Pasadena Public Library
We read about jobs during our Preschool Storytime! Everybody thought about the jobs they might like to do when they grow up! We also read a book about a frog who didn’t really like the job of being a frog. (He does change his mind in the end though.) Here are the books, songs, guessing […]
Watch out – SHARK!!!!! A few Saturdays ago we read books about sharks. We were very careful not to annoy any of them in case they decided we looked edible! Here are the books, songs, flannel boards, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read I’m a Shark by Bob […]
Books We Shared On this cool and cloudy day, Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks and illustrated by Sam Williams seemed like a fun way to start storytime, with its adorable bunny main character who finds ways to keep himself entertained on a rainy day. The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits features […]
WE read some great stories about shadows during last Saturday’s Preschool Storytime! And let’s face it – it was an entirely appropriate choice for Groundhog’s Day! Here are the books, songs, flannel board, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read In Groundhog’s Runaway Shadow by David Biedrzycki we meet a groundhog […]
WE read some great stories about colors and color mixing during today’s Preschool Storytime! Here are the books, songs, flannel board, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read Mix it Up! by Herve Tullet is an interactive foray into color mixing, art and visual literacy. A wonderful book on colors […]
Kids’ Art Salon ~ Classical Architecture 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. Architecture is the perfect choice for Pasadena’s year of STEAM because it incorporates science, technology, engineering, art and math! For our fourth and […]
On July 28, 2018 we had the library’s big STEAM Fair, showcasing our new children’s STEAM Kits for families to check out, as well as the new Innovation Lab and the many kits for teens and adults. In the main hall there was a fair with all kinds of tables […]
WE read some great scary stories for Halloween during today’s Preschool Storytime! There were monsters, ghosts and even some creepy carrots. Here are the books, songs, flannel board, prop story, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read Creepy Carrots written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown […]
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 […]