Coding Fun for All Ages

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Coding has quickly become one of the defining skills of the 21st century. Coding involves problem solving, logical and sequential thinking, and mathematics–as well as its own set of language/literacy skills. We’ve put together a list of ideas to help you learn coding or teach your child coding, with recommendations […]

Making Flappy Bird Games on Scratch: Kids Coding Club

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Our first coding class for ages 7-12 on May 29 had a total of 115 attendees! 115! Not all of them could be there for the entire time. But still, 115 new or fairly new users were brought to the fountain of free learning and creativity that is Scratch! So […]

Read Around the World Book Club Tours Denmark

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We held our first virtual meeting of the Read Around the World book club today, and nine kids joined us and shared their thoughts about the book When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina Nannestad! Click the picture above to be taken to the library’s catalog, or click here to […]

Citizen Science Anyone Can Do at Home

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For many kids and teens, summer is a time for traveling and expanding their knowledge of the world. For some it’s also about doing something helpful for their communities, getting involved in volunteer projects. But with travel restrictions and in-person volunteering opportunities limited, Summer 2020 is going to be different. […]

eBooks for Your Kids at Home: April 28, 2020

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Here’s this week’s edition of my list of eBooks that are currently available and recommended. I hope this list might help you find something good to read while the libraries are closed. The descriptions of the books are taken from the databases where they were found. eBooks available through hoopla: […]

eBooks For Your Kids at Home: April 21, 2020

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Here’s this week’s edition of my list of eBooks that are currently available and recommended. I hope this list might help you find something good to read while the libraries are closed. The descriptions of the books are taken from the databases where they were found. eBooks available through hoopla: […]

eBooks For Your Kids at Home: April 13, 2020

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Life in the year 2020 may be rough, especially now when schools are closed and the libraries are closed too. But one of the things we can be grateful for is that we have access to millions of reading materials at the touch of a finger. However, even eBooks can […]

Educator Night 2020

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On Monday, February 24, we held our fourth Educator Night at Pasadena Public Library. 48 teachers, librarians, and administrators from 27 schools came to learn about the resources available at our libraries and enjoy lots of giveaways and opportunity drawings! Around 20 new educator cards were opened. Participants came from […]

Exploring the Night Sky

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On Thursday, February 27, we had a special astronomy festival for the whole family! People of all ages got to learn something new and inspiring about the way our understanding of the universe has grown, and also the ways that you can help scientists track changes in night sky visibility. […]

My Toy Friends: Preschool Storytime

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Books We Shared In Sam and Jump by Jennifer K. Mann, Sam goes to the beach and makes a new friend, but loses his bunny Jump. Fortunately for Sam, someone found Jump! Loved to Bits is a fairly new book (2018) by Teresa Heapy and illustrated by Katie Cleminson. People […]