Cambridge Public Library

The library will be closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Day! Enjoy a good book and take a moment to connect with your community. Spread love!

Happy New Year to all of our wonderful community members! The library will be open for Curbside Service on Saturday January 2, from 10-2!

The library will be closed December 24th and 25th. We reopen Saturday December 26th at 10:00 AM for Curbside Services. Happy Holidays to all!!

The library will be CLOSED on Thursday December 17, 2020. We will reopen for Curbside Service on Friday December 18, 2020 at 10:00 AM. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope everyone enjoys the first official snow storm of the season!!

Grab a FREE Take and Make kit for your kiddo (or inner kiddo) Curbside at the library!! Make your own ornaments, learn about the history of the Christmas Tree, color the Kinara for Kwanzaa and make your own Menorah for Hanukkah! This kit has it all, plus a holiday for surprise our youngest patrons! However you celebrate, the library wants to wish you a Happy and Healthy Holiday season!!

As the cold weather moves in, the Cambridge Public Library is taking additional steps to increase the safety of our Staff and our beloved Patrons.

COMING SOON!!!! Today we received a variety of STEM activities from a very generous donor who wishes to remain anonymous! While we miss having all of our kiddos here at the library learning and creating with us, we are so excited to be able to offer Take Home STEM Activity kits. STAY TUNED for more information on these circulating kits coming next week!!

More Fall Fun for Families thanks to WMHT!!

Check out some of the fun AND educational activities and videos put together by WMHT for next week! Lots of engaging ideas, free resources, and printable activities!

The library has Take and Make Catching Rainbows Kits available on a first come first serve basis! Thank you to The Children's Museum at Saratoga for providing such a fun, educational activity! If you would like a free, fun, and educational activity to take home please contact the library to get yours today!!

Here is an awesome opportunity to share YOUR story. Write the first draft of history by sharing your experience with COVID-19. Visit http://tiny.cc/leavingourfingerprints to answer questions about life during the pandemic. All responses will be anonymous.

Cambridge Parents/Caregivers and Students: Please make sure you fill out the surveys!

Contact us to get your Summer Reading gift certificate to one of our local small businesses! $10.00 just for reading this Summer!! You can also enter for a chance to win one of four $25.00 gift certificates by sharing a story you made up. Send us a written story or a video of you or your child telling a story. Imagine a Story where you are the main character or Imagine a Story about a historical figure. While you are at it, visit our website and click on Leaving Our Fingerprints to share your COVID-19 Stories! Remember, we are living history and someday someone may read your experiences about the year 2020!!

Don't forget new hours start tomorrow!! Wednesday, Friday and Saturday the library building will be open for browsing, and other in-person services. Some important reminders: *Masks are REQUIRED to enter the building and must be worn properly at all times. *If you cannot wear a mask for ANY reason please contact the Library Director and we will work out reasonable accommodations to serve you. *Building capacity will be restricted with no more than 10 individuals inside the bu...ilding at one time. *Use of a library computer will require an appointment. Computer use will be limited to 30 minutes per appointment with a 15 minute interval for cleaning and disinfecting. *A library staff member can be contacted during OPEN hours by calling the library at 518-677-2443 or by emailing the Library Director at [email protected]. ***Please be patient with the staff and your community members as we begin the next steps of this process. We look forward to seeing our patrons, even if it is only briefly!! See more

Cambridge Public Library is taking the next steps in our reopening process! Beginning July 27th the library will be operating under new hours with Curbside Service ONLY on Monday from 10-2 and Tuesday/Thursday from 2-5. Limited browsing, computer use, and other in-building services will be available Wednesday 3-7 and Friday/Saturday 10-2. Some important things to note: * Masks are REQUIRED to enter the library building and must be worn properly while inside the building. If ...you cannot wear a mask for ANY reason please contact the library and reasonable accommodations will be made to meet your needs. *Occupancy of the library will be limited to 10 people at a time. *Due to occupancy restrictions only 2 public computers will be available at this time, by appointment only. *Fax, copy, and print services will be available. *The library is not open for social gatherings or nonessential meetings at this time. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us during our open hours at 518-677-2443, or email [email protected]. *Please note that if you call the library when we are not open, you will reach a fax machine. Our phone is NOT broken, no one is there to answer it when we are closed. As always, be well, and above all, please be kind to one another! See you all soon!

Curbside Service begins tomorrow!!!! To say we are excited would be an understatement! Please note that the library's hours of operation have been modified at this time. It is important to remember that the we are offering Curbside Service ONLY at this time. The library building will not be accessible to the public yet. You can find some important information on Curbside Services below! Most importantly, remember that this is new to all of us; Staff, Patrons, our Community, and the rest of the World. We are all attempting to adjust, adapt and navigate a tense, turbulent, and tumultuous World right now. Please be patient and kind with others and yourself!! See you tomorrow! From a distance of course!