Juno & Jupiter
After a 1.8 billion-mile journey lasting close to 5 years, Juno has reached Jupiter’s orbit. Celebrate this big, big news with some only-tangentially-related titles for reading, watching or listening, […]
Shauna
Summer Reading Smackdown, or, Two-for Tuesday
We’re in week #3 of Summer Reading–have you signed up yet? If you’re looking for a couple of good reads to log, here’s a thought: Knock out two titles by […]
Music for the Mind
Ever wondered about those thousands of editors working around the world and around the clock on Wikipedia articles? Consider Hatnote, created to make meaningful, as well as pleasant, music from edits to Wikipedia. […]
Long. Hot. Summer.
It’s not quite Solstice, but summer’s here, just the same. School’s out, we’ve seen some heat already, and you know what they say: if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Here […]
Memorial Day
You probably know that Memorial Day was established to honor and remember the U.S. service members who lost their lives in war. Did you know that the holiday was first […]
The Merry, Merry Month of…
Here are a few “May” titles, including a political history of May Day, a couple of mysteries (including one Young Adult title), a movie, a short story collection, and historical fiction […]
Delicious!
Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer and Los Angeles Times food critic Jonathan Gold will be here at Pasadena Central Library on Saturday, May 14. In honor of his visit, here are some titles […]
Listen Up!: Audiobook Narrators
If you listen to audiobooks very much, you’ll probably agree that the right narrator can add a lot to the story. Great audiobook narrators enhance the “read” and can make […]
Rhythm and Rhyme
“I am waiting for my case to come up and I am waiting for a rebirth of wonder and I am waiting for someone to really discover America and wail…” […]
One City, One Story: Orphan Train on the Web
Christina Baker Kline, author of our 2016 One City, One Story selection, Orphan Train, will visit Central Library tomorrow, March 31st, to discuss the book in conversation with Director Jan Sanders. […]