Pasadena Public Library
Last Saturday, we did a storytime that worked up an appetite, with stories, lots of dancing and movement, and yummy, funny reads! I did a short puppet show narrating the classic book The Little Mouse, The Red, Ripe Strawberry and the Big, Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood. I […]
For our final storytime of the winter session we read stories about opposites in size – Big & Little! FUN FACT: Click onto the PBS Parents’ link to learn a bit about the benefits of reading rhyming books to children. You’ll also find a great list of rhyming picture books. (FYI: We have most of these […]
For our final storytime of the winter session we read stories about opposites within the context of Big & Little. What follows are the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces and flannel board and finger puppets we shared. FUN FACT: We tend to use nursery rhymes a lot in our storytimes. Well there is a reason […]
Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, 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. […]
This year Central Library is excited to offer kids a new art series provided in partnership with USC Pacific Asia Museum. Each month, representatives of USC Pacific Asia Museum come to the library to read kids a picture book about Asian culture, and then guide children in an art project […]
This year we held our fourth annual Educator Night, sharing information about the library’s resources while giving Pasadena-based teachers dinner, a tote bag and a few free books to show our appreciation for all that they do! We did some fun new things at this year’s Educator Night, such as […]
On Saturday, February 9th, high school students from Arcadia High School came and presented a fun and informative workshop on graphic design to kids in grades 5-8. The tween participants learned about color theory and fonts. Then tweens had the opportunity to put that knowledge to use making cards and […]
Last summer as part of our cornucopia of STEAM programs to celebrate the Year of STEAM at Pasadena Public Library, we put on a three-day robotics and engineering workshop for kids using Rokenbok building sets and the Rokenbok curriculum. Kids were given challenges like the challenge to create a machine […]
In today’s storytime, we shared stories about determination and the importance of trying again. Stories Bike On, Bear! by Cynthea Liu; illustrated by Kristyna Litten Bear is an extraordinary, genius bear, who can do anything except ride a bike. Can Bear figure out how to get on two wheels? The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do by […]
In January kids came to Central Library to learn about coding with Sphero Robots! Cheri Haggard of MATHmania Robotics came and showed kids coding fundamentals while engaging them in a challenge to program their robot to go around a track and cross the finish line. The robots move with a […]