CPL Nature Club - Spring Birdwatching (O'Neill)
Join us as we walk to local wildlife hotspot Danehy Park and search for birds! As we explore the urban outdoors, we will discuss birdwatching tips, how to identify an unfamiliar bird and learn a little bit more about the birds we share our outdoor spaces with. A limited supply of binoculars will be available. We will meet inside the O'Neill Branch before walking together to Danehy.
Registration required.
For more information, contact the O'Neill Branch at 617-349-4023.
Prevent Yourself from Scammers (Main)
In this presentation, you will be armed with the skills to be scam-resistant in a world where scams are everywhere, and they cost consumers billions. According to the FTC, US consumers lost near $10 billion dollars to scams and fraud in 2023 alone. You’ll learn real-world tools and techniques to minimize your risks, protect your privacy and identity and shield your financial health. Knowledge of how scammers work, their tools and techniques will help you defend yourself from the scammer menace.
Cyborgs for the 21st Century (Main)
What do our stories about human-machine synthesis tell us about our hopes for technology and the future? Can cyborgs be a way to imagine better futures for all? Can we imagine utopian futures free from race, gender, and class-linked systems of oppression? Can we imagine new ways of tackling these problems with the help of cyborg technologies? Authors Laura Forlano and Danya Glabau address and discuss these issues and more as presented in their book, Cyborg.
CPL Nature Club - Spring Birdwatching (O'Neill)
Join us as we walk to local wildlife hotspot Danehy Park and search for birds! As we explore the urban outdoors, we will discuss birdwatching tips, how to identify an unfamiliar bird and learn a little bit more about the birds we share our outdoor spaces with. A limited supply of binoculars will be available. We will meet inside the O'Neill Branch before walking together to Danehy.
Registration required.
For more information, contact the O'Neill Branch at 617-349-4023.
CPL Nature Club - Spring Birdwatching (O'Neill)
Join us as we walk to local wildlife hotspot Danehy Park and search for birds! As we explore the urban outdoors, we will discuss birdwatching tips, how to identify an unfamiliar bird and learn a little bit more about the birds we share our outdoor spaces with. A limited supply of binoculars will be available. We will meet inside the O'Neill Branch before walking together to Danehy.
Registration required.
For more information, contact the O'Neill Branch at 617-349-4023.
Fabric Mending: Darning (Main)
Darning is a fabric mending technique that involves reinforcing or re-weaving a portion of fabric by hand. In this workshop, we’ll learn how to visibly mend holes and weak areas in sweaters, socks, and other knit fabrics using seed stitch and square darning techniques. You’ll leave with a sampler of both techniques that you can refer back to when tackling your own darning projects at home. Suitable for beginners with little or no darning experience, though it does help if you have some experience with hand sewing.
Drop-in Maker Studio (O'Neill)
Come to the Library to create something special! Use your own supplies or try out our equipment! You can use our 1-inch button maker, 2.5 inch button maker, 3-D Doodle pens, or Janome sewing machines. The Library will provide basic supplies.
This drop-in program is for people who feel comfortable using these machines on their own. The Library will not provide instruction. Anyone wishing to use the sewing machines must have completed a Sewing 101 training through the Library. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Drop-in Maker Studio (O'Neill)
Come to the Library to create something special! Use your own supplies or try out our equipment! You can use our 1-inch button maker, 2.5 inch button maker, 3-D Doodle pens, or Janome sewing machines. The Library will provide basic supplies.
This drop-in program is for people who feel comfortable using these machines on their own. The Library will not provide instruction. Anyone wishing to use the sewing machines must have completed a Sewing 101 training through the Library. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Drop-in Maker Studio (O'Neill)
Come to the Library to create something special! Use your own supplies or try out our equipment! You can use our 1-inch button maker, 2.5 inch button maker, 3-D Doodle pens, or Janome sewing machines. The Library will provide basic supplies.
This drop-in program is for people who feel comfortable using these machines on their own. The Library will not provide instruction. Anyone wishing to use the sewing machines must have completed a Sewing 101 training through the Library. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
CPL Nature Club: Seed Swap (O'Neill)
Bring all the extra, leftover garden seeds you don't think you'll get to this year! We'll have envelopes and pens to help keep them straight. Don't have any seeds? Just come anyways! We will have extras and you can swap garden stories.
This event is co-hosted by Cambridge City Growers, a group of volunteers across Cambridge, Massachusetts (and beyond!) working to start up gardens in our neighborhoods to increase access to healthy, organic, and locally grown food. They rely on the support and passion of fellow neighbor-volunteers.