Pasadena Public Library
On Thursday, July 14, teens and librarians took to the streets of Pasadena to gather XM from the Enlightenment and explore the world of Ingress. If you aren’t familiar with Ingress, you will be in for an incredible adventure that will force you to explore every corner of the city […]
Teen Advisory Board 7/9/2016 Present: Chris, Kara, Haneen, Bella, Meep, Luke, Lauren, Julia Special guest: Geoff Milam, Pasadena Health Department Two months ago, the Teen Advisory Board launched a mental health initiative to increase awareness and discussions around topics of mental health, provide specialized services and programs for teens, […]
YA Book Club recap by Hadley Willman, grade 11 In June, the YA book club met to discuss Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, a popular novel for teens that was originally marketed towards adults. Ready Player One tells of a world thirty years in the future where everyone in the world […]
Teen Advisory Board Seniors NATHAN TADIOS is a skilled drumline member, Rubik’s cube competitor, plays golf, and is in a jazz band. He and Chris organized and hosted this year’s Teen Tech Week program: Invent with MaKey MaKey. How long have you been a volunteer here? 2 years What […]
Teen Advisory Board Seniors JULIA SEE is an accomplished artist, student, and volunteer. She designed the current TAB logo (which are on all the t-shirts), filled in as a judge for the annual One City One Story Art Contest, and played a character in the murder mystery. She’s also a […]
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 […]
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 […]