Pasadena Public Library
Dear volunteers: Volunteering not only develops you as a worker, but develops the community. Teen volunteering is especially special because you directly benefit from your contributions. You develop programs and services for yourself, your peers, and your community; you learn to speak up and advocate for yourself and your peers, and […]
Read with Pride June is GLBT Book Month™, a national celebration of authors and books that reflect the GLBT experience. No longer a place for just books, libraries are transforming lives by fostering community, understanding and access to the very best in GLBT literature and community resources. Below are five of my favorite LGBTQ […]
Teen Advisory Board 6/11/2016 Present: Cady, Hadley, Julia, Chris, Maya, Madison, Meep, Lauren Announcements: Volunteer party tomorrow! Cady’s last meeting — We’ll have a feature about Cady in our next Teen Zine Agenda: SRC marketing – Starbucks, Ice Rink, Vromans — Also, take some more bookmarks with you and help promote […]
Check out this year’s Teen Summer Reading program! What is the Summer Reading program? It’s a self-directed reading and summer activity program to motivate you to keep learning throughout the summer. Basically, all you have to do is sign up online (or we can help you do this in […]
Review by Kelly Huang, Teen Reviewer Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare Lady Midnight marks the start of a new trilogy that takes place in Cassandra Clare’s highly-esteemed Shadowhunter world in which Shadowhunters, or half-angel warriors, are sworn to fight demons. Clare’s long-awaited release takes place five years after the events […]
Review of the Santa Catalina Branch Anime Club by Coleman S., teen reviewer A while ago, I started watching anime and thought, “Man, it would be great if I could share this with someone.” Well, fast forward about five years and I met Deborah Takahashi, a Branch Librarian for the Pasadena […]
Review by Satya Rajendra, Grade 7 Desert Dark by Sonja Stone Nadia Riley has been selected to go to an elite school known as Desert Mountain Academy. What she or her parents don’t know is that the school is actually a secret training facility for future CIA black-ops members. But […]
YA Book Club recap by Kara Eng, Grade 11 Summary: Caden Bosch is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior. […]
Teen Advisory Board 5/14/2016 Present: Bella, Chris, Hadley, Haneen, Jane L, Lauren, Madison, Maya, Meep Special guest: Ms. Deb Takahashi, Librarian from Santa Catalina & Linda Vista Branch Library Announcements & summer projects: Pasadena Loves YA: Those of you who have volunteered to read & review this summer, I’ll connect back […]
Review by Kira Toal, Teen Reviewer Un Lun Dun by China Miéville Un Lun Dun by China Miéville is the story of Zanna and Deeba, two twelve year old girls who discover the bizarre mirror version of London. Their presence in the nonsensical city of living umbrellas and predatory garbage bags […]