The War of the Worlds
This Saturday, August 25 at 2 p.m. at the Central Library, we’ll be having a very special screening of the 1953 film War of the Worlds based on the book […]
science fiction
Virtual Reality at the Library
Virtual reality is a fast expanding field of technology with possible applications in both many industries and aspects of our everyday lives and it’s now available to experience at Pasadena […]
For Fans of Black Mirror
Series 4 of Black Mirror, the cult hit anthology series will be released this Friday, December 29 on Netflix. If you already have the weekend booked for binging the too […]
The Horror of H.P. Lovecraft
The Halloween season is always a good time for a good scare. Movies and TV shows use the time of year to highlight the scariest, creepiest ideas. People remind themselves […]
Honoring Octavia Butler
This week in African-American History Month, we honor a local hero in Octavia Butler (1947-2006). This Pasadena native, graduate of John Muir High School (Class of ’65) and frequenter of […]
Alternate Histories for the New Year
We’re on the brink of the new year, which makes it a good time to reflect on the changes that the future might bring and the way that those changes are […]
Staff Review: Perchance to Dream
Perchance to Dream: Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont I rarely give a book five stars. This one deserves it, both for the quality of the work and for its importance […]
Dinovember: Books about Dinosaurs
It’s Dinovember, the month when people all over the internet celebrate the awesomeness of dinosaurs by posing toy dinosaurs in different situations, taking pictures, and putting them online for everyone […]
Staff Review: The Warrior’s Apprentice
The Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold While actually the second book published in Lois McMaster Bujold’s epic Vorkosigan saga, The Warrior’s Apprentice makes an excellent place to start the […]
To Infinity and Beyond: 6 Books about Space
May the Force be with you on this May fourth–Star Wars Day! While we’re not yet up to the level of space travel and exploration that is shown in the […]