“Pencil” by Emily Downs

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Young Readers League 2018 Writing Contest Honorable Mention Category 1 (ages 8-11)   Emily Downs Age 8 (Grade 3), San Rafael Elementary School “Pencil”   Once upon a classroom, there was a pencil named Dixon. Now Dixon was stuck in a classroom he didn’t like. Dixon had one friend: Papermate. […]

“My Journey Around the United States” by Ella Lesnever

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Young Readers League 2018 Writing Contest Honorable Mention Category 1 (ages 8-11)   Ella Lesnever Age 11 (Grade 6), Blair Middle School “My Journey Around the United States”   My family is doing a challenge where my brother and I will try to go to all fifty states before we […]

Untitled story by Lucca Sandino

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Young Readers League 2018 Writing Contest Honorable Mention Category 1 (ages 8-11)   Lucca Sandino Age 11 (Grade 6), Blair Middle School Untitled   Once upon a time, a young boy named Henry was born in a big city named Tanker City. When Henry turned eight, he and his parents […]

Young Readers League Contest Winners

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Here are the winners for the Art and Writing Contests: Writing Contest This year, young writers were challenged to tell us a ghost story in 300 words or less. Special thanks to our judges:  Allison Hill (Vromans), Shauna Redmond, Jean Penn, Leela Perea, Robin Reidy and Rosa Cesaretti (Pasadena Library). Category […]

Reading Takes You Everywhere Kids’ Art Contest Winners

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On Saturday during our STEAM Fair, we announced the winners of our Kids’ Art Contest! This year’s theme was “Reading Takes You Everywhere,” and we asked kids to submit flat works of art based on that theme or anything travel-related. Before I share who won, I’d like to give a […]

Ghost Story Contest Winners

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We’re pleased to announce the Young Readers League 2017 Writing Contest winners! This year, young writers were challenged to tell us a ghost story in 300 words or less. The winning entries were honored during the Young Readers League author event with Natalie Lloyd, author of The Key to Extraordinary, our 2017 […]

The Traveler Contest Winners

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We are pleased to announce the One City One Story 2017 “The Traveler” Art and Writing Contest winners! The winning entries were honored during an award ceremony followed by a reception on March 18, 2017. The winning entries are currently displayed at Central Library in the Great Hall, and will remain in exhibit for the next […]

New Apps for Kids

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We have some great new apps on our Children’s Room iPads, which were highly recommended in School Library Journal’s Top 10 of 2016 list. Read all about them here! You can also find all the apps we have on our Pinterest page: http://pinterest.com/pasadenalibrary! Skyscrapers – $2.99 – iOS, Android – […]

Writing Contest Winners

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We’re pleased to announce the Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest winners! This year, young writers were challenged to tell us something about a new character joining a magical circus, their special ability or how this character come to join the circus. The winning entries were honored during the Young Readers League Circus Extravaganza with […]

One City One Story Contest Winners

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The One City, One Story Contest winners have been announced!  Thank you to all participants for your submissions.  We received over 50 entries, so it was a tough decision! Congratulations to our winners!  We announced and showcased the winning entries during a reception on One City, One Story Day on March 28, 2015. The […]