*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!* Do you love Raina… Continue Reading CCPL Staff Picks: 10 Graphic Novels for Fans of Smile
Garrett Morgan was an African American inventor known for inventing the three way traffic signal. He was born on March 4, 1877 in Paris, Kentucky. He always enjoyed experimenting with new ideas. One day while driving through Cleveland, he saw a car collide… Continue Reading Garrett Morgan and the Three Way Traffic Signal STEAM Activity: Three Way Traffic Light Made out of Puffy Paint
Join us on Wednesday, February 10th at 2 p.m. for a fun-filled session of Art Exploration, where we will learn even more about the art of the Harlem Renaissance and make our own artwork! Register Here! The Harlem Renaissance was a time… Continue Reading Art Exploration: The Harlem Renaissance
Join us for another Library After Hours event! Meet a three-time Caldecott Honor author and a multi-talented illustrator and spoken word artist all in one presentation. Carole B. Weatherford will deliver a lively presentation tracing rap's roots in African-American oral traditions and Jeffery… Continue Reading CCPL Welcomes Carole Boston Weatherford
Join us on Wednesday, February 3rd at 2 p.m. for a fun filled session of STEM Club where we will learn even more about music and fractions! Register Here! Before we talk about how music and fractions are… Continue Reading STEM Club: Musical Fractions
Every drawing that you have can be brought to life through animation. Animation is seen in many movies and cartoon shows, where creators take drawings or 3-Dimensional models or objects and make them move. A good way of seeing professional animations is… Continue Reading Animation Station
*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!* What are wordless picture… Continue Reading CCPL Staff Picks: Wordless Picture Books
New year, new fun craft ideas! In this post, you’ll learn how to create a cute caterpillar clip using a clothespin. Do check out the CreativeBug site to find more ideas on how to use and create easy clothespin crafts, as well as… Continue Reading Caterpillar Clip
Have you ever wondered why we don’t all fall off the earth? What is holding us down so we don’t all float away? How do rockets get into space? How do objects stop moving or start moving? Let’s dig into some laws of… Continue Reading STEAM Club: Physics Phun
Do you love to have stories read to you? Did you know that Hoopla has Read-Alongs? Go to Hoopla. In the search bar, type in “read along” and hit enter. You should see this amazing list show up right before your eyes:… Continue Reading CCPL Staff Picks: Hoopla Read-Alongs
