http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog Cecil County Public Library Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:48:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many of us dream of someday publishing our own book.  Mulling over titles, contemplating cover art, and thinking of ways to spend the profits -- I enjoy indulging those kind of daydreams.  But when it comes to the nitty, gritty business of writing, editing, and then actually publishing -- that ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3272 There’s something satisfying in a primal way about cooking outdoors over a blazing fire.  Most people only do this in summer, but I don’t let a trivial nuisance like weather stop me.  I’ve grilled in the high heat of a 100 degree day.  I’ve grilled in the rain.  I even ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=2359 When my kids were small, they loved looking through our garden after my husband tilled the soil.  They would explore the newly turned dirt in search of treasures they hoped had been brought up from their hiding place in the earth.  Alas, all they ever found were some interesting rocks ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3256 Source: http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/books-help-kids-beat-the-summer-slide_b71386 The 2012-2013 school is almost over, but the time for summer learning is just beginning!  Recent studies show that children who do not actively participate in educational activities over the summer will experience a learning loss, also known as the "Summer Slide."  So while you plan for fun in ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=2340 I recently heard a news story so bizarre I could hardly believe it was true.  A series of crimes in France was linked to a suspect, but then the case took a very odd turn. Police discovered the man was living with his identical twin and because twin DNA is ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3221 I’m not trying to rub it in or anything, but I just returned from a faah-bulous Hawaiian vacation. And while I fantasized about being technology-free while there, I realized that my tablet would sure come in handy for entertainment during my 12-hour (translation: forever) flight. And handy it was. Surprisingly, my ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3206 The Friends of the Cecil County Public Library invite you to an event to feed your mind….and your body! Their 4th annual Book Swap and Bake Sale is this Saturday, May 11th from 10am to 2pm at the Elkton Central Library.  Bring as many as 10 current, gently used books ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3165 One of my greatest pleasures is wandering through my garden after work, marking the day-to-day changes in nature.  I look for new blooms and dead head old ones, pull a pesky weed here and there and look for unexpected surprises.  Checking the status of my little kingdom is a soothing ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3147 In the Spring of 1813, exactly 200 years ago, war came to the upper Chesapeake Bay. The War of 1812, declared nearly a year before by President James Madison and followed by an ill-fated invasion of Canada, surely seemed far removed to many Marylanders. But rumors of war changed to ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3081 If your public library’s mission is to promote community success, what exactly should the library do to achieve that goal every day?  We frequently ask ourselves that question as we develop our services at CCPL, because our mission statement says exactly that.  We are very pleased that the American Library ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3053