…wherein I cleaned out my home library and gave away hundreds of books. And others came to swap out their old books for some new stuff to read. And played board games. And listed our top 5 books of the year. Our official BEST OF 2015 list: The Martian by […]
Revenge of the Librarian Murder Mystery
Published on :It’s the 1920s and the vengeful librarian has struck again, this time, right in the midst of our annual library dinner party. It’ll be up to you to solve the crime. Prowl the stacks, hunt for clues, unveil the legend… and you just might apprehend the culprit before he or she […]
Writing Workshop with authors Lori Goldstein and Charlotte Huang
Published on :On November 4, 2015 at Pasadena Central Library, teens and young adults participated in a writing workshop with young adult authors Lori Goldstein (Becoming Jinn) and Charlotte Huang (For the Record). Whether they were working deep into their novels or just experimenting with writing, everyone tried their hand at […]
Harry Potter End of Summer Bash
Published on :by Haneen Eltaib, Grade 10 This year’s End of Summer Bash was a Harry Potter event. It was an all ages event, and had activities for everyone. Magic Show To start it off, a magician (by the name of Larry Potter, who was Harry Potter’s secret cousin) performed for over 200 […]
Sword Fighting — photos & books
Published on :Back by popular demand, the HEMA Alliance presented two medieval combat workshops at our library–one at the La Pintoresca Branch Library on June 18, and another at Central Library on July 25. HEMA works with medieval researchers and martial artists throughout the world to recreate medieval combat as a serious martial art. Our […]
Pasadena Loves YA: From Draft to Finish Line
Published on :recap by Hadley, teen blogger “From Draft to Finish Line” featured four authors from HarperCollins Publishers. The panel moderator was Kody Keplinger, well renowned author of The Duff as well as featured title Lying Out Loud. The other three authors were Victoria Aveyard, author of Red Queen, Alexis Bass, author of […]
Pasadena Loves YA: Fantasy & Sci-Fi
Published on :recap by Hadley, teen blogger The YA Sci-Fi and Fantasy panel featured Jessica Brody, author of the Unremembered series, Romina Russell, author of Zodiac, and Kiersten White, author of Illusions of Fate. The moderator of the panel was Livia Blackburne, author of Midnight Thief. What makes your story unique compared to other […]
Pasadena Loves YA: Second Chances
Published on :by Hadley, teen blogger “Second Chances” featured Brandy Colbert, author of Pointe, Morgan Matson, author of Since You’ve Been Gone, Sarah Tomp, author of My Best Everything, and the panel moderator, Lauren Miller, author of Free to Fall among other well-known novels. The questions varied from asking about life before writing to […]
Pasadena Loves YA: THANK YOU
Published on :Uniting fans and authors… On Saturday, May 23, twenty Young Adult authors and nearly 450 guests gathered at the second annual teen book festival, Pasadena Loves YA at Pasadena Central Library. The keynote speaker was Mary McCoy, author of Dead to Me (and a teen librarian at Los Angeles Public Library). All authors […]
Just Dance @ PPL
Published on :Kick off the 2015 Read to the Rhythm Teen Summer Reading Club with an epic Just Dance Party! PPL will have not just one, but TWO parties so be sure to tell your friends and get ready to have a good time! Comfortable clothing and water bottles are highly recommended […]