Pasadena Public Library
by Julia See, Teen Advisory Board On the last Thursday of July, there were teens running around and trying to find and steal stuffed animals. Laser tag was played in a form of capture of the flag. Except instead of flags, there were stuffed animals.The teens were broken into groups […]
Recap by Miko Sellier, Grade 9 The T-shirt making workshop was on July 20, 2016. This class took place on the fourth floor in the Studio. I helped out with putting the supplies on the tables and with putting the tables into place for this fun event. The setup consisted […]
Review by John Chon, grade 9 Insignia by S.J. Kincaid Tom is a son of a gambler, with no mother. His often-drunk father rants about the government, which fights wars in space using drones. Tom is recruited by the military at age 14, where he has a computer installed into […]
A music playlist for For the Record by Charlotte Huang. Playlist by Madison Comick, grade 9 The book was really upbeat and the characters were always positive, so these songs came to mind when reading it. Going the Distance- Zipper Club Casual Party- Band of Horses We’re in Trouble- Champanes […]
Cady West, Grade 10 Cady is a huge Harry Potter fan, as well as a wealth of many other fandoms, including Welcome to Night Vale. In fact, she’s one of the instigators of our Welcome to Night Vale Listening Parties at the Central Library. She considers herself a Slytherin. She […]
Review by John Chon, grade 9 Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld In the second installment of Leviathan, an alternate version of WW1 rages on. Deryn, a 15 year old girl disguised as a boy in the British air force on an airship, becomes close friends with Alek, the secret heir to […]
Review by Jacob Chon, grade 9 Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld In an alternate universe, it is 1914. Britain has survived by splicing genes and animals meant for specific tasks, courtesy of Charles Darwin. Germany has endured by inventing and producing mechanical walkers to do their military work. Prince Alek of the […]
July Recap by Madison Comick, grade 9 The Leveller by Julia Durango Phoenix “Nixy” Bauer is the daughter of two employees of the MEEP, a virtual reality game of a future dystopian world. MEEP is played by getting a chip implanted in your brain when you’re thirteen. Nixy is paid to […]
Review by Satya Rajendra, Grade 7 Defender by Graham McNamee Tyne Greer is a six-foot-six giant high school girl that resides in an old apartment building called the Zoo. Her father, Ted Greer, is the superintendent of the building, and she helps him repair things in the building. But one day, when […]
On Thursday, July 14, teens and librarians took to the streets of Pasadena to gather XM from the Enlightenment and explore the world of Ingress. If you aren’t familiar with Ingress, you will be in for an incredible adventure that will force you to explore every corner of the city […]