News and Updates

The Old Post Office will reopen on Monday, March 24, 2025 for regular hours, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm. All Old Post Office services and spaces are available to the public. We apologize for any inconvenience the closure on Sunday may have caused. 

Artist Stephen Altena’s solo exhibition, Everything Was So Pretty, is about looking at the world and all of its beautiful things through the eyes of a child. The Cambridge Art Galleries’ exhibition will be opening at the Preston Gallery this month.

April 22 is Earth Day, a global celebration of our planet and a call to action for its protection. This year’s theme, The Power of Collective Action, reminds us that no person is too young or too old to join hands in safeguarding the future of our planet. At the library, we treat Earth Day as a special opportunity for families to build their nature literacy together and begin those first conversations around our shared responsibility as environmental stewards.

The King’s Messenger is a spellbinding tale of secrets, love, and honour by a writer at the height of her powers. Cambridge Public Library is excited to welcome best-selling author Susanna Kearsley to discuss her latest novel during a special event at the Old Post Office on Thursday, March 27. 

Kinesthetic plus studying equals KineStudy!Get ready to add an active twist to your next study session with the new KineStudy Room at Clemens Mill.

Artists Laura Peturson and Andrew Ackerman reflect on their shared experience as parents, their feelings on the insularity of family, and the nature of time in their upcoming Cambridge Art Galleries’ exhibition Keeping Time at the Queen’s Square Gallery.

Book review by staff member Jessica, Acting Member Services SupervisorChokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labour Markets and How We'll Win Them Back, by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow. Boston: Beacon Press, 2022. 303 pages. 

The Cambridge Art Galleries is proud to celebrate its commitment to art and health, an investment that strengthens social infrastructure and addresses vital mental health needs in our community. Through creative programming, the Art + Wellness Project fosters belonging, combats social isolation, and demonstrates the transformative power of art in supporting well-being.

Start a reading journey with your child to help them develop a lifelong love of reading with 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. Giving kids a head-start on a lifetime of literacy and learning is the goal of this program for families.   

Winter is here and you may be dreaming of warmer places or summer destinations. Borrowing travel materials from your library is a way to embrace the beauty of art, architecture, and natural landscapes from around the world, while you cultivate your cultural awareness.Books, magazines, digital materials, and more can help you to plan an upcoming trip or take you to a new destination using your imagination.