Pasadena Public Library
Recap by Miko Sellier, Grade 9 The Robot Making workshop took place in the teen library room on the fourth floor. I happily helped with setting up the crafting tables and signing everyone in. The setup consisted of brown paper bags full of ‘supplies’, a pencil, and a piece […]
Teen Advisory Board 7/9/2016 Present: Chris, Kara, Haneen, Bella, Meep, Luke, Lauren, Julia Special guest: Geoff Milam, Pasadena Health Department Two months ago, the Teen Advisory Board launched a mental health initiative to increase awareness and discussions around topics of mental health, provide specialized services and programs for teens, […]
an annotated list by David Gray, teen blogger Board games or tabletop games seemed to have gained popularity over the last few years, especially with hilarious new additions like Exploding Kittens. Board games can be be therapeutic; they help build relationships between friends and acquaintances, diffuse tension and ease social […]
by Jane Lee (grade 11), Teen Advisory Board A selection of fiction books about the worlds of virtual reality, a possibility that is becoming apart of our reality as well. What is virtual reality? Virtual reality is an artificial world created by a computer that is experienced through sensory stimuli. […]
YA Book Club recap by Hadley Willman, grade 11 In June, the YA book club met to discuss Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, a popular novel for teens that was originally marketed towards adults. Ready Player One tells of a world thirty years in the future where everyone in the world […]
Teen Advisory Board Seniors NATHAN TADIOS is a skilled drumline member, Rubik’s cube competitor, plays golf, and is in a jazz band. He and Chris organized and hosted this year’s Teen Tech Week program: Invent with MaKey MaKey. How long have you been a volunteer here? 2 years What […]
Teen Advisory Board Seniors JULIA SEE is an accomplished artist, student, and volunteer. She designed the current TAB logo (which are on all the t-shirts), filled in as a judge for the annual One City One Story Art Contest, and played a character in the murder mystery. She’s also a […]
For three weeks in June, a group of extremely smart and motivated teen girls came to Pasadena Public Library to teach kids between the ages of 10 and 14 how to do graphic design using free websites like Pixlr and using art media like pens, pencils, markers, scissors and more. […]
Review by Satya Rajendra, Grade 7 Noggin by John Corey Whaley Noggin is an excellent, must-read book by John Corey Whaley. The story is full of funny jokes and hilarious moments. The book is full of positive roles models and messages. The novel has some mature content for teen readers, […]
Dear volunteers: Volunteering not only develops you as a worker, but develops the community. Teen volunteering is especially special because you directly benefit from your contributions. You develop programs and services for yourself, your peers, and your community; you learn to speak up and advocate for yourself and your peers, and […]