Pasadena Public Library
This year’s annual Halloween event–a dinner party, after-hours lock-in, murder mystery–was exceptional; the theme was Harry Potter. With an almost entirely teen cast, the Teen Advisory Board transported the guests into a Hogwarts mystery. As the Halloween feast was winding down, a mystery was afoot. The culprit could be a […]
Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 11/20/2017 Present: Brittany, Chris, Denisse, Faith, Jane L, John, Jonathan G, Lauren, Luke, Sofia, Sophie, Taleen Pre-meeting assignment: murder mystery survey Focus of November meeting: STEAM 2018, winter events, murder mystery evaluation Agenda Debrief (45 minutes) Murder Mystery For the most part, […]
Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 10/16/2017 Present: Brittany, Chris, Denisse, Enrique, Genevieve, Jane L, John, Jonathan G, Liliana, Luke, Mckenna, Penelope, Sofia, Sophie, Trisha Pre-meeting assignment: (1) Write down three questions you had (or still have) when you first started volunteering here, or when you started on TAB. (2) […]
Our fourth annual teen book festival, Pasadena Loves YA, featured 17 authors, 4 panels, and a book blitz. We owe a gazillion thanks to everyone who helped with the event including all the participating authors who not only donated their time and expertise, but also took care of their own […]
Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 9/18/2017 Present: Jonathan H, Angel, Jonathan G, Enrique, Chris, Sophie, Mckenna, Genevieve, Sofia E, Penelope, Brittany, Kristina, Jane L, Keiaira, Liliana, Denisse, Lauren, Luke, Faith, Thomas Pre-meeting assignment: Your biography Focus of September’s meeting: Murder Mystery & upcoming programs Agenda […]
Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 8/21/2017 Present: Brittany, Faith, Jonathan G, Meep, Keiaira, Jane L, Mckenna, Enrique, Chris, John, Maya, Julia, Sofia, Nina, Kristina, Penelope, Sophie, Denisse, Bella, Madison, Lauren, Luke, Liliana, Kara, KC, Genevieve Pre-meeting assignment: Youth Con marketing Focus of August’s meeting: murder mystery, […]
Our teen volunteers are amazing! During the 2016-2017 school year, our volunteers collectively: worked nearly 5,000 hours wrote 64 articles helped increased library teen program offerings by more than 35 programs helped increased library teen program attendance by nearly 1,500 In addition, there are some star volunteers we want to […]
Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 7/17/2017 Present: Penelope, Isabella, Madison, Mckenna, Genevieve, Sophie, Liliana, Julia, Kara, Denisse, Jane L, Perla, Brittany, Kristina, Trisha Pre-meeting assignment: Myers-Briggs Focus of July’s meeting: committee work Agenda Debrief – (1-2 minutes each; 10 minutes) Writing Meetup – Genevieve, Mckenna, Brittany YA […]
Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 6/19/2017 Present: Angel, Brittany, Chris, Genevieve, Isabella, Jonathan, Julia, Kara, KC, Lauren, Liliana, Lucy, Luke, Madison, Maya, Mckenna, Nina, Penelope, Perla Not attending: Hadley, Haneen, Jane L., Sophie Pre-meeting assignment: Favorite Instagram users Focus of today’s meeting: marketing Agenda Introductions (5 minutes) Debrief […]
Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 5/15/2017 Present: Angel, Brittany, Genevieve, Hadley, Haneen, Jane L, KC, Lauren, Luke, Liliana, Lucy, Madison, Maya, Mckenna, Nina, Perla Pre-meeting assignment: summer party ideas Agenda Debrief – (1-2 minutes each; 15 minutes) Movie Night – Angel, Genevieve Breakin’ News – Nina Craft […]