ArtNight: Coding And Art

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We had a wonderful group of smart, creative kids come to do some coding and art at our ArtNight program last Friday, April 16th. Kids 8 and up did the Artist Tutorial together on Code.org. The tutorial contains nine easy puzzles to solve, each one introducing a new concept about […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Spin Art ~ Centrifugal Force

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, 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. […]

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

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On Monday, we had a visit from Valentina Quezada and other representatives of the USC Pacific Asia Museum for their free art program, Listen, Learn, Create! Each quarter they come and bring stories and art projects to teach kids about Asian arts and cultures. Valentina read a folk tale called […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Mixed Media & Textures

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, 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. […]

Winners and Honorable Mentions for our Fractured Films Art Contest

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On Saturday, August 31st we had a reception honoring the winners and honorable mentions of our Art and Writing Contests. This year’s theme was “Fractured Films,” fitting with our Summer Reading theme, “It’s Showtime at Your Library!” We got beautiful art and writing entries that were inspired by films, but […]

Art: Preschool Storytime

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Books We Shared I’m the Best Artist in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry is told mostly from the point of view of the giant quid who boasts proudly of his artistic accomplishments, and makes a “messterpiece” all over everyone else! Anywhere Artist by Nikki Slade Robinson is about a girl […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Rock Salt Rainbows

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, 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. […]

USC Pacific Asia Museum @ The Library: Listen, Learn, Create!

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This year Central Library is excited to offer kids a new art series provided in partnership with USC Pacific Asia Museum. Each month, representatives of USC Pacific Asia Museum come to the library to read kids a picture book about Asian culture, and then guide children in an art project […]

Project Designation: Valentine’s Day Arts and Crafts

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On Saturday, February 9th, high school students from Arcadia High School came and presented a fun and informative workshop on graphic design to kids in grades 5-8. The tween participants learned about color theory and fonts. Then tweens had the opportunity to put that knowledge to use making cards and […]

Kids’ Art Salon ~ Classical Architecture

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Kids’ Art Salon ~ Classical Architecture Kids’ Art Salon is in it’s fourth year!  To celebrate this milestone AND to pay homage to STEAM 2018, we thought we would focus on architecture.  Architecture is the perfect choice for Pasadena’s year of STEAM because it incorporates science, technology, engineering, art and math! For our fourth and […]