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July Selection: Ripe figs : recipes and stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus by Yasmin Khan ; photography by Matt Russell. Join friends and neighbors for a potluck! Try a recipe and bring your results or thoughts to share and discuss with other cooks. All experience levels welcome. No need to bring a dish to join. Books will be available for pick up at the Boudreau and Collins Branches during library hours. This event will take place outdoors at the Collins Branch (64 Aberdeen Ave). For more information contact Liz at edanner@cambridgema.gov or call the Collins Branch at 617-349-4022.

There are many ways to help create a more sustainable society. Cambridge residents, businesses, and institutions are already taking part in a host of efforts.

The City of Cambridge and DivcoWest, the developer of NorthPoint, will be implementing storm water infrastructure improvements on Binney Street. The new drainage system will be installed in Binney Street from Cardinal Medeiros Avenue to the area west of Galileo Galilei Way, through the park area to Broadway. The system will be owned and maintained by the City of Cambridge.

Recalling all who perished during the Holocaust, this year’s virtual program features music, greetings, and remarks from Eva Paddock, who survived the Holocaust by being sent on the "Kindertransport" from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to London at the age of 3.

April Selection: Better the Blood by Michael Bennett. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the Boudreau Branch. We will discuss current and classic mystery titles. Please register below if you would like to attend via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. How to get the book: Copies of the print book will be set aside at the Boudreau Branch (245 Concord Ave; current hours). Copies of the ebook and audiobook are available through Hoopla. For more information, call 617-349-4017 or email Liz Danner at edanner@cambridgema.gov.

September Selection: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the Boudreau Branch. We will discuss current and classic mystery titles. Please register below if you would like to attend via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. How to get the book: Copies of the print book will be set aside at the Boudreau Branch (245 Concord Ave; current hours). Copies of the ebook and audiobook are available through Libby. For more information, call 617-349-4017 or email Liz Danner at edanner@cambridgema.gov.

January Selection: Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jónasson. Postponed date. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the Boudreau Branch. We will discuss current and classic mystery titles. Please register below if you would like to attend via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. How to get the book: Copies of the print book will be set aside at the Boudreau Branch (245 Concord Ave; current hours). Copies of the ebook are available through Libby. For more information, call 617-349-4017 or email Liz Danner at edanner@cambridgema.gov.

February Selection: Lightseekers by Femi Kayode. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the Boudreau Branch. We will discuss current and classic mystery titles. Please register below if you would like to attend via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. How to get the book: Copies of the print book will be set aside at the Boudreau Branch (245 Concord Ave; current hours). Copies of the ebook and audiobook are available through Libby. For more information, call 617-349-4017 or email Liz Danner at edanner@cambridgema.gov.

February Selection: Lightseekers by Femi Kayode. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the Boudreau Branch. We will discuss current and classic mystery titles. Please register below if you would like to attend via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. How to get the book: Copies of the print book will be set aside at the Boudreau Branch (245 Concord Ave; current hours). Copies of the ebook and audiobook are available through Libby. For more information, call 617-349-4017 or email Liz Danner at edanner@cambridgema.gov.

January Selection: Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jónasson. This book group will meet virtually and in person at the Boudreau Branch. We will discuss current and classic mystery titles. Please register below if you would like to attend via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one hour before the event. How to get the book: Copies of the print book will be set aside at the Boudreau Branch (245 Concord Ave; current hours). Copies of the ebook are available through Libby. For more information, call 617-349-4017 or email Liz Danner at edanner@cambridgema.gov.