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Look How Far We've Come: Picture Books About Our Country's History
This July 4th, 2024, the United States of America will be 248 years old. For a country, that is still pretty young! But we have a lot of important history that made our country what it looks like today.
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Start Your Summer Reading Adventure at the Library!
CGPL's back at it again with another summer full of fun reading, games, and events! This year's Summer Reading theme is Adventure Begins At Your Library.
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Listen Up! Audiobooks for Family Road Trips
It’s that time of year- summertime, and that means family vacation season. We’ve put together a list of acclaimed audiobooks that will entertain the whole family, no matter the length of your drive. Some are even read by a full cast of voice actors, and some have music and sound effects!
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Storytime Tips from Your Youth Librarians
Reading is key to children's brain development, and parents can encourage that best by reading to their children. Your CGPL youth librarians are here to offer you our tips that turn a regular read-aloud into an awesome storytime.
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Let's Get Crafty!
Time to break out the glitter, construction paper, and hot glue guns because March is National Craft Month!
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Quiz: Which Trailblazing Woman Are You?
During March, we celebrate Women’s History Month by thinking of the women who have positively influenced our global society throughout time. Through arts, sciences, law, and even sports, women have continued to redefine what it means to be female.
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Valentine's Day at CGPL
Happy Valentine's Day! Most people think of today as a day of romance, but there are many other things to love and we want to celebrate them! This year, we asked our youngest patrons to tell us what they love, and we got a wide variety of answers.
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CGPL Receives $11K Grant to Boost 2024 Summer Reading Program
We're thrilled to announce that we have been awarded an $11,033 grant to support our upcoming summer reading program.
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Can YOU Survive the Arctic?
The youth staff has done it again! We have transformed our Youth Program Room into an Arctic Research Lab!
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National Young Reader's Week
We love to celebrate our young readers!
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If You Liked Harry Potter, Try These Selections
Harry Potter’s fantastical rags-to-riches hero’s journey has been capturing readers’ imaginations for over 25 years now. Whether it’s the found-family friendships that fans love, the magical school, or the massive worldbuilding, J.K.
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Celebrate National Family Day With Us!
National Family Day (September 26) celebrates families of all types, backgrounds, and sizes. For this day, focus on the people who make your life meaningful! For anyone looking to spend quality time with their family, CGPL has a diverse collection of activities for checkout.
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Which Roald Dahl Character Are You?
Today, September 13th, is Roald Dahl Day!
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Back to Reality!
Summer reading might be over, but that doesn't mean the fun stops at the public library!
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Summer Reading 2023: All Together Now
It’s our favorite time of the year: Summer Reading!