Author: AnnMarie Kolakowski

Book clubs 

Read Around the World Book Club Tours Denmark

May 15, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments read around the world, school age, tweens, videos

We held our first virtual meeting of the Read Around the World book club today, and nine kids joined us

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Citizen Science Anyone Can Do at Home

May 8, 2020June 11, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments apps, citizen science, school age, science, space, STEAM, tweens, videos

For many kids and teens, summer is a time for traveling and expanding their knowledge of the world. For some

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eBooks for Your Kids at Home: April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments ebooks, hoopla, national emergency library, overdrive

Here’s this week’s edition of my list of eBooks that are currently available and recommended. I hope this list might

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eBooks For Your Kids at Home: April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments cloud library, ebooks, hoopla, internet archive

Here’s this week’s edition of my list of eBooks that are currently available and recommended. I hope this list might

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eBooks For Your Kids at Home: April 13, 2020

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments cloud library, ebooks, internet archive

Life in the year 2020 may be rough, especially now when schools are closed and the libraries are closed too.

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Events & Programs 

Educator Night 2020

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments educator night, educators, teachers

On Monday, February 24, we held our fourth Educator Night at Pasadena Public Library. 48 teachers, librarians, and administrators from

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Exploring the Night Sky

March 2, 2020April 22, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments coloring, school age, science, space, STEAM, tweens

On Thursday, February 27, we had a special astronomy festival for the whole family! People of all ages got to

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Storytimes 

My Toy Friends: Preschool Storytime

February 15, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments preschool, toys

Books We Shared In Sam and Jump by Jennifer K. Mann, Sam goes to the beach and makes a new

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Arts & Crafts 

Listen, Learn, Create Celebrates Lunar New Year with USC Pacific Asia Museum

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments art, chinese, holidays, lunar new year, museum, USC Pacific Asia Museum

On Monday, we had a visit from Valentina Quezada and other representatives of the USC Pacific Asia Museum for their

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Book clubs 

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon: Read Around the World travels to China

January 24, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments china, read around the world, tweens

Read Around the World is a new book club we’ve started for 3rd – 5th graders. Each month the kids

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