*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!* It’s soup making season!! The fall months… Continue Reading It’s Soup Season
Just the Bear Facts Polar bears live on shores and the sea ice up near the arctic circle. In 1973, the United States, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Russia signed an agreement to help protect the bears. The polar… Continue Reading Brrr… Polar Bears!
In Ten Ways to Hear Snow, Lina discovers that snow has covered her neighborhood. On the way to her Sitti’s to help her make warak enab (Lebanese recipe for stuffed grape leaves), not only to have a fun evening with her grandmother, but… Continue Reading Cook the Book: Ten Ways to Hear Snow
January 20th is National Penguin Awareness Day. Check out these great books to learn more about these amazing birds. Non-Fiction Penguin: Habitats, Life Cycles, Food Chains, Threats by Keith ReidDescribes the life cycle of the penguin,… Continue Reading Books to Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day
Are you a trivia fan and like challenges? Then try this fun Harry Potter Google Translates trivia quiz. Quotes from the Harry Potter books were run through Google Translate in various languages and then back into English. You will then have to try to identify… Continue Reading CCPL Google Translate Trivia: Harry Potter Quotes
Did you know that the Leatherback Sea Turtle has no scales or a hard back shell? They are also the largest species of turtle in the world. Construct a turtle craft of your own. Create a list of must reads on Novelist and… Continue Reading Art Junction: Mosaic Turtle
December is Learn a Foreign Language Month! There are plenty of reasons to learn a foreign language. According to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages language learning supports academic achievement, improved reading abilities, linguistic awareness, and positive attitudes towards other… Continue Reading Learn a Foreign Language with the Library!
In 2021, comic books and graphic novels are more popular than ever. Toys, t-shirts, movies, TV shows, and video games featuring characters from comics are everywhere, and it’s easy to see why. Unfortunately, a lot of the source material is not made with… Continue Reading Eight Great Graphic Novels for New Readers
I absolutely love receiving greeting cards. Greeting cards from family, friends, and even from some of the places I shop! There is just something about them. You can not deny how much love was put into them. When opening up a mailbox or… Continue Reading Blog Post Title: Art Junction: Light-Up Card
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… Continue Reading Tween Comic Club Recommends 18
