Pasadena Loves YA 2023

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Pasadena Loves YA book festival returned to the Pasadena Public Library on Saturday, September 23 at our newest library location, Jefferson Branch Library. The festival hosted 17 Young Adult authors and presented a series of panels and book signings. Guests received a free tote bag and Vroman’s Bookstore held a […]

Bubble Tea a.k.a. Boba Milk Tea

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Welcome to Out of the Pantry. We’re making bubble tea, also known as boba milk tea. We’ll be making it from scratch. It is a very simple recipe, though it does take quite a long time because there’s a lot of wait time. My name is Jane Gov, from the […]

Teen Advisory Board — June 2022

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Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 6/18/2022 Present:  Vivien, Noah, Hailey, Caelie   Agenda   Announcements: new Teen Librarian starts June 27 -based out of Youth library at Jefferson School grand opening Sept. 10 -will oversee Teen Advisory Board and YA collections   new Hastings librarian starts July 5 […]

Teen Advisory Board — April 2022

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Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 4/18/2022 on Zoom Present: Leo, Caelie, Hailey, Jasmine, Noah, Luke, Vivien   Agenda   ANTI-BOOK EVENT “goody bag” and scavenger hunt assembly at La Pintoresca Library on Sat. May 7 –bubblegum –well-being care kits –origami paper –origami instructions (Caelie will look up pdf […]

Teen Advisory Board — March 2022

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Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 3/19/2022 Present: Noah, Hailey, Jasmine, Vivien, Caelie.   Agenda   Discussions: Middle grade author event on May 14 Levelup Summer program (create something that requires volunteer help – like making lots of crafts or decorations) Summer storytime training July-August   This project was […]

Sketches and More: Garden Stones and Mailable Moths

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The popular teen art series, facilitated and sponsored by Armory Center for the Arts, continues through Fall 2021. The series, which began as a project of the Youth Network, started online during the early months of the Pandemic in 2020. The series continued monthly online for six seasons, and over […]

Out of the Pantry: Yaki Udon

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Welcome to Out of the Pantry. Today we are making Yaki udon to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. What is udon?  Udon is chewy Japanese noodles made from wheat flour, water, and salt. It is typically served in a simple dashi-based broth and is thicker than buckwheat soba […]

Out of the Pantry: Soft Pretzels

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April is National Soft Pretzel Month! Today you are going to learn how to use a baking soda bath for baking and will learn how to make and shape soft pretzels. The baking soda bath method is not the traditional way of making soft pretzels; traditional soft pretzels usually require a […]

Teen Advisory Board — February 2022

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Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, February 19, 2022 at Hastings Branch Library   Present: Aminda, Leo, Vivien, Jasmine   Announcements:  Jackbox games is on March 16 Results of your votes and advice from December – Well-Being care kits, Well-Being lending kits, games, steam kits, puzzles   Discussions:    […]

Teen Advisory Board — January 2022

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Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, January 24, 2022 on Zoom   Present: Aminda, Gabrielle, Leo, Luke, Noah, Vivien, Yenyi   Announcements:  Staffing changes Jackbox games is on Tues. Feb. 15 from 4:30-6pm at Hastings Branch Library   Discussions:    Update on The Way to Well-Being Projects Discussion on […]