Pasadena Public Library
Review by Nina Dinan, 17 The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton By Edith Wharton Edith Wharton, renowned Gilded Age novelist and interior designer, was sometimes so disturbed by ghostly books that she was compelled to burned them. Luckily, this profound fear did not stop her from lending her own pen […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Rules for Being a Girl By Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno There’s a whole set of unspoken rules in society just for girls, and Marin knows how to follow them perfectly. A stellar student and school newspaper editor with a dream to get into Brown University, […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Spin the Dawn By Elizabeth Lim Maia Tamarin has always been an excellent tailor, following in her father’s footsteps with thread and needle. But while her aspirations reach sky-high, her reality is potentially having to marry the loathsome son of a baker in order to […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 The Meaning of Birds By Jaye Robin Brown Jessica Perez’s girlfriend means everything to her. Vivi’s the one who drives Jess to pursue her love of drawing and makes her strive to be better about her anger issues. To Jess, the future suddenly holds countless […]
Youth Network – 10/07/2020 Focus: Mental Health, Life Skills Present: Day One Youth Advocates: Ashley Nancy Keary Estrella Emily Jessica Demond Library Teen Advisory Board or Youth Interns: Jane Natalie Noah Jasmine Brenden Library patrons: Dylan Luna Agenda and Notes Notes from last meeting (Sept 2020) http://pasadena-library.net/teens/2020/youth-network-september-2020/ Icebreaker: What […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 09/21/2020 Present: Jasmine, Cassie, Leo, Genevieve, Natalie, Luke, Marshall, Kani, Brenden, Noah Joining this meeting are several Youth Interns. Presentation: About me – Jane the Librarian Paslibrary 101 — basic training about libraries Some slides from the training: Discussion: How […]
Youth Network – 09/02/2020 Focus: Life Skills, YMP Present: Day One Youth Advocates: Nancy Ashley Keary Ray Emily Jazmine Library Teen Advisory Board or Youth Interns Jane Cassie A Marshall C Leo S (also on PYC) Luke S (also on PYC) Jasmine S Genevieve H Kani T […]
Review by Isabella Henriquez, 16 Parachutes By Kelly Yang Every year, thousands of students from China migrate to the US to study in their schools. They are known as the “parachutes”. This includes our protagonist, Claire Wang. Claire’s parents didn’t believe that she would pass the gaokao, which is China’s […]
Review by Nina Dinan, 16 The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens who Made England) By Dan Jones Are you a fan of Game of Thrones or The White Queen? If so, you’ll love The Plantagenets, the true story of the ruthless and visionary family that transformed England from a […]
We’re pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Bookmark Design Contest! The contest was a great success. We had numerous entries with very creative designs. Two designs from each category, eight designs in total, were selected by our library staff judges. The winning bookmarks will be printed and distributed […]