Pasadena Public Library
Welcome to the Land of Oz! On April 11th, 2025 the Pasadena Public Library hosted an Emerald City Adventures event at the Villa Parke Community Center. For those with whimsy in their hearts, this free 2-hour event was designed to showcase the Villa Parke Community Center’s tenants as a unified […]
Can you balance a shoe on the tip of your nose? Well that was just one of the many whimsical antics enjoyed by dozens of children and their caregivers at the annual “End of Summer Reading Bash” held at Jefferson Branch Library, where the entertainment included giant bowling, an art […]
At 10am on Saturday, April 6th, The Office of the Young Child, in partnership with the Human Services Commission’s Early Childhood Ad Hoc Committee, hosted a variety of fun-filled activities for kids and their caregivers at Jefferson Branch Library. The spectacular commencement to this year’s ‘Week of the Young Child’ […]
We’ve been working hard sprucing up our booklists for Black History Month! In case you weren’t already aware, the library is offering a Black History Month Reading Challenge this year, and all kinds of virtual events all month long, advertised in our special Black History Month Brochure. We have author […]
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. […]
There are so many great picture books about birds and we read two of them during preschool storytime. And…there was even a pesky cat hanging around. We all know cats and birds don’t mix but when it comes to storytime, anything’s possible! Here are the books, songs, flannel board, story […]
We explored stories and activities about Bedtime during toddler storytime. Take a look at the books, flannel activities, songs, rhymes & video we shared. Just for FUN! Have you started sharing books with your baby before bedtime? Comment below if you have any favorites! I can list them in a […]
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 […]
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. […]
We read books about bears during Toddler Storytime this week. We met Ted E. Bear, sang songs, had fun with action rhymes, shared a flannel game, story & song and watched a brief video. We also learned that the word Bear begins with the letter B and we discovered a few […]