Toddler Story Time (O'Connell)
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 15-20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
No registration is required. Please call 617-349-4019 for details.
Furniture for the O’Connell Library
The furniture at the O’Connell library is quite worn down. This proposal would provide the library with new tables, chairs, computer workstations, and loveseats for parents and children to read together.
1826 and 1840 Massachusetts Avenue
Just A Start Corporation (JAS), a local non-profit affordable housing provider, purchased 1826 and 1840 Massachusetts Avenue, two surface parking lots, from Lesley University in late November 2024. Located in the Neighborhood Nine neighborhood, the site is in close proximity to the many amenities of Porter Square including restaurants, retail and the MBTA station.
JAS is planning to create new affordable housing at the sites under the provisions of the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO).
The Royal Rumpus (Valente)
Put on your best royal outfit and join us for a special afternoon! Listen to a story, decorate a crown and dance to some royal music!
This program is for children of all ages and their grown-ups.
Registration is required; register below. When registering, please include the total number of children who will be attending the program as your number of attendees.
Call the library at 617-349-4015 for more information.
Valente Branch Book Club (Valente)
Join the Valente Branch for an exploration of literature! The Valente Branch will be reading a new fiction title monthly. January's selection will be Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray.
How to get the print book: Copies of the book are available at the Valente Branch Library.
How to get the e-book and digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an e-book and digital audiobook through https://minuteman.overdrive.com/.
No registration is required.
Kidney Disease Info Session & Screening
Join us at the Central Square Branch Library for an informational session about kidney disease followed by a free kidney-focused screening and physician consultation.
This program is in partnership with the Harvard Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program (KDSAP) whose mission whose mission is to provide kidney focused health screenings and health education to underserved communities.
For more information, please visit their website: KDSAP About Page
Questions? Contact Daryl (dcabrol@cambridgema.gov).
Transition Wellness Center
The Transition Wellness Center (TWC), a temporary homeless shelter at the Spaulding Hospital, opened on December 16 following the closure of the temporary emergency shelter at the War Memorial Recreation Center. The shelter is intended to help address the urgent needs of Cambridge residents who are experiencing homelessness or unable to safely quarantine in their residence due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Preschool Story Time (O'Connell)
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
No registration is required. Please call (617) 349-4019 for details.
Preschool Story Time (O'Connell)
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
No registration is required. Please call (617) 349-4019 for details.
Preschool Story Time (O'Connell)
We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
No registration is required. Please call (617) 349-4019 for details.