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The Cambridge Public Library serves as a doorway to opportunity, self-development and recreation for all its residents, and as a forum where they may share ideas, cultures and resources among themselves and with people around the globe. The free availability of information, the lively interaction of people, and the open exchange of ideas animate and extend the democratic mission of the library. The library is a dynamic, community-oriented system providing excellent services, collections and programs to all members of the community. We are dedicated to affording the people of Cambridge resources for recreational reading, independent learning, and the introduction of children to the world of literacy and learning. The Cambridge Public Library is designed to work as a unified system with a strong main library and six active branch libraries each tailored to the unique constituencies and needs of its immediate neighborhood.

TEENS: fall fashion for free! Come to the Library for a FREE thrift shop brought to you by Thrifting with Threadz! Cloth...
10/24/2026

TEENS: fall fashion for free! Come to the Library for a FREE thrift shop brought to you by Thrifting with Threadz! Clothes, jackets, shoes and more. https://libraryaware.com/3EZSNM

It's Central Square's newest book group for teens! Join us for a hangout and book discussion each month at 6 p.m. in the...
10/24/2026

It's Central Square's newest book group for teens! Join us for a hangout and book discussion each month at 6 p.m. in the Lewis Room. This book group is for readers age 13-16. Register online at https://bit.ly/3TV1bpq.

Check out these new releases!
10/23/2026

Check out these new releases!

Check out these new nonfiction books!
10/23/2026

Check out these new nonfiction books!

Is that Globe article your mom sent you stuck behind a paywall? Did you know your library card gives you FREE access to ...
10/22/2026

Is that Globe article your mom sent you stuck behind a paywall? Did you know your library card gives you FREE access to Boston Globe online? Get started at camb.ma/cplonline

Forever Darkness: Twisted Horror Short Stories and Poems for Young AdultsStep into the Darkness… if you dare.Come to the...
10/22/2026

Forever Darkness: Twisted Horror Short Stories and Poems for Young Adults

Step into the Darkness… if you dare.

Come to the writing in the darkness workshop and meet the creative mind behind the madness: teen horror author of Forever Darkness; Twisted Horror Short Stories and Poems for Young Adults, Ma'ayan Harel-Sibelman. Try your hand at terror, pick up the pen, twist the tale and write the story.

Friday, October 30, 4-5 p.m.
O'Neill Branch - 70 Rindge Ave
https://cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/17359815

Check out these new fiction books!
10/21/2026

Check out these new fiction books!

Come to the Central Square Branch for an open mic on 10/21 at 7 p.m. with Boston's Black Seed Writers Group, highlightin...
10/21/2026

Come to the Central Square Branch for an open mic on 10/21 at 7 p.m. with Boston's Black Seed Writers Group, highlighting voices of homeless, transitional, or recently housed folks.

You could design the library's next library card! What adventures have you had at the Library? Stories you've read, new ...
10/16/2026

You could design the library's next library card! What adventures have you had at the Library? Stories you've read, new skills you've learned, or worlds you've imagined? In our inaugural library card design contest, share your illustration of a journey you've gone on through the Cambridge Public Library. Submit your original designs by November 15, 11:59 p.m. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4yUL4ri

Literary Monsters: Spooky Stories! Shadow Puppets! Live Music!Join the Shadow, Sound, Spectacle ensemble for an evening ...
10/15/2026

Literary Monsters: Spooky Stories! Shadow Puppets! Live Music!
Join the Shadow, Sound, Spectacle ensemble for an evening of original live music, shadow puppetry, video projection, and gothic storytelling inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Washington Irving, Emily Dickinson, Bram Stoker, Anne Rice and more. This imaginative multimedia performance reimagines iconic gothic figures—Frankenstein’s creature, Poe’s raven, the Headless Horseman—as symbols of resistance, transformation, and q***r identity.

Recommended for teens and adults.

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