshop, we will be discussing goal setting for our future by creating vision boards to help visualize our goals and discuss the steps to achieve them and any obstacles that we may encounter.
Presented by CHA Teen Health Clinic.
Criminal Investigations Unit
The Criminal Investigations Unit is responsible for reviewing reports and making a determination as to the solvability of a crime.
Beginner Crochet Workshop (O'Neill)
Join us for a beginner-friendly crochet class at O'Neill! Learn how to chain, single crochet, half double crochet, and finish a project as we create a stitch sampler. All materials provided – no experience needed! You'll leave with materials and a pattern to continue your practice after class. Registration required.
Summer Reading: Patio Project (Valente)
This event has been moved inside due to a chance of rain.
Join us for STEAM activities for all ages outdoors at Valente's patio!
This month we will be making winged-seed models to explore nature's seed dispersal strategies!
In the case of weather complications, this program will be held inside.
Message from the City Manager
Cambridge City Manager Yi-An Huang reflects on the accomplishments of 2024, highlighting major initiatives such as the Cambridge Preschool Program and the Community Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) Team. He emphasizes the City's strong investments in affordable housing, climate action, public safety, and education, while reaffirming a commitment to transparency, accountability, and community engagement. Looking ahead to 2025, he expresses gratitude for the collaborative efforts of City staff, residents, and partners, and excitement for the opportunities to continue building a better Cambridge.
RESCHEDULED Defying the Crown in Early Cambridge: The 1664 Petition Campaign and Grassroots Constitutionalism
This event was rescheduled from May 22 and will now take place on May 28.
The new king Charles II sent royal commissioners to New England in 1664 in order to pressure colonists into compliance with his metropolitan agenda. When these royal commissioners tried to claim full authority over local courts and militias, Cambridge inhabitants were among the first to act in defiance. Their grassroots petition campaign drew on the experience of the English civil wars and pointed the way forward to the American Revolution.
Adrian Chastain Weimer is a Professor of History at Providence College and is currently a Long-term Fellow at the John Carter Brown Library. She is the author of A Constitutional Culture: New England and the Struggle against Arbitrary Rule in the Restoration Empire (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023) and Martyrs' Mirror: Persecution and Holiness in Early New England (Oxford University Press, 2011).