{"id":50,"date":"2013-05-21T21:59:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T04:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-04-19T11:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T18:26:08","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>FAQs<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the Teens Blog?<\/strong> This is a blog for Pasadena Public Library Teen Services. It is about teens, for teens, or for educators\/parents of teens in the Pasadena community area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">We also have a <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kids Blog<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/adult_services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">General\/Adult Blog<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, and a blog for our <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/from-the-archives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archives<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who contributes to this blog?<\/strong> Library staff, teen volunteers, and teen program participants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m a teen. How can I get something published or get featured on this blog?<\/strong> You can participate in our annual art and writing contests, become a teen volunteer and\/or book reviewer for our library, attend events, or be an advocate for Pasadena youth services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But I don&#8217;t live in the area. Can I still be a book reviewer or writer for this blog?\u00a0<\/strong> It&#8217;s okay if you don&#8217;t live in Pasadena, but because this blog represents the Pasadena community area, you must be be close enough to the library to participate in our programs (i.e. pick up review books, attend events, use our library spaces, advocate for youth services in Pasadena). There are a number of sites and magazines that publish teen work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s the difference between the Teens Blog and the regular Pasadena Public Library <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofpasadena.net\/library\/teens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teen webpage<\/a><\/span>?<\/strong> The blog is more dynamic and updated more frequently, with articles and relevant new content written by teens; however, not all content will be specific to the Pasadena Public Library. Some content might be about teens around our community, or opinion pieces by teen volunteers. The Teens website is for library specific information about programs and resources such as our events, services, and links to our official publications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about all those other resource links, like the Research list, the Book list, the YA book newsletter, or the Teen Newsletter?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, we have a lot of resource links. Each resource serves a different purpose.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/cityofpasadena.libguides.com\/webteen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teens Web Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is for research about various teen topics. Think of some common topics teens are curious about. This guide pulls in information and narrows it down to hopefully the most relevant, accessible, and straightforward way for teens. There is a lot of information out there. This guide is a place to start.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/cityofpasadena.libguides.com\/teenbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teens Book Suggestions<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>guide is a reading suggestions guide for teens created by our library staff.<\/li>\n<li>Teens &amp; Young Adults Books<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/bookdb.nextgoodbook.com\/signup\/ml\/8f7a9ff28f2d4765916891349421b7ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monthly email newsletter<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>is delivered directly to subscribers&#8217; inboxes. It is updated monthly with our new book orders so you can put holds on it right away.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/5843-2\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Teen Newsletter<\/span><\/a> <\/strong>is a monthly email newsletter about teen events, new services, special announcements, and other opportunities in our community for teens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who&#8217;s responsible for the content on this blog?<\/strong> [see below]<\/p>\n<h2>Blog team:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Copy Editor:\u00a0 Nathan Wang <\/strong>(teen volunteer)<br \/>\n&#8211;Copy edits book reviews, articles, and stories for the Teens Blog and Teen Zine; prepares posts for publication; publishes posts; credits writers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Administrator: \u00a0Ernesto Covarrubias<\/strong>, Librarian<br \/>\n&#8211;Solicits and approves contributors for articles, photos, and acquire and assign books to reviewers. ecovarrubias@cityofpasadena.net<\/p>\n<h2>Contributors:<\/h2>\n<h3>Teen Blogger<\/h3>\n<p>Teens blog about a variety of topics: book reviews, event recaps, book lists, poems, stories, interviews, and opinions.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a teen and interested in writing for us, please email Ernesto Covarrubias at ecovarrubias@cityofpasadena.net. You must live in Pasadena and\/or attend our events.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/book-reviewers\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Teen Reviewers<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read about our<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofpasadena.net\/library\/teens\/teen-zine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Teen Zine<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read blog posts by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/author\/teenblogger\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Teen Blogger<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Ernesto<\/h3>\n<p>Ernesto is a Youth Services Librarian (Teen Librarian). He purchases YA books, YA graphic novels, and maintains the teen booklist, online resources, newsletters, and webpages. He oversees Teen &amp; YA programs including Teen Advisory Board, book reviewers, youth interns, and volunteers. In his spare time, he likes to play video games, hike, and sleep.<\/p>\n<h3>Ashley<\/h3>\n<p>Ashley is a Youth Services Librarian. She&#8217;s in charge of kids&#8217; programming and purchases elementary and middle-grade books.<\/p>\n<h3>Jane<\/h3>\n<p>Jane is a Library Services Manager overseeing Youth Services for the Pasadena Public Library system.<\/p>\n<p>Read posts by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/author\/janeg\/\">JANE GOV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>AnnMarie<\/h3>\n<p>AnnMarie is a Senior Librarian at La Pintoresca Branch Library. She oversees branch operations at La Pintoresca Branch Library.<\/p>\n<p>Read posts by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/author\/annmarieh\/\">ANNMARIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAQs What is the Teens Blog? This is a blog for Pasadena Public Library Teen Services. It is about teens, for teens, or for educators\/parents of teens in the Pasadena community area. We also have a Kids Blog, General\/Adult Blog, and a blog for our Archives. Who contributes to this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5ZwbD-O","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5933,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/archive\/around-the-web\/","url_meta":{"origin":50,"position":0},"title":"Around the Web","author":"Jane Gov","date":"July 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"HIGHLIGHTS FROM AROUND THE WEB Articles that were feature on our front page from external resources:\u00a0 (selected by the Teen Librarian) \u00a0 10 Audiobook Thrillers With Complicated Relationships [link to Book Riot] Great Graphic Novels (#GGN2021) Nominees Round Up, July 2 Edition [link to YALSA's The Hub] Riverdale Reads [link\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5909,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/teen-advisory-board\/mental-health-initiative\/","url_meta":{"origin":50,"position":1},"title":"Mental Health Initiative","author":"Jane Gov","date":"July 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"If this is an emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest hospital. 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