All aboard for Infant storytime! In honor of the library’s “STEAM 18” initiative, we put the “STEAM” in our storytime by counting, learning colors, singing songs, and playing percussion instruments, all while reading stories about steam engines and trains. Books We Shared Trains Freight Train by Donald Crews is a […]
Construction: Preschool Storytime
Published on :In today’s storytime we read all about the machines and tools that construction workers use! Machines, trucks and tools are fascinating to children and there are a lot of great preschool books on this topic. Books We Shared Little Excavator by Anna Dewdney Little E is so excited to help […]
Kids’ Coding Club: Hour of Code with Star Wars
Published on :Last week was Computer Science Education Week, and to celebrate, Pasadena Public Library hosted our first meeting of the Kids’ Coding Club, a monthly afterschool program for kids 8-12 years old to learn about coding and computer science. This club was started by our Virtual Services Librarian, Illyanna Logan, with […]
Penguins: Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today we shared stories about penguins, and learned which animals also live at the South Pole (and which animals DON’T). Books We Shared Our first story, Penguin’s Big Adventure by Salina Yoon, sees Penguin travel all the way to the North Pole and become the first penguin ever to reach it. […]
Monsters: Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today we shared stories about monsters to get ready for Halloween! Books We Shared Our first story, Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John and Bob Shea, is about a monster who would appreciate it very much if people would start calling him by his proper name. Is that really […]
Writing Parties September and October
Published on :Every month on the 2nd Tuesday, kids between the ages of 5 and 8 come to the library to hear a story and engage with a creative writing prompt inspired by that story. In September, we read the book Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce […]
Lucha Libros: Starting Year 4!
Published on :For the past few years, 2nd and 3rd graders have come to the library every first Wednesday of the month to answer questions about a book they read and earn tickets to buy prizes. This year, in order to allow more kids to join, we created separate programs for 2nd […]
Epidemiologists: Saving Our Species with Science! (STEAM Careers in Pasadena series)
Published on :On Monday Oct. 2nd we had a visit from Pasadena’s very own dedicated epidemiologist, Matthew Feaster of the Pasadena Public Health Department. He showed us what he does on a typical day, how he responds to reports of illnesses and severe symptoms, and uses math and a lot of interdisciplinary […]
Learning the Art of Writing Plots, with Author Kristen Kittscher
Published on :Last Friday, kids came to Pasadena Central Library for a free writing workshop with middle grade author Kristen Kittscher, who writes the Young and Yang mysteries! She shared some of the funny facts that inspired her book The Tiara on the Terrace, which is based on Pasadena’s own Rose Court […]
The Moon: Preschool Storytime
Published on :At today’s storytime we talked about the moon, one of the key players in Monday’s solar eclipse! Books We Shared Our first story, Mae and the Moon by Jami Gigot, is about a girl who thinks of the moon as her friend, and feels sad when the moon seems to dwindle […]