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Title: Family StoryTime at the Perryville Branch Library

Family StoryTime

Friday, January 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Perryville Meeting Room at Perryville Branch

Program Type:

StoryTime

Age Group:

Birth to Five

Event Details:

CCPL StoryTimes feature stories, rhymes, music, and play! For families with children ages birth-5. Stay and play afterwards. To attend multiple sessions, please register for e...

Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth to Five
Program Type: StoryTime
Registration Required
Event Details:
CCPL StoryTimes feature stories, rhymes, music, and play! For families with children ages birth-5.
Program Title - Blackboards and Barriers: History of Cecil County Colored Schools

Blackboards and Barriers: History of Cecil County Colored Schools

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Elkton Meeting Room at Elkton Branch

Program Type:

History/Cultural

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

"Blackboards & Barriers" is a poignant documentary that delves into the rich and often turbulent history of Colored Schools in Cecil County, Maryland. Following the personal st...

Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Cultural
Registration Required
Event Details:

"Blackboards & Barriers" is a poignant documentary that delves into the rich and often turbulent history of Colored Schools in Cecil County, Maryland.

Featured Event Title: Frederick Douglass! The Lion of Freedom

Frederick Douglass! The Lion of Freedom

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Elkton Meeting Room at Elkton Branch

Program Type:

History/Cultural

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

This one-man show, written and performed by Darius Wallace, is a journey through the great Abolitionist Frederick Douglass’s life growing up as a slave on the plantation, until the...

Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Cultural
Registration Required
Event Details:

This one-man show, written and performed by Darius Wallace, is a journey through the great Abolitionist Frederick Douglass’s life growing up as a slave on the plantation, until the moment he becomes free.

Program Title - Freedom Stories

Freedom Stories

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Perryville Meeting Room at Perryville Branch

Program Type:

History/Cultural

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

A powerful storytelling experience rooted in the African Diaspora that interweaves personal narrative, historical context, and music to inspire reflection, conversation, and commun...

Library Branch: Perryville Branch
Room: Perryville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Cultural
Registration Required
Event Details:

A powerful storytelling experience rooted in the African Diaspora that interweaves personal narrative, historical context, and music to inspire reflection, conversation, and community connection.

Program Title - America's Birth Certificate: The Declaration of Independence

America's Birth Certificate: The Declaration of Independence

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Elkton Meeting Room at Elkton Branch

Program Type:

History/Cultural

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

This talk will tackle the fascinating origins, misunderstood purpose, and extraordinary global legacy of the Declaration of Independence. This is a MD 250 program.

Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Cultural
Registration Required
Event Details:

This talk will tackle the fascinating origins, misunderstood purpose, and extraordinary global legacy of the Declaration of Independence. 

This is a MD 250 program.

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Teen Cuisine: Jambalaya

4:00pm–5:00pm
Middle School, High School
North East Branch
Registration Required
Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Creative Commons
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Inspired by Leah Chase, the “Queen of Creole Cuisine,” work in groups in make Jambalaya and learn how Chase turned Dooky Chase’s Restaurant into a hub of the Civil Rights Movement. Grades 6-12.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Risk

This program may have items present that could present an allergy risk. Please contact our staff for more information.
 

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Hot Chocolate Through the Ages

4:00pm–5:00pm
Elementary
Chesapeake City Branch
Registration Required
Library Branch: Chesapeake City Branch
Room: Chesapeake City Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Cooking, History/Cultural
Registration Required
Event Details:


Learn about the origins of hot chocolate, how it evolved through the ages, and taste some of the very first recipes! Ages 6-11.

Registration opens two week prior to the program date. 

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Risk

This program may have items present that could present an allergy risk. Please contact our staff for more information.
 

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Kids Can Cook: Strawberry Shortcakes

3:30pm–4:30pm
Elementary
North East Branch
Registration Required
Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Creative Commons
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use kitchen tools and techniques to become a junior chef! Ages 8-11

This month, make strawberry shortcake.

Registration opens two weeks prior to the program date.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Risk

This program may have items present that could present an allergy risk. Please contact our staff for more information.
 

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Intro to Cake Decorating

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Rising Sun Branch
Registration Required
Library Branch: Rising Sun Branch
Room: Rising Sun Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Cooking, Holiday Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join professional chef Emily Fonzi and learn new techniques to add visual appeal and details to your own Valentine's Day cake.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Risk

This program may have items present that could present an allergy risk. Please contact our staff for more information.
 

Teen Cuisine: Lunar New Year

3:30pm–4:30pm
Middle School, High School
Elkton Branch
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teens can learn to cook! Learn how to make a variety of Chinese Lunar New Year treats. Grades 6-12.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Risk

This program may have items present that could present an allergy risk. Please contact our staff for more information.
 

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Teen Cuisine: Cupcake Decorating

4:00pm–5:00pm
Middle School, High School
Rising Sun Branch
Registration Required
Library Branch: Rising Sun Branch
Room: Rising Sun Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your culinary skills to create a delicious, artfully adorned cupcake for your valentines. Grades 6-12.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Risk

This program may have items present that could present an allergy risk. Please contact our staff for more information.
 

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Cooking the Books: Luck of the Irish

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
North East Branch
Registration Required
Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Creative Commons
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the flavors of Ireland in this hands-on cooking class.

Disclaimer(s)

Allergy Risk

This program may have items present that could present an allergy risk. Please contact our staff for more information.
 

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

All Stirred Up: Suffrage Cookbooks, Food, and the Battle for Women's Right to Vote

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Elkton Branch
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors, Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Laura Kumin as she discusses the ever courageous and creative suffragists who carried their radical message into America’s homes wrapped in food wisdom through cookbooks, ingenuously packaging political strategy into already existing social c

Disclaimer(s)

Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.