Pasadena Public Library
Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art! There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing! Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]
Books We Shared Excellent Ed by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent at something! But what does dog Ed excel at? Is he excellent enough to be the family pet? (Of course he is! But to find out how, read the book.) I Spy […]
Last Saturday, kids between the ages of five and eight came to Pasadena Library to do do a crafty creative writing activity making our own books–covers included!–inspired by the Pigeon books of Mo Willems! We read The Pigeon Needs a Bath and a little of Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive […]
Last Saturday, we did a storytime that worked up an appetite, with stories, lots of dancing and movement, and yummy, funny reads! I did a short puppet show narrating the classic book The Little Mouse, The Red, Ripe Strawberry and the Big, Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood. I […]
For our final storytime of the winter session we read stories about opposites in size – Big & Little! FUN FACT: Click onto the PBS Parents’ link to learn a bit about the benefits of reading rhyming books to children. You’ll also find a great list of rhyming picture books. (FYI: We have most of these […]
For our final storytime of the winter session we read stories about opposites within the context of Big & Little. What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel board and finger puppets we shared. FUN FACT: We tend to use nursery rhymes a lot in our storytimes. Well there is a reason […]
Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art! There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing! Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]
This year Central Library is excited to offer kids a new art series provided in partnership with USC Pacific Asia Museum. Each month, representatives of USC Pacific Asia Museum come to the library to read kids a picture book about Asian culture, and then guide children in an art project […]
This year we held our fourth annual Educator Night, sharing information about the library’s resources while giving Pasadena-based teachers dinner, a tote bag and a few free books to show our appreciation for all that they do! We did some fun new things at this year’s Educator Night, such as […]
On Saturday, February 9th, high school students from Arcadia High School came and presented a fun and informative workshop on graphic design to kids in grades 5-8. The tween participants learned about color theory and fonts. Then tweens had the opportunity to put that knowledge to use making cards and […]