Pasadena Public Library
On Saturday during our STEAM Fair, we announced the winners of our Kids’ Art Contest! This year’s theme was “Reading Takes You Everywhere,” and we asked kids to submit flat works of art based on that theme or anything travel-related. Before I share who won, I’d like to give a […]
We read books about rabbits and other animals that hop during our second Infant Storytime of the spring session. There was a also a bit of singing, bouncing and rhyming ~ I even snuck in a new bounce! Here are the books, activities, bounces and nursery rhymes we shared: […]
On Thursday, March 15, kids came to the Studio on 4th at Pasadena Central Library to learn about HTML and CSS, and build a website that would be an interactive birthday card or greeting for a friend. We used the WebLab at Code.org which allows you to see your webpage […]
Last week was Computer Science Education Week, and to celebrate, Pasadena Public Library hosted our first meeting of the Kids’ Coding Club, a monthly afterschool program for kids 8-12 years old to learn about coding and computer science. This club was started by our Virtual Services Librarian, Illyanna Logan, with […]
On August 8th, we had a packed story room full of kids 7-12 years old who were here to learn about how electricity works, what kinds of materials conduct electricity, and how to make their own batteries. First, we viewed a slideshow that explained concepts like electric current (the movement […]
On May 19, 2017, kids came to the Pasadena Public Library to make wind turbines that would generate electricity by turning the shaft of a hobby motor. We were inspired by a project we found at https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/light-wind. The goal was to use the motors in reverse–instead of the electricity making […]
For our seventh Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about cats. Miss AnnMarie was not feeling today so I, Miss Jennifer, got to share stories with our group today! Books We Shared Our first story, Kitty’s Cuddles by Jane Cabrera, follows kitty around as she gets hugs and […]
Last night thirty-six 2nd and 3rd graders and their families came to the Donald R. Wright Auditorium to answer questions about the book Fantastic Mr. Fox / El Superzorro by Roald Dahl, and get their final scores for the year. These kids have been coming every month since September to […]
Last night kids answered questions about the book Big Nate Goes for Broke / Nate el grande invencíble by Lincoln Peirce. The questions were much harder this time and fewer kids got the Bonus Round right. That’s good–these kids are so smart they keep pushing us to get tougher! One […]
We had some great guest scorekeepers at our Lucha Libros battle last night. One of them was our new Library Director, Michelle Perera! She stopped by after work to check out the event and when she saw we were short on people, she jumped in and lent a hand! A parent […]