How to keep motivated during NANOWRIMO and beyond! National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO) is upon us, and millions of people will be sitting down in front of their computers, doing their best to pop out a 50,000 word novel in just thirty [...]
Do you enjoy scary movies? Most horror movies today are rated R, but there are still some great movies that are PG13 (or even rated PG or no rating at all!) that can still scare the dickens out of you! Take a [...]
Bats get a bad rap from the whole blood-sucking vampires turn into a bat myth. Bats really do so much for the environment from insect control to ensuring pollination of many of our favorite foods. Check out these great bat books and [...]
Are you looking for a new fandom to immerse yourself in but not sure where to start? “Find Your Fandom” is a series that provides the information you need to figure out where to start in your new fandom journey. Keep checking [...]
As we are in the midst of a spooky season, let’s indulge ourselves by reading some Gothic fiction! Surprisingly, this literary genre came about as a “sophisticated joke” when an author in 1764 applied the term to the subtitle of his novel [...]
Ahoy, astronomers! Josh Urban here – host of the monthly CCPL Astronomy Club! Buckle up – we're adding more power to our spacecraft with a blog to go with each session. Groovy! Read on for star charts (I drew you one, too!), [...]
*CCPL Staff picks are chosen by CCPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your ideas too, so write to us and tell us what you’d recommend!* Welcome to October, everybody! It’s the time [...]
Ready for chills and thrills? Set up this spooky ghost and hang it in the least expected place for a startling surprise. Leap on over to Hoopla and read these haunting tales… if you dare. Would you like to have a ghost [...]
It is officially Fall! The foliage is becoming crisp and turning vibrant shades of red and amber, and of course, we celebrate all things pumpkin and pumpkin spice. The days are now shorter, and the air is much cooler. This is the [...]
It’s that time of year again! Where the leaves change colors, and if you stop and take a deep breath, you might even smell pumpkin spice in the air! If you’re looking for great ways to celebrate the fall/spooky season, look no [...]
