Youth Network – 05/06/2020 Focus: Life Skills, Mental Health, United Youth Support Present: Staff: Jane – Library Nancy – Day One Ashley – Day One Day One Advocates: Aileen Jimena Estrella Stephanie Demond Karina Teen Advisory Board: Haile Noah Genevieve Taleen Liam? Youth Council: Prince Luke Notes […]
Yes No Maybe So — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Yes No Maybe So By Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed When Jamie, who considers himself to be awful at public speaking, and Maya, who’s going through the worst possible time of her life, somehow end up doing political canvassing for their local state senate candidate, they’re […]
Youth Network — April 2020
Published on :Youth Network: Teen Advisory Board + Day One Advocates + Youth Council Focus: United Youth Support Present: Staff: Jane Gov – Pasadena Library Nancy Verdin – Day One Ashley Carrasco – Day One Jazmine – Day One Day One Advocates: Stephanie Estrella Fernando Mario Teen Advisory Board: Cassie […]
What I Want You To See — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 What I Want You To See By Catherine Linka Winning a full-ride scholarship to California’s top art school previously seemed like a crazy, awesome, happily-ever-after for Sabine Reyes, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. The renowned professor Colin Krell, who she’d hoped to be […]
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong (Young Readers’ Edition) — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Nina Dinan, 16 Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong (Young Readers’ Edition) By James W. Loewen, Adapted by Rebecca Stefoff “In his novel 1984, English writer George Orwell said, ‘Who controls the present controls the past.’ He meant that those in power shape the way […]
New eBooks — April 2020 edition
Published on :New YA Books You can borrow books online on Overdrive or Cloud Library with your library card! Catwoman: Soulstealer Sarah J. Maas · Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: 384 Format: eBook Sizzling with action and suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author SARAH J. MAAS delivers a coming-of-age Selina Kyle who will […]
Virtual volunteer opportunities
Published on :These are virtual volunteer tasks for teen volunteers at Pasadena Public Library. They can be completed any time before May 31, 2020. You do not need to be an official Library Teen Volunteer to participate in any of these tasks unless specified. However, if you would like to sign up […]
Free Online Tools for Collaboration
Published on :The following web tools will help you work more efficiently, effectively, and collaboratively with team members. Or if you just want easier access to your projects, all of these tools are web-based, so they can be accessed on any device with internet. Canva Collaborate on graphics, posters, flyers, […]
Don’t Read Comments — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Don’t Read Comments By Eric Smith Divya Sharma, a popular teenage streaming gamer known as D1V, seems like she’s got it all—a host of fans, companies tripping over themselves to be her sponsor, and a huge, established presence in this year’s hottest game, “Reclaim the Sun”. […]
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
Published on :Review by Nina Dinan, 16 Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir By Nikki Grimes Ordinary Hazards is a memoir in verse. As the daughter of a paranoid schizophrenic mother and a struggling violinist father, Nikki Grimes spent her early years in and out of foster care, contending not only with poverty but with an […]