http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog Cecil County Public Library Tue, 21 May 2013 12:40:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 If the popularity of last years’ movie, Lincoln, and the academy-award winning performance by Daniel Day Lewis are any indications, Abraham Lincoln continues to fascinate and enthrall as America’s favorite president. From childhood we learned about his humble upbringing in a log cabin, his determination to educate himself and his ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3023 Out of all the items the library carries--magazines, CDs, DVDs, video games, books, and more--my weakness happens to be recipe books. Yup, dear reader, I can’t resist cookbooks.  Wave a lovely tome with bright, colorful pictures of delicious food and I'm done for!  I admit I have a problem and ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3010 Being a housewife has never come easily to the women in my family. Whether it’s an issue with the soil or some undiscovered mutation, our family tree seems to propagate only non-conformist women. From my flapper great-grandmother who came north to work in the factories, leaving her husband and son ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=3000 On Tuesday, March 26 @ 7 pm, Lynne Gartenhaus from C4H, Companions for Heroes, will give a presentation on how soldiers and first responders can heal through the unconditional love of dogs and other pets.  C4H was founded by a soldier, Dave Sharpe, deployed in 2001 with the U.S. Air ... http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/blog/?p=2987