Sword Fighting — photos & books

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Back by popular demand, the HEMA Alliance presented two medieval combat workshops at our library–one at the La Pintoresca Branch Library on June 18, and another at Central Library on July 25.  HEMA works with medieval researchers and martial artists throughout the world to recreate medieval combat as a serious martial art.  Our […]

T-Shirt Painting

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Paint a t-shirt.  Free hand paint it, or make a stencil. Here’s how to make a stencil: (1) method using curtain panels: http://modpodgerocksblog.com/2009/11/i-finally-screen-printed-with-mod-podge.html (2) method using pantyhose:  http://mycalicoskies.blogspot.com/2012/04/52-week-challenge-10-diy-screenprint.html   I would recommend a modified version of the curtain panels method. Curtain panels are much easier to fit over the embroidery hoops […]

Pasadena Loves YA: From Draft to Finish Line

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recap by Hadley, teen blogger “From Draft to Finish Line” featured four authors from HarperCollins Publishers. The panel moderator was Kody Keplinger, well renowned author of The Duff as well as featured title Lying Out Loud. The other three authors were Victoria Aveyard, author of Red Queen, Alexis Bass, author of […]

Summer 6: Monopoly!

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July 19-25 Raffle winners The winners of the sixth weekly raffle are: Grace B., Charlie C., Phoebe J., Vadim L., and Matteo S.  This week’s prizes are $15 Vromans gift cards.   Events Tshirt painting, sword fighting, acrylic painting, and Monopoly!  The winners of the Monopoly tournament went home with […]

Pasadena Loves YA: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

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recap by Hadley, teen blogger The YA Sci-Fi and Fantasy panel featured Jessica Brody, author of the Unremembered series, Romina Russell, author of Zodiac, and Kiersten White, author of Illusions of Fate. The moderator of the panel was Livia Blackburne, author of Midnight Thief.   What makes your story unique compared to other […]

Gintama Dolls

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recap by Julia See, grade 12, teen blogger   The kawaii doll making workshop winded down the afternoon at the library. We made a little duck named Elizabeth. This is a character from the anime Gintama that the Anime Club watched earlier in the day. To make the doll, we […]

Writing with authors Nicole Maggi, Michelle Levy, and Charlotte Huang

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recap by Madison Comick, Grade 8   I participated in a Young Adult Writing Workshop at the Pasadena Central Library. The workshop leaders were Nicole Maggi, author of Winter Falls, In the Mouth of the Wolf, and The Forgetting, and Michelle Levy, author of Not After Everything, which debuts August 4, 2015.  Nicole […]

Create a No Sew Blanket @ PPL

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If you haven’t had a chance to stop by PPL to make your very own No Sew Blanket, you have one more chance to make one at the Santa Catalina Branch Library on Tuesday, August 4 @ 3:30PM! These blankets are super easy to make and they will keep you […]

The Fault in Our Stars — teen review

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review by Lauren, teen reviewer The Fault in Our Stars by John Green “I fell in love the way you fall asleep; Slowly, and then all at once.” The Fault in our Stars by John Green, is the story of Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace Lancaster, two cancer survivors, whose […]

Summer 5

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July 12-18 Raffle winners The fifth week’s raffles are $15 Starbucks gift cards.  Congrats to: Amanda B. Teresa F. Josh F. Theo T. Syeda U.   The teen survey is now available Please take the teen survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pplteen2015   Events This week was bursting with teen events! Zine workshop, Game Night, anime […]