Pasadena Public Library
On July 31st, we had a program for kids 8-12 about exploring the work of some of the specialists in our city’s Department of Information Technology. They showed kids how GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, work and how kids already use GIS all the time in their daily life. They […]
Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, 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. […]
Kids’ Art Salon is in it’s fourth year! To celebrate this milestone AND to pay homage to STEAM 2018, we thought we would focus on architecture & engineering. Architecture is the perfect choice for Pasadena’s year of STEAM because it incorporates science, technology, engineering, art and math! For our third session of the year, we […]
Last week, twenty second graders met at Pasadena Central Library to answer questions about two books they read this month: Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business / Junie B. Jones y el negocio del mono Haunted Castle on Hallow’s Eve / Un castillo embrujado en la noche de […]
Twenty budding young guitarists joined us for Pasadena Public Library’s first ever SCHOOL OF ROCK! Taking after the movie of the same name, we wanted to give a group of kids (ages 10-15) a rock and roll experience they’d never forget. Professional jazz/rock/blues guitarist Kimberly (KC) Allison from Starliner Music […]
This summer, our families from Infant and Toddler storytimes at Central Library got a special show performed by Colombian-American singer-songwriter Nathalia! She performed her original bilingual songs with lots of fun props, activity prompts, dances and movements to keep babies and toddlers and their parents highly engaged and having fun. […]
This past summer and in previous summers, music education specialist Dayita Datta presented programs that introduced children in preschool or elementary school to the fundamentals of music. She engaged the children in rhythm and movement activities; taught the children about pentatonic scales; had the children playing melodies on a metallophone; […]
On July 13, 2018, we had a special creative writing and filmmaking workshop for kids between the ages of 5 and 8, to make campaign videos about getting their toys elected president! The idea came from the book I’ve published with lesson plans to do writing workshops with primary grade […]
In July 2018 we had a three-day workshop for kids between the ages of 9 and 12 years old, taught by Matthew Clough-Hunter of LA Makerspace and facilitated by Illyanna Logan and AnnMarie Hurtado, about doing coding in Minecraft. Kids enjoyed playing the game but also built programs called “turtles” […]
Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, 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. […]