Dear Friends 💖,

The 🌷 Secret Gardens of Cambridge 🌷 organized by the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library in partnership with Mount Auburn Cemetery, was held on June 7, 2026. 

The event was sold out, with all 1700 tickets sold, and raised an estimated $50,000 for the Cambridge Public Library.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the event, including all our incredible gardeners who volunteered their time and opened their gardens to support the Library. 

Special thank you to Mount Auburn Cemetery for partnering with us in 2026 and our sponsors, Minka van Beuzekom, Lisa May and Abby Clutz, of the May Group, Mahoneys Garden Center, Landscape Collaborative, Talbots Creative Gardening, Smart Architecture, and G2 Collaborative.  

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The Friends of the Cambridge Public Library donated approximately $40,000 to the Cambridge Public Library in the fiscal year 2026, including $15,700 for museum passes and film licenses, $10,000 for staff appreciation events, $4,000 to fund Librarians to travel to the ALA annual conference, $5,300 for summer reading programs, and the remainder for events, STEAM kits and other needs.  

Top left: SGC booklets, top right: SGC table at MAC, bottom left: Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium), bottom right: a Secret Garden near Harvard Square. Photos courtesy of Lesly Ramirez & MK Wong

Thank you so much for supporting the Secret Gardens of Cambridge 2026 and the Cambridge Public Library!



We can't wait to welcome you back in the gardens soon! 🌻

Warmly,

The Board of the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library 💐

Presenting sponsor Mount Auburn Cemetery was founded in 1831 as America’s first rural landscaped cemetery and—today, as an urban green space, active cemetery, Level III accredited arboretum, and National Historic Landmark— is a vital public resource for the Cambridge community. For more information about Mount Auburn, please visit https://www.mountauburn.org/