
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 11/14/2020
Present: Jasmine, Cassie, Leo, Genevieve, Luke, Noah
What have you been doing to help calm you down?
Holding/playing with younger sibling
Reading, writing, journaling
Spending time outdoors
Doing community services
Completing homework early
Facetime with friends
What is your school’s reopening plans for the upcoming semester?
Schools represented: PUSD – Blair, PHS, Marshall; St. Francis, Loyola HS, homeschooling
~still uncertain whether returning to campuses
Glorifying busyness:
Reminding you to take some mindful time for yourself.
Zine – TAB seniors for next issue: Genevieve, Luke, Cassie
Debrief:
–YA Book Club for Indigenous People’s Month had low attendance, but enjoyed by attendees; wishing there was more.
–Jasmine’s origami video has premiered on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Cpzynx4LXwI
–State of the Youth debrief
–run-through of scavenger hunt
Upcoming:
Dec. 2 – Youth Network
Dec. Take & Make – Melty Beads – videos by Luke & Leo
Dec. painting video – watercolors – volunteer Kasey
Dec. TAB meeting – vote on contest entries – might be via email only
Dec. 13-19 – scavenger hunt
Dec. 16 – Sketches & More
Discussion: plans for Jan-Mar
Writing Meetups
Genevieve – facilitator
Sunday afternoons at 2pm
Python – coding workshops
Noah – facilitator
9-14 ages
Cassie / noah
Selecting date(s)
Single workshop vs. series
3 workshop series
What else is happening now:
Take and Makes + YouTube Video tutorials ~ continuing through next year
Sketches & More live workshops ~ continuing through May
Youth Network meetings ~ continuing through May (except Jan.)
Writing Contest ends Nov 30
Zine finishing next few week ~ publishing early 2021
Tentative January schedule:
Writing meetup
Cooking workshop with intern – ingredients for pickup
Sketches & More
Tentative February schedule:
Writing meetup
Cooking workshop
Python coding?
Educator Night
Sketches & More
Youth Network
Next steps:
Decide on date(s) for writing meetups — Genevieve
Decide on date(s) for Python coding — Noah & Cassie
Python lesson plan – Noah, with assistance from Cassie
Zine article questions – Genevieve, Cassie, Luke (around March)
Connect Genevieve, Noah, and Cassie with Youth Interns to test scavenger hunt live
Schedule zoom host training sessions (January)