Love Bat Craft
We’ve all seen a bat before, and might have been scared of it. There are many reasons that bats are disliked. Bats are scary. Bats drink blood. Bats make you sick with rabies and other diseases. Bats are a natural enemy of [...]
Art Junction: Handprint Snowmen
Have you seen all the snow lately? Do you remember those beautiful snowball fights? HA! So much fun! Let’s do some winter-y activities together! Warmup to Hoopla and watch a short video on an exciting snow day with interactive activities you [...]
Let’s Celebrate National Pizza Day!
February 9th is National Pizza Day!!! Celebrate by reading a great book about pizza while you eat pizza! A Pizza with Everything on It by Kyle Scheele When pizzeria owner's son requests a pizza with everything, [...]
Tween Comic Club Recommends 19
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 [...]
Pine Cone Bird Feeder
February is National Bird Feeding Month, and this handmade bird feeder is a great craft for all ages. Create this simple and easy pine cone bird feeder as a perfect winter activity to connect with nature and find some [...]
It’s Soup Season
*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!* It’s soup making season!! The fall months [...]
Brrr… Polar Bears!
Just the Bear Facts Polar bears live on shores and the sea ice up near the arctic circle. In 1973, the United States, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Russia signed an agreement to help protect the bears. The polar [...]
Cook the Book: Ten Ways to Hear Snow
In Ten Ways to Hear Snow, Lina discovers that snow has covered her neighborhood. On the way to her Sitti’s to help her make warak enab (Lebanese recipe for stuffed grape leaves), not only to have a fun evening with her grandmother, but [...]
Books to Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day
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 Google Translate Trivia: Harry Potter Quotes
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 [...]