DIY Foam Stamps
Check out this neat DIY Stamp craft. You’ll learn how to create your very own DIY stamp using foam sheets. Do check out our HOOPLA page and our COSMOS page to find more ideas on how to use and cut fun shape crafts, [...]
Tween Comic Club Recommends 8
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 [...]
STEAM Lab: Using Invisible Ink to Send a Message
Picture this: You see two people meet up. Person 1 passes Person 2 a few sheets of paper. They both leave in opposite directions. Another person bumps into Person 2, who drops the sheets on the ground. One sheet lands at your feet [...]
Build Your Own Teddy Bear
Everything's better with a friend, especially the soft, cuddly, furry ones! You can make your very own teddy bear friend when you pick up a Build Your Own Teddy Bear kit from the Mobile Library, while supplies last. Your kit will have [...]
CCPL Staff Picks: 10 Graphic Novels for Fans of Smile
*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!* Do you love Raina [...]
Garrett Morgan and the Three Way Traffic Signal STEAM Activity: Three Way Traffic Light Made out of Puffy Paint
Garrett Morgan was an African American inventor known for inventing the three way traffic signal. He was born on March 4, 1877 in Paris, Kentucky. He always enjoyed experimenting with new ideas. One day while driving through Cleveland, he saw a car collide [...]
Art Exploration: The Harlem Renaissance
Join us on Wednesday, February 10th at 2 p.m. for a fun-filled session of Art Exploration, where we will learn even more about the art of the Harlem Renaissance and make our own artwork! Register Here! The Harlem Renaissance was a time [...]
CCPL Welcomes Carole Boston Weatherford
Join us for another Library After Hours event! Meet a three-time Caldecott Honor author and a multi-talented illustrator and spoken word artist all in one presentation. Carole B. Weatherford will deliver a lively presentation tracing rap's roots in African-American oral traditions and Jeffery [...]
STEM Club: Musical Fractions
Join us on Wednesday, February 3rd at 2 p.m. for a fun filled session of STEM Club where we will learn even more about music and fractions! Register Here! Before we talk about how music and fractions are [...]
Animation Station
Every drawing that you have can be brought to life through animation. Animation is seen in many movies and cartoon shows, where creators take drawings or 3-Dimensional models or objects and make them move. A good way of seeing professional animations is [...]