News and Updates

It’s not just amazing! It’s not just fantastic! It’s spectacular!Get ready for something truly spectacular – the Spectacular! Spring and Summer Adult Reading Club.Experience double the excitement this year with engaging activities, reading challenges, and fantastic prizes until Saturday, August 16. This club is open to all members aged 18 and older.

In 2024, the Cambridge Public Library achieved historic levels of community engagement and access to free services across our locations and online.The launch of our 2024 – 2027 Strategic Plan provided a clear direction. During Year One of the Strategic Plan, we accomplished the following: 

The Victoria Day long weekend is headed our way! This is an ideal time to get outdoors with family and friends, to enjoy the warmer weather, and appreciate nature in bloom. Here’s how the library can help you to make the best of an extra day for leisure, enjoying hobbies, and being active.Unwind with a good bookRelax and catch up on some reading outdoors in a chair or hammock. Not sure what to read next? Our staff are knowledgeable about great new books and would be delighted to help you find a new pageturning title. 

Following the award-winning success of the Multi-Sensory Room at Clemens Mill and with feedback from community members, sensory resources are now available at all locations.

Introducing the UserWay Accessibility WidgetWhile exploring our website recently, you may have noticed a round, purple button with a person-shaped icon at the lower left corner of homepage. This helpful button is our new UserWay Accessibility Widget, which provides new features for visitors to the website get the most out of their library experience online.

From play-based activities to challenging hands-on resources, we invite members to take a broad approach to learning with children. Our Youth Services team has developed several unique collections to foster literacy and learning.The PlaySmarts collection highlights hands-on learning resources with different developmental focuses for kids from birth to age 13. From learning to count to learning to code, this collection will help make any educational experience fun!

One Seed, One Community Cambridge (OSOC Cambridge) is an initiative that unites the Cambridge and North Dumfries community in the shared experience of growing nutritious food and saving seeds.

This spring, grow the garden of your dreams with help from your library.

By Ashlyn GregoryIn their exhibition Keeping Time, on display in the Queen’s Square Gallery from March 15 – May 31, 2025, Laura Peturson and Andrew Ackerman create an enchanting environment that invites viewers to consider the passage of time. Inspired by the woods surrounding their home in Callander, Ontario, the artists use the remnants of children’s forts as a foundation from which to examine natural life cycles and the aging of children.

The Tool Library at Preston is an excellent resource for anyone looking to borrow tools for garden preparation and maintenance during the growing season.