Join us as we celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month during October! Do you need ideas to get your creative juices flowing? Take a look at Creativebug for inspiration or browse CCPL’s online catalog Cosmos for resources on topics related to arts… Continue Reading 6 Picture Books for National Arts & Humanities Month
If you enjoy shows like “Saturday Night Live,” then you are most likely a fan of parody. What is parody? “A parody is a composition that imitates the style of another composition, normally for comic effect and often by applying that style… Continue Reading How to Write a Parody
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 26
Do you enjoy scary movies? Most horror movies today are rated R, but there are still some great movies that are PG13 (or even rated PG or no rating at all!) that can still scare the dickens out of you! Take a… Continue Reading Horror Movies that are PG-13 (or Lower) that Will Still Scare You!
As we are in the midst of a spooky season, let’s indulge ourselves by reading some Gothic fiction! Surprisingly, this literary genre came about as a “sophisticated joke” when an author in 1764 applied the term to the subtitle of his novel… Continue Reading Gothic Fiction
*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!* Welcome to October, everybody! It’s the time… Continue Reading Finding Your Horror Subgenre – What To Look For When Looking For Your Next Chilling Book
Are you already tired of pumpkin spice cookies, coffee, muffins, and even cereal? Are you wondering if the fun-size candy will ever come off the shelves? Fall is a great time to pick up a good book, sit outside in the cooler… Continue Reading Fall into a Good Book
This is a colorful and fun counting activity! Children create a work of art as they stamp scoops of colorful ice cream onto ice cream cones. They will combine counting, color recognition, and fine motor skills as they stamp. This activity comes… Continue Reading Count the Scoops
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 25
*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 Own Voices… Continue Reading Own Voices for Adults: Latin America
