Celebrated children’s author A.A. Milne was born on January 18, 1882. Best known for creating our friends in the Hundred-Acre Woods, Milne published his first book for children in 1924! The collection of poems was written for the author’s son, Christopher Robin… Continue Reading Celebrating A.A. Milne on His Birthday
The New Year is the perfect time to learn something new. Why not a deep dive into one of the most popular pieces of fantasy ever written? In this session of Documentaries for Teens, we will celebrate JRR Tolkein’s 132nd birthday… Continue Reading Documentaries for Teens: The Real Middle Earth
There were a LOT of awesome YA titles published in 2023. But which ones were your favorites? Well, we checked our stats, crunched some numbers, browsed our shelves, and came up with a list of the top ten most popular titles at… Continue Reading Top Ten Teen Titles of 2023
Celebrate Kid Inventors’ Day! Do you enjoy coming up with new ideas for cool inventions? How about engineering and designing to make those innovations come true? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are in luck because January 17,… Continue Reading Celebrate Kid Inventors’ Day!
Alzheimer’s is not normal aging. It’s a disease of the brain that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. How does the brain work? This miraculous organ controls our thoughts, memories, actions, and functions and is filled with our life’s experiences. Our… Continue Reading Program Feature: Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Tween Comic Club is a place for comic lovers ages 9-14 to discuss what they are reading each month. Here is the latest list of the books we’ve been talking about and that our tween readers recommend! Follow the links to check… Continue Reading Tween Comic Club Recommends 38
Thursday, December 28, is National Card Playing Day. Since the days are short, this is a great time to pull out a deck of cards and gather family and friends or treat yourself to learning a fun new card game. Before we… Continue Reading Deck the Halls
Kanopy is full of a grand selection of shows, movies, and documentaries, and the film we are going to talk about today is no exception. Let me introduce you to someone I think you might like, Marcel - The Shell with Shoes! … Continue Reading Movies for Teens – Marcel – The Shell with Shoes
Welcome to Miss Melissa’s Critter Corner. This month we are going to learn about a creature that is very unique in the world of animals: the platypus. The platypus has a bill like a duck, webbed feet, and… Continue Reading Critter Corner: The Platypus
Want to try? Go to the CCPL website www.ccplonline.org Under the heading, Read of Read, Watch, Listen, select The Wall Street Journal. If you are inside a branch, select the Onsite access. However, if you are located at home or… Continue Reading Discovering the Wall Street Journal
