Tricks for Pet Pics!
Are you having trouble taking good pictures of your pet? I am here to help you by giving you tricks to take the best pictures of your animal companions! The photo essay of this blog post features my niece, Jackie! She is a [...]
How to Make Onigiri (Rice Balls)
In an episode of Pokemon, Brock holds up a plate of rice balls and loudly states, “These donuts are great! Jelly-filled are my favorite! Nothing beats a jelly-filled donut!” Sorry Brock, but they’re called Onigiri (oh-knee-gear-ree). It is a popular Japanese snack to [...]
Finding Adventures in Reading for Any Age
Most parents of children and teens that love reading usually don’t have a problem with bringing their child to the library to look for books and browse the shelves for the whole family. But, what do you do while the library is offering [...]
Local Author Reception: Call for Submissions
Calling all Local Authors, young and old, big or small! During the month of November, we will be featuring local authors on the official CCPL @ Home Blog. If you are a local author and would like to be featured as part [...]
Tween Comic Club Recommends 13
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 [...]
SLC Booklist – YA
Summer is here! And you know what that means… It's Summer Learning Challenge time! You can find all of our amazing summer programs, along with how to sign up in Beanstack to get started earning points. We have programming for all ages and [...]
Silver Screen Cinema Podcast Ep. 1
The CCPL Film Club has produced it’s very first episode in a new series of podcasts called Silver Screen Cinema. They’ll discuss reviews of movies they’ve seen, movies they’re looking forward to, and some off the wall “what-if” questions you may want [...]
S.M.O.R.E.S.: A Virtual Hike of Chapman State Park
*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!* S.M.O.R.E.S. stands for the Southern Maryland [...]
CCPL Staff Picks: Teens: 5 Adventurous Manga
*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!* Looking for some manga [...]
Lightsaber Freeze Pop Holder
Materials Black or whatever color felt you want for base Different color felt for details Pompom, jewels, felt or whatever you can think of for decorations Glue: tacky glue or hot glue works best [...]