See you at the Library in the New Year

For many, the annual turning of the calendar means reflection on the year past and plans for the one ahead. As you ponder new goals or projects for 2013, consider a few of these ideas:

• Cook something new every month --check out the Friends' recommendations for inspiring cookbooks in the sidebar!
• Read more --join a book group at the library
• Meet new people --go to an author event, a community disucssion, or a toddler sing-along at the library and meet a few Cambridge neighbors
• Be healthy --take a walk to your local library branch
• Learn a new craft, skill or just expand your interests --check out a library book on a subject you've always wanted to know more about.

There are always great things happening at the library! For more information on how you can get involved with the Friends and help support our Cambridge libraries, click here.

Library gets High Marks in City Survey

Cantabrigians weighed in on the City's bi-annual opinion survey, and in the 2012 Citizen's Survey, 88 percent of respondents ranked Cambridge Public Library Services as good or excellent.

Not only do people like what they see at the library, but responses indicate that residents are also using the library more than ever before. Results show that 45 percent of respondents report using the Cambridge Public Library 13+ times in the last 12 months...that's more than one visit per month!

You can help keep the rave reviews coming by joining the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library! Come to the library this weekend to meet a Friend and learn how you can help us support the city library system. Board members of the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library will be at the main branch in the afternoons this Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16 to sign up new and renewing members and to share information about how membership contributions support our Cambridge libraries.

Find out more about the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library and how to become a member here.

Meet a Friend and Join Us!

It's time for the annual membership drive of the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library.

If you enjoy the amazing library resources available in Cambridge, you can help support all the programs, events, and neighborhood branches you appreciate most by becoming a member; if you're already a member, thank you and don't forget to renew for 2013.

Come to the library this weekend or next to meet a Friend and sign up in person! Board members of the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library will be at the main branch in the afternoons Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9th and again next Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16th to sign up new and renewing members and to share information about the Friends and how the membership contributions support our Cambridge libraries. Bring your checkbook or cash to join on the spot at the library this weekend!

Find out more about the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library and how to become a member here. And be sure to keep up with the Friends on Facebook too.