Pasadena Public Library
Our teen volunteers are amazing! During the 2016-2017 school year, our volunteers collectively: worked nearly 5,000 hours wrote 64 articles helped increased library teen program offerings by more than 35 programs helped increased library teen program attendance by nearly 1,500 In addition, there are some star volunteers we want to […]
Review by Hadley Willman, age 17 The Best Possible Answer by E. Katherine Kottaras Summary: AP exams—check SAT test—check College application—check Date the wrong guy and ruin everything you’ve spent your whole life working for—check Super-achiever Viviana Rabinovich-Lowe has never had room to be anything less than perfect. But her […]
Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 7/17/2017 Present: Penelope, Isabella, Madison, Mckenna, Genevieve, Sophie, Liliana, Julia, Kara, Denisse, Jane L, Perla, Brittany, Kristina, Trisha Pre-meeting assignment: Myers-Briggs Focus of July’s meeting: committee work Agenda Debrief – (1-2 minutes each; 10 minutes) Writing Meetup – Genevieve, Mckenna, Brittany YA […]
recap by Brittany Romero, age 16 On June 14, “Filmmaker 101” kicked off the summer teen design programs at the Central Library. This program took place in the Studio on 4th and had quite a good turn out. A guest speaker by the name of Diana Keeler from an organization […]
Rebel of The Sands By Alwyn Hamilton Summary: “Amani is desperate to leave the dead-end town of Dustwalk, and she’s counting on her sharpshooting skills to help her escape. But after she meets Jin, the mysterious rebel running from the Sultan’s army, she unlocks the powerful truth about the desert […]
Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 6/19/2017 Present: Angel, Brittany, Chris, Genevieve, Isabella, Jonathan, Julia, Kara, KC, Lauren, Liliana, Lucy, Luke, Madison, Maya, Mckenna, Nina, Penelope, Perla Not attending: Hadley, Haneen, Jane L., Sophie Pre-meeting assignment: Favorite Instagram users Focus of today’s meeting: marketing Agenda Introductions (5 minutes) Debrief […]
recap by Nina Dinan, age 13 On June 7, the Pasadena Central Library hosted a presentation by Teen Line, a life changing organization which allows teens to connect (literally and figuratively) with one another by providing calling, text, and email lines for potential users. Volunteers from grades 9 through 11 […]
review by Kara Eng, age 18 The Princess Bride by William Goldman Summary: What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be…well…a lot less than the man of her dreams? As a boy, William Goldman claims, he […]
recap by Genevieve Harvey, age 13 Many people feel uncomfortable talking about the issue of mental illness, and thinking about how they can deal with it or how they would react when hearing someone’s story. The Teen Advisory Board has tackled that phobia by showcasing a movie and discussion every […]
Review by Alaina Joby, age 14 The Stranger Game by Cylin Busby Summary: When Nico Walker’s older sister mysteriously disappears, her parents, family, and friends are devastated. But Nico can never admit what she herself feels: relief at finally being free of Sarah’s daily cruelties. Then the best and worst thing […]