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Books, not booze! How the anti-saloon movement helped establish the first branch library in North Pasadena

Young Phong April 11, 2018

Much of the area generally known as North Pasadena was once considered valueless by H.G. Monk, a New York real estate developer who originally owned this piece of property, because […]

From a corner of a room to the Peter Pan Room: A brief history of the children’s room at the Pasadena Public Library

From a corner of a room to the Peter Pan Room: A brief history of the children’s room at the Pasadena Public Library

Young Phong March 13, 2018

Originally produced October 5, 2017; research and writeup by Young Phong Walk into any public library today and you are sure to find a children’s room or area. We take for […]

1920s image of PPL "Foreign Branch" at Garfield school

The Lost Branch of the Pasadena Public Library

Young Phong October 26, 2017

Originally produced December 2016. Research and writeup by Young Phong. Public libraries in the United States and elsewhere in recent times have become increasingly important places for immigrants and refugees […]

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Abraham Lincoln and the Dedication of the Central Library

Young Phong October 26, 2017

Originally produced February 2017. Research and writeup by Young Phong. February 12 is an important date in American history because it’s on this date in 1809 that Abraham Lincoln, the […]

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