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Cambridge Public Library > All Locations

All Locations

Through the Main Library and six neighborhood branches, we operate as a unified system to provide free library services and programs to everyone. All of our facilities offer accessible entrances and welcome service animals. 

Main Library

449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
Closed - Opening at 9AM
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Cambridge History Room

Second Floor
The Cambridge Room is open by appointment only.
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Kids

Third Floor
Closed - Opening at 9AM
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Teens

First Floor
Closed - Opening at 1PM
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The Hive

Lower Level 1 (L1)
Closed - Opening at 9AM

Boudreau Branch

245 Concord Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Closed - Opens Monday at 10AM

Central Square Branch

45 Pearl St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Closed - Opening at 10AM

Collins Branch

64 Aberdeen Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Closed for Construction

O'Connell Branch

48 Sixth St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
Closed - Opens Monday at 10AM

O'Neill Branch

70 Rindge Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
Closed - Opening at 1PM

Valente Branch

826 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
Closed - Opening at 1PM

Holiday Hours

In 2024, the Library will be closed:

  • Day before Thanksgiving:  Wednesday, Nov. 27 - closing at 5 p.m.

  • Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, Nov. 28

  • Day After Thanksgiving: Friday, Nov. 29 

  • Christmas Eve: Tuesday, Dec. 24

  • Christmas Day: Wednesday, Dec. 25

  • New Year's Eve:  Tuesday, Dec. 31 - closing at 5 p.m.

 

 

In 2025, the Library will be closed:

  • New Year’s Day: Wednesday, Jan. 1

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, Jan. 20

  • Presidents’ Day: Monday, Feb. 17

  • Patriots’ Day: Monday, April 21

  • Memorial Day: Monday, May 26

  • Juneteenth: Thursday, June 19

  • Independence Day: Friday, July 4

  • Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 1

  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Monday, Oct. 13

  • Veterans Day: Tuesday, Nov. 11

  • Day Before Thanksgiving: Wednesday, Nov. 26 - closing at 5 p.m.

  • Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, Nov. 27

  • Day After Thanksgiving: Friday, Nov. 28

  • Christmas Eve: Wednesday, Dec. 24

  • Christmas Day: Thursday, Dec. 25

  • New Year’s Eve: Wednesday, Dec. 31- closing at 5 p.m.

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