Your artwork could be featured on a limited edition Cambridge library card in 2027! Create your design with library-provided art supplies and enter yourself into the competition. All supplies will be provided. This program is recommended for ages 5 and up with a caregiver. Registration is not required. For more information about the contest, visit our website or ask at the desk.
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Storytelling, leaf collecting, and fall nature crafts outdoors at O'Neill Branch, moving inside if weather turns, for ages 5–11.
Digital Embroidery workshop at Main Library Fab Lab, The Hive lets participants stitch personalized designs on a digital embroidery machine, creating custom clothing pieces; ages 18+.
Autonomous Remote Racer Course at Building 17 develops vehicle control, integrates sensors, creates digital twins, and awards $250, $100, $50 gift‑card prizes.
Design and build a Raspberry Pi supercomputing cluster, install a software stack, deploy scientific applications, and run scaled‑down HPC workloads in a limited‑capacity hands‑on IAP course.
Fold decorated sheets into paper spaceship models at the Collins Branch, following detailed instructions; for ages 5–11.
Sit ’n’ Knit (Main Library) — bring projects, knit, crochet, embroider, spin, mend with other fiber crafters, refreshments provided, ages 18 and up.
Hands‑on printmaking workshop at Harvard Art Museums, led by Abby Schleicher and Francesca Bewer, explores techniques, toolmarks and conservation lighting to read and create impressions.
High beginner ESOL class at Central Square Literacy Center, no testing required, for adults 18+, contact Maria Balestrieri for details.
Beginner ESOL class at Central Square Branch teaches English to adult learners without testing, for ages 18 and up.
Drop-in Tech Help at the Library (Central Square) — Central Square Branch Lewis Room — 20‑minute computer, mobile device, resume, and job‑application assistance, ages 18 and up.
Hands‑on workshop examines feather structure, color and owl ruff while teaching pencil drawing at Harvard Museum of Natural History Classroom B, $50 members/$60 nonmembers, ages 18 and up.
Stories, songs, and rhymes for children ages 2‑5 and caregivers at O'Connell Branch, Cambridge, for ages 5 and under.
