STEAM Club: Create Your Own Galaxy Slime
Have fun creating your own galaxy slime complete with glitter! Supplies: Clear school glue ½ cup of water Red and blue food coloring 2 bowls Measuring cups: ½ cup and 1 cup [...]
2022 Summer Learning Challenge: Featuring Buster the Blue Crab
Charles County Public Library is celebrating 100 years of public service. Did you visit one of our branches in May, for our huge birthday celebration? Did you eat lots of cupcakes and chips and play cool games with your friends? Were you [...]
*Program Feature* The Science of Ice Cream Take and Make Kit
I scream...you scream...we all scream for ice cream! It's summertime, and what better way to celebrate the season and beat the heat than to stop by the P.D. Brown branch and pick up a cool take & make kit? Each kit will explore [...]
Historically Inaccurate: Pocahontas
What does a talking tree, a racoon, and a hummingbird have in common? They were all acquainted with Pocahontas…the 1995 Disney film version of her. But what was the real Pocahontas like? Born in the Powhatan tribe, she became famous for her [...]
A Camping We Will Go!
June is National Camping Month. Explore the great outdoors with these exciting books and fun activities! Books to Inspire Camping by Cindy Jenson-Elliott Describes the equipment, skills, and knowledge needed for camping. [...]
Tween Comic Club Recommends 22
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 [...]
Art Junction: Hop-Along-Frog
Can I get a “ribbit ribbit”? Make this super cute Hop-Along-Frog craft. Did you know that there are over 5,000 species of frogs in the world? Watch and discover them here on Kanopy. Where can ‘Croaky’ the frog be? Find out here [...]
National Creativity Day
National Creativity Day is May 30th! Are you looking to get your creative juices flowing? Let’s celebrate National Creativity Day. This special day was established in 2018 in order to recognize and pay tribute to artists who create, innovate and explore their [...]
Gardening with Ms. Kate 12: Let’s Throw a Plant Party Part 2!
Hello, and welcome to Gardening with Ms. Kate, a blog where I teach a new element of gardening! Back in April, I thought it would be a cool idea to conduct an experiment with our plants, where we let them listen to [...]
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month (with healthy meal inspirations)
June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month. Fruits and vegetables are essential to our health and well being ~ they provide so many valuable nutrients that our bodies need including calcium, fiber, folate, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, Vitamin A and Vitamin [...]