Kids’ Art Salon ~ Classical Architecture

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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 […]

STEAM Fair 2018 and STEAM Careers: Arson Inspector

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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 […]

Preschool Storytime ~ Scary Stories

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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 ~ non-Newtonian Fluid! (aka Slime)

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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 ~ Bridges

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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 […]

Dogs: Toddler Storytime

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Last Tuesday, we told stories about dogs! Books We Shared The Dog Book by Lorenzo Clerici is a fun metafiction that had everyone shouting “Wake UP!” and “Good dog!” As kids are prompted to interact with the illustrated dog, the illustrations change. I Love Dogs by Barney Saltzberg is a […]

Dogs: Infant Storytime

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Last Tuesday, we told stories about dogs! Books We Shared The Dog Book by Lorenzo Clerici is a fun metafiction that had everyone shouting “Wake UP!” and “Good dog!” As kids are prompted to interact with the illustrated dog, the illustrations change. I Love Dogs by Barney Saltzberg is a […]

Top Ten Junior High Fiction at Central – June 2018

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Here are the top ten junior high fiction books checked out at Central Library in the month of June 2018. 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney Greg records his sixth-grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings […]

Farm Animals ~ Toddler Storytime

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We had lots of fun reading about farm animals in Tuesday’s toddler storytime!  We even followed a day in the life of a chick!  Let’s just say it was an “eye-opening” journey.  What follows are the stories, flannel board, action rhymes, songs, activities and video we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED   In  Chick by […]

Farm Animals ~ Infant Storytime

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We made lots of animals noises while reading about farm animals in Tuesday’s Infant Storytime!  We also had a really funny encounter with a little chick.  Here are  the books, rhymes, songs, bounces and tickle we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED In  Chick by Ed Vere, we meet “Chick” – a […]