Fun With Geysers
Join us on Wednesday June 23rd at 2 p.m. for a fun filled program where we will learn even more about Geysers and how they work as well as about the different kinds of geysers. We will do fun Geyser experiments [...]
Short Stories and Novels from the Caribbean
*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!* In June, we commemorate National Caribbean Heritage Month. [...]
CCPL Staff Picks: Books for Dad Celebrating Father’s Day
Father’s day is here and we want to help you pick the best books for Dad! We have assembled a list of books based on different interests a dad may have. From history to cookbooks, we have selections that dads will love! [...]
CCPS High Schools’ Summer 2021 Reading Lists
Hey High Schoolers! Congrats on making it through another year of school… and what a year of school it was! We are SO proud of all the hard work that you have put into shifting from traditional school to a digital classroom… [...]
Novelas Caribeñas: Caribbean-American Heritage Month Teen Staff Pick List
Caribbean Heritage Month is celebrated in the month of June. It honors the contributions of Caribbean Americans to our society. We want to encourage you to learn more about Caribbean and Caribbean-American culture with this reading list of books by authors of Caribbean [...]
Books to Read on Juneteenth
For Juneteenth, which is also known as African American Freedom Day or Emancipation day, we honor the date on June 19th, 1865. This was the day when the federal army reached Galveston, Texas, and ensured that all 250,000 slaves in the state would [...]
Walk Now, Read Later!
We love that you like to read and we would like to encourage you to aim for a healthier lifestyle in 2021! Spring is here and its arrival invites us to go outdoors, enjoy the scents of new flowers, the arrival of migratory birds, [...]
Fossil Dig @ Home
Excavate your own fossils at home while learning all about fossils and where they came from! Registrants will be able to pick up their program kit from the Potomac Branch 1 week before the program. Staff will email registrants to set up [...]
Read the Rainbow: Celebrating Pride Month with Tween & Teen Books
Pride 2021 is here and we’re kicking it off with reading lists of new & recently released LGBTQ+ titles! Some are specifically about queerness, and for others, queerness is just one part of the author’s intersectional identity. This month, we will have book [...]
Read the Rainbow: Celebrating Pride Month with Board, Picture, and Juvenile Books
Pride 2021 is here and we’re kicking it off with reading lists of new and recently released LGBTQ+ titles! Some are specifically about queerness, and for others queerness is just one part of the author’s intersectional identity. This month, we will have [...]