Happy New Year! This is the time when a lot of people make a New Year’s resolution, or a promise to themselves to work extra hard to accomplish something to better their lives. Some examples include: Eating healthier Exercising more Becoming more organized [...]
January 20th is National Penguin Awareness Day. Check out these great books to learn more about these amazing birds. Non-Fiction Penguin: Habitats, Life Cycles, Food Chains, Threats by Keith ReidDescribes the life cycle of the penguin, [...]
*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!* Stuck inside with winter weather knocking [...]
Are you a trivia fan and like challenges? Then try this fun Harry Potter Google Translates trivia quiz. Quotes from the Harry Potter books were run through Google Translate in various languages and then back into English. You will then have to try to identify [...]
Many people make New Year’s resolutions to learn a new skill or pick up a new hobby. This January (or as we like to say, #Learnuary) let CCPL help you! Hoopla, one of our online digital resources, offers The Great Courses series to [...]
Did you know that the Leatherback Sea Turtle has no scales or a hard back shell? They are also the largest species of turtle in the world. Construct a turtle craft of your own. Create a list of must reads on Novelist and [...]
For all astronomy nerds (or anyone who just loves watching the night sky), this post is for you! While winter may be cold, I think we can all agree that the winter sky is much more clear and rich than the summer sky. [...]
As anyone who is a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast will tell you, 221b Baker Street is the address in which our detective resides. The character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most beloved book characters of all time. Sherlock first [...]
December is Learn a Foreign Language Month! There are plenty of reasons to learn a foreign language. According to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages language learning supports academic achievement, improved reading abilities, linguistic awareness, and positive attitudes towards other [...]
Humans have enjoyed using many different mediums of art over the past hundreds and hundreds of years. For instance, the Greeks used clay pots to tell stories arced by their mythology. In this documentary, we will be learning about M.C. Escher, [...]
