Pasadena Public Library
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]