Pasadena Public Library
Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, math and art! There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing! Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]
This summer as part of our STEAM Careers in Pasadena series, some representatives from the city’s Parking Enforcement office across the street came to our west parking lot, and brought with them their vehicles, their tools, AND lunch, to share their work with the kids! They did a STEAM program […]
Twenty seven budding archaeologists participated in Pasadena Central Library’s first archaeological dig. Fortunately for them our Library has a “resident” archaeologist on staff – Luz Mejia-Ramos. Luz works for the Support Services Department at Central Library but during her time off she travels the world to participate in archaeological digs. Luz obtained a degree in Archaeology from the National […]
Today, we were dragons flying high and breathing fire! Books We Shared Did you know that the best way to make friends with a dragon is by giving him a taco? Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri let you in on the big secret that Dragons Love Tacos. You’ll learn everything […]
Broken item, create something new with it! This week’s storytime was about letting your imagination flow and creating or reimagining something new. Stories: DOLL-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey Charlotte has a talent for anything technological, so when she receives a doll as a present, she upgrades it with a […]
Part-Time Mermaid by Deborah Underwood A mermaid who is a human while on land prepares for the Midsummer Sea Festival at the underwater palace but must find the merboy and his pet turtle, who are at risk of missing the event. Is It a Mermaid? By Candy Gourlay; illustrated by […]
WE read some great stories about chickens in weird places and just plain WEIRD chickens! Sort of a twist on the chicken at the farm stories! Here are the books, songs, flannel stories. action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read In Chicken Story Time by Sandy Asher, we […]
We read all about BUGS in our final storytime of the summer session. (Some of these insects can be found in our backyards!) Our library butterfly joined in the fun! What follows are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel board stories, movement activities and video we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED Lenny in the Garden by […]
For our final storytime of the summer session we read about BUGS! (Some of these critters even sneak into our backyards and homes.) What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel activity we shared. Our library butterfly ~ Lucy BOOKS WE SHARED Lenny in the Garden by Ken Wilson-Max […]
On Saturday during our STEAM Fair, we announced the winners of our Kids’ Art Contest! This year’s theme was “Reading Takes You Everywhere,” and we asked kids to submit flat works of art based on that theme or anything travel-related. Before I share who won, I’d like to give a […]