Monday–Friday, June 3 – Aug. 9 (except July 4) • noon – 2 p.m.
Jefferson Branch Library, 1500 E. Villa St. 

Free lunches and activities for ages 0-18. Available on a first come, first served basis, as supplies last. Activities provided during the lunch period include STEAM projects, crafts, homestead, nutrition, wellness, movies, games, music, or play activities.

Special activities during lunch at Jefferson Branch Library: 

  • Mindful Mondays: family yoga, breathing or relaxation exercises, mindful arts & crafts 
  • Pop-Up Tuesdays: special guided programs such as music, LED circuit cards, painting book clocks, t-shirt decorating 
  • STEAM Wednesdays: preschool STEAM for the little ones and Innovation Lab activities for ages 10+ such as 3D printing, wood or plastic carving, coding, or robotics 
  • Homestead Thursdays: gardening and sustainability 
  • Freestyle Fridays: movies and popcorn, free take-home activities and meals for the whole family 

Some workshops may have age recommendations. For a full list of activities, please return to this page for updates! The first day of Lunch at the Library is Monday, June 3, 2024.

 

Activities

  • Monday, June 3: Family Yoga & Breathing; Rainbow Relaxation, Glitter Jar activity
  • Tuesday, June 4: DIY buttons
  • Wednesday, June 5: Spin Art; 3D print design
  • Thursday, June 6: Urban Homestead
  • Friday, June 7: Cactus craft
  • Monday, June 10: Family Yoga & Breathing; Peaceful Breathing, Worry Monster craft activity
  • Tuesday, June 11: Plush craft
  • Wednesday, June 12: Pride Candles; lava lamp water beads experiment
  • Thursday, June 13: Urban Homestead
  • Friday, June 14: Birdhouse craft
  • Monday, June 17: Family Yoga & Breathing; Calming Sensory Music & Life-size Mandala with Stones and Cardboard Mandala craft
  • Tuesday, June 18: Kites
  • Wednesday, June 19: Juneteenth bracelets; Carvey carving craft
  • Thursday, June 20: Urban Homestead
  • Friday, June 21: Train craft
  • Monday, June 24: Family Yoga & Breathing; Rocket Ship Yoga & Cardboard Rocket Ship craft
  • Tuesday, June 25:  Ukulele Play Along
  • Wednesday, June 26: Grow Your Own Romaine Lettuce
  • Thursday, June 27: Urban Homestead
  • Friday, June 28: Games, movie & popcorn
  • Monday, June 24: Family Yoga & Breathing; Rocket Ship Yoga & Cardboard Rocket Ship craft
  • Tuesday, June 25:  Ukulele Play Along
  • Wednesday, June 26: Grow Your Own Romaine Lettuce
  • Thursday, June 27: Urban Homestead
  • Friday, June 28: Games, movie & popcorn
  • Monday, July 1: Family Yoga & Breathing
  • Tuesday, July 2:  Impulse Music Program
  • Wednesday, July 3: Puzzle Art
  • Thursday, July 4: LIBRARY CLOSED
  • Friday, July 5: Bluey craft and games
  • Monday, July 8: Family Yoga & Breathing
  • Tuesday, July 9:  Ukulele Play Along (for ages 10-18) and crafts
  • Wednesday, July 10: Bubbles (all ages) & Summer Soap (ages 10-18)
  • Thursday, July 11: Urban Homestead
  • Friday, July 12: Games, movie, and Summer Soap take-home craft
  • Monday, July 15: Family Yoga & Breathing
  • Tuesday, July 16:  Sustainability Fair and Upcycle City craft
  • Wednesday, July 17: Preschool STEAM & Chopstick Painting (ages 8-18)
  • Thursday, July 18: Urban Homestead
  • Friday, July 19: Teddy Bear T-Shirt Decorating
  • Monday, July 22: Family Yoga & Breathing
  • Tuesday, July 23:  Ukulele Play Along (for ages 10-18) and crafts
  • Wednesday, July 24: Mini Aquariums (ages 5-18) & 3D Printing (ages 10-18)
  • Thursday, July 25: Urban Homestead
  • Friday, July 26: Games, movie, Mini Aquarium take-home craft

 

This is the fourth year Pasadena Public Library is participating in Lunch at the Library. To address food insecurity over the summer months while promoting literacy, Pasadena Public Library will offer children and teens craft activities and books to add to their home libraries at various locations throughout the City where free lunch is served. By pairing reading and libraries with food access, we can provide the youth of our community with two major ingredients they need to succeed in school and beyond – healthy food and literacy. In addition to visiting lunch sites throughout the City, lunch will be served at Jefferson Branch Library from June 3 to August 9. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The Summer Food Service Program is a program of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, administered in California by the California Department of Education. Lunch at the Library is a project of the California State Library, supported with funds from the State of California.