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Join us for our video game free play event hosted by Massachusetts eSport and gaming venue, One Up Games! Play the latest titles on XBOX Series S, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch! This is a drop-in event recommended for ages 7+. No registration is required, however you may register online if you'd like an email reminder before the program. We will have puzzles and games available for younger children.

Get more practice with Google Drive! Learn some tips and tricks to organize your files and images. Google Drive is your online file storage that is connected to your Gmail account. A Gmail (Google) account is required for the class. Please remember your Gmail and password, you will need them to sign in and practice during the class. To view and register for other Basic Tech Classes at the Library, please go to tinyurl.com/basictechclass.

The Massachusetts Vaccine Scheduling Resource Line at 2-1-1 is now available in English and Spanish and will have translators available to support residents in approximately 100 additional languages. Please call 2-1-1 and follow prompts to reach The Massachusetts Vaccine Scheduling Resource Line. Individuals ages 75 and older will be able to speak to a representative live on the phone to assist them with an appointment through the state’s online system.

With the school year back in session, the Cambridge Police Department wants to encourage students and residents to adopt a number of crime prevention tips in order to protect themselves and their property from theft or damage.

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome JULIA ALVAREZ—National Medal of Arts recipient and author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies—for a discussion of her new novel The Cemetery of Untold Stories. Registration is required.

The Baker-Polito Administration announced two new mass vaccination sites will open in Natick and Dartmouth. On Thursday, 74,000 appointments will be posted online for mass vaccination sites and pharmacies at locations statewide. The administration also announced that individuals who accompany someone age 75 or older to get a vaccine at a mass vaccination site may also schedule and receive their own vaccination on the same day.

As part of its allocation of funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the City of Cambridge established the Cambridge Nonprofit Recovery Fund to help address the financial hardship that the nonprofit sector faced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible Cambridge non-profits can receive up to $150,000 for their organization. The online grant application is open until July 7, 2023.

Beginning Monday, June 22, the City of Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) will begin operating its annual Cambridge Summer Food Program and open applications for its free Online/Offline Summer Programming. Both programs will support and engage Cambridge youth while following the Commonwealth’s health and safety guidelines, including proper social distancing and use of face coverings.

The Administration announced that effective Monday, February 8th at 5:00 AM, businesses can operate at 40% capacity. This is an increase from an existing order limiting capacity to 25% for many businesses that expires Monday.

Cambridge Public Library and Harvard Book Store welcome Jane Kamensky—award-winning author of A Revolution in Color and president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation—for a discussion of her new book Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution: A History from Below. Registration is required.