Pasadena Public Library
This year’s teen art contest, challenged artists to explore the theme of STEAM. Thank you to the art contest judges: library staff members Catherine Hany and Erik Hernandez, and Teen Advisory Board members Denisse Anderson, Genevieve Harvey, and Carolyn Sam. The original artwork is on display in Teen Central at […]
review by John Chon, age 15 Spinning by Tillie Walden Spinning, by Tillie Walden, is a graphic autobiography about a young figure skater who fights against prejudices to allow herself to exist. The writer recounts her young life as she grew up and includes milestones such as her figure skating, learning she […]
review by John Chon, age 15 In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang In Real Life, a short graphic novel by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang, was a change of pace for me. This short book is about a girl, Anda, who starts playing online games and quickly falls into […]
review by Jacob Chon, age 15 Among The Red Stars by Gwen C. Katz Set in the heart of the largest conflict in human history, Among The Red Stars is a historical fiction novel with real roots in the Second World War’s Eastern Front. Valentina Grizodubova is a young pilot with large […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 6/18/2018 Present: Jake, Lucas, Jonathan, Enrique, Gerardo, Denisse, Brittany, Luke, Lauren, Genevieve, Sophie, Carolyn, John, Armand, Chris, Liam, Aminda Focus of June meeting: new teen workspace tour, committee check-in Assignments: please send me your tshirt size Biography for the website (changes […]
review by Nina Dinan, age 14 Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman This book is a portrait in words, filled with vivid descriptions of scenes and locations that are by turns devastating and breathtakingly beautiful. This is fitting in a sweeping dual biography of two brothers who lived […]
Meeting held on April 16th, 2018 Article written by Johanna Faith Malicdem, Marketing Chair and Blog Manager The Innovation, STEAM and Marketing Committees answered the following questions to summate TAB’s charges and roles. In doing so, the committees learned to advocate for all the members’ hard work and contribution to […]
Written by Johnathan Haile At the moment, there are three outlets for teen content at the Pasadena Library. We have the Teen Zine, the Teen Blog, and the Teen Instagram page. The Teen Zine (my main focus) only releases an issue every six months, which doesn’t really give much to […]
review by John Chon, age 15 That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba Karim That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba Karim is an interesting novel about the modern Muslim family. Not most teen books are about this topic. This book does a fair job with it, balancing it out with […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 5/21/2018 Present: Armand, Chris, Denisse, Haile, Lauren, Liam, Liliana, Jonathan, Sofia, Sophie, Taleen Special Guest: Deborah Aschheim Focus of May meeting: advocacy, activism, inclusiveness, diversity, social justice Agenda Discussion/Presentation Special guest Deborah Aschheim spoke to TAB about student activism, oral histories […]