National Coming Out Day
Today is National Coming Out Day and Pasadena is celebrating with its Inaugural National Coming Out Day Celebration tonight, October 11, from 6:30-8:30. This will a super fun event with […]
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Banned Books Week: Celebrating Diversity
Banned Books Week is here again and this year it’s focused on celebrating diversity. Many of the books that are often challenged, while not challenged specifically on grounds of diversity, feature diverse […]
Roald Dahl Day
Today is Roald Dahl’s 100 Birthday! Many of us vividly remember his famous children’s books, including Matilda, The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and many more from our childhood. While these […]
Back to School Books for Adults
It may feel like we’re still in the middle of summer, but for many local kids it’s back-to-school time already. While they get ready for a new school year, you […]
Pokemon Go!
Need another reason to visit the Pasadena Public Library? We’re a Poke Stop! So come and collect some Pokémon and other Poke-goodies then stay and take a look at the these great […]
Excellent Literary Fathers
Father’s Day is coming up this Sunday, June 19th so make sure to let your dad or the father figure in your life know how much he means to you. Great […]
One City, One Story: Books about Foster Children
The 2016 One City, One Story selection, Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline tells the story of a young orphan girl who is taken from New York to the Midwest on […]
Books on Climate Change
On Thursday 1/28 the Pasadena Public Library will be having Robert Haw, a physicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and co-founder of the Pasadena Foothills chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby, speaking […]
Christmas Books for Grown-ups
‘Tis the season for Christmas books full of cheer, hilarity, and heartwarming (and occasionally heart-stopping) scenes. We all know and love so many wonderful Christmas books for kids and adults […]
Spoooky Ghost Stories
Happy Halloween! Looking for something spine-tingling, hair-raising, or soul-chilling to scare yourself with? Then look no further. The six books below have varying levels of spookiness, but all of them feature one […]