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‘Birds Up Close,’ and other picks for what to read
We asked the staff at the MIT Press Bookstore for some recent book recommendations. Head over to 314 Main St., Kendall Square, to continue the conversation. Read more Ahern Field shows why community engagement matters “Birds Up Close: An Engineer Explores Their Hidden Wonders,” by Lorna Gibson. MIT Press, 2026. How do birds fly? Why […]
The CPL’s top 10 May reads
Here are this month’s 10 most checked out books at all Cambridge Public Library locations. Thanks to Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz, Senior Librarian, for providing us with the list. Read more Public comment shouldn’t be cut short
Regional politics will make climate change impact worse for Cambridge, Boston
As Cambridge and nearby communities brace for extreme heat and flooding, researcher and journalist Courtney Humphries argues that the region’s patchwork political landscape is a major obstacle to climate action. Her new book, “Climate Change and the Future of Boston” (Anthem Press), looks at the city’s 400-year-old history of development, and how that shapes the […]
Yiyun Li on life ‘in the abyss,’ writing and the importance of ‘Moby Dick’
Novelist Yiyun Li read from her new memoir at a packed Cambridge Public Library last week, speaking about the suicides of her two sons and how she turned to art and writing in her grief. Read more CPS names new school leaders and administrators In “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” which won the Pulitzer Prize […]
The CPL’s top 10 April reads
Here are this week’s 10 most checked out books at all Cambridge Public Library locations in the month of April 2026. Thanks to Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz, Senior Librarian, for providing us with the list. Read more City council sees one way forward for Garden Street