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Review by Emily Battaglia, 17 Miss Meteor By Anna-Marie McLemore and Tehlor Kay Mejia Lita has always longed to become the beauty pageant winner Miss Meteor. This year may be her final chance, because she’s slowly dissolving into stardust and wants to depart from Earth following her dream. She can’t […]
Review by Jesus Gonzalez, 16 Act Cool By Tobly Mcsmith Act Cool by Tobly McSmith is the emotional, heart striking, coming of age story which we all needed without knowing we did. In it, August Green, a Trans ftm teenager is accepted into one of the most prestigious Performing arts […]
Review by Amber Elias, 15 Unchosen By Katharyn Blair The world has been thrown into chaos as a deadly sickness called the Crimson sweeps the eyes of the globe, infecting people through sight and setting them down the path of becoming mindless, cannibalistic zombies. For Charlotte, this is only a […]
The levelUP Youth Leadership Conference was a hybrid conference in 2021, starting with a fair at Hastings Branch Library, followed by a series of online programs presented by our community partners. Topics offered this year include: cooking class, car design workshop, mindfulness, creative writing, and a community health education series. […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, November 27, 2021 at Hastings Branch Library Present: luke, leo, noah, jasmine, aminda, vivien Announcements: Jackbox games is on Tues. Feb. 15 from 4:30-6pm at Hastings Branch Library Save the date: State of the Youth on Wed. Jan. 26 In Dec. […]
In this lesson, we are making fresh handmade pasta with a sweet corn lemon sauce. This lesson will take about 2-3 hours, so I recommend setting aside a long afternoon to complete the recipe. Take your time in rolling and shaping your pasta. Share the experience with family or friends. […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, October 16, 2021 at Hastings Branch Library Present: Staff: Jane, Angel Members: Leo, Jasmine, Jesus, Yenyi, Aminda Announcements: Progress of Bullying Prevention Month activities. Passed out 95 Care Kits and 1000 ribbons so far. Discussions: Discuss zine articles – […]
We’re pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Bookmark Drawing Contest. Artists were challenged to submit a black and white drawing for a “coloring page” in the size of a bookmark. Thanks to everyone who voted including our staff and community members. We received some truly beautiful submissions. The […]
We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! We’re learning about empanadas and how to make pastry dough from scratch. This dough technique (cutting cold butter into flour) is similar to making pie crusts, biscuits, scones, pasties, turnover dough, and other pastries. This process creates tiny air pockets (the butter) in your dough, […]
Review by Emily Battaglia , 17 This is Not a Ghost Story By Andrea Portes Mere months before Daffodil Turner begins her new life in college, she finds herself with a rather unusual summer job: house sitting a dusty old mansion for a strange old couple. As the days drag […]