Bougie Summer Beverages
With May here, summer is right around the corner. Soon school will be out, and the hot sunny days of lying on a beach or by the pool will be at hand. What better way to cool down on those days than [...]
Make a Fake News Headline and Photo
Are you good with digital photo manipulation? Do you know how to use Photoshop, GIMP, Paint.NET, or some other type of photo software? Then here is a challenge for you! Below are two photos from two different angles [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
100 YA Retellings
Looking for a new spin on a familiar tale? Below are 100 young-adult (YA) novels featuring retellings of everything from classic fairy tales to beloved novels to popular movies. *CCPL Staff picks are chosen by CCPL staff members and are not [...]
Introducing: Discovery Sessions: Library 1 on 1 Appointments!
Could you benefit from one-on-one personal reference assistance? If so, schedule a Discovery Session for one-on-one CCPL library staff assistance at any of our branches (excluding the Mobile Library) for a more in depth session to explore resources and develop skills. Each [...]