Books that Bloom and More
Spring has sprung, so take some time to enjoy these books, artwork, and crafts all about flowers and plants! Books that Blooms Draw 50 flowers, trees, and other plants : the step-by-step way to draw [...]
Travel in 2022
Have you or are you thinking about planning a trip this year? You are not alone! The outlook for travel this year is a high priority for many Americans. At the beginning of 2022, “just over 80% of Americans were looking forward [...]
Tween Comic Club Recommends 21
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 [...]
National Photography Month
Everybody say “CHEEEESE” -- it’s National Photography Month! The word photography, derived from the Greek photos (meaning “light”) and graphein (meaning “to draw”), was first documented as far back as the 1830s. However, the term “camera” (originally referred to as “the camera [...]
Historically Inaccurate: In This Corner of the World
The end of World War II was marked by celebrations and festivities all over the world. Look online at Post-World War II images, and you’ll see people on the streets cheering, waving flags, and, in the case of Times Square in New [...]
STEAM Club: A Colorful Volcano Eruption!
Volcanoes are vents or openings in the Earth’s crust through which lava, ash, molten rock, and gas erupt. As a volcano erupts, hot liquid rock (magma) rises up and bursts out through the Earth’s vent, and it spills lava that flows downslope. [...]
CCPL Birthday Celebration Week!
CCPL is now 100 years old! Can you believe it? Time flies when you’re having fun, and we really do have SO much fun at CCPL! To celebrate our 100 years of service birthday, we’ll be celebrating all week long from May [...]
A CCPL Guide to Starting a Garden
Setting Up The first thing to consider is your location. Some plants prefer full direct sun, while others prefer shade and partial sunlight. If you’re planting directly into the ground, it’s good to get the soil tested for heavy [...]
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
*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!* Since 1922, May has been recognized as [...]
Gardening with Ms. Kate: Let’s Host a Plant Party
Hello! Ms. Kate here, and in this blog post, I was thinking about conducting a science experiment…OOOOOHHHH! I have seen numerous posts and articles regarding how music helps or hinders (depending on genre) their growth. I thought it would be cool to [...]