Pasadena Public Library
Continuing with the monthly series, Sketches and More is a virtual teen program presented in partnership with Armory Center for the Arts. The workshops are taught by staff from the Armory. These are images from the Spring 2021 series. Mask designs Using watercolors and markers, participants designed their own […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, May 22, 2021 Present: luke, cassie, leo, jasmine, caelie, vivien, noah Special guests: alexia, dana Assignment: come up with 1-3 questions to ask Mighty Chondria Announcements: Central Library building closed until further notice Presentation: Mighty Chondria: Mighty Chondria is a […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, April 24, 2021 Present: Yen Yi, Noah, Jasmine, Vivien, Luke Announcements: Opening hours Games collection is very popular In-person volunteering Anyone logged in to the google line, please remove forwarding Vote: Src book list – scholastic catalog link Last year’s books: […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 15 All of Us with Wings By Michelle Ruiz Keil Xochi, a 17-year-old Mexican-American girl running from the pain of her past, is the live-in governess of Pallas, a smart 12-year-old who lives with her rock star family in post-punk San Francisco. Thanks to the band’s fame, […]
Review by Amber Elias, 14 Soulswift By Megan Bannen When Gelya, a Vessel who sings the word of the Father or the One True God in the eyes of the Ovnists, becomes tangled in a military secret alongside Tavik, an Elathian Kantari Two-Swords, AKA the epitome of a heathen, the pair […]
April 7, 2021 Youth Network meeting Agenda Icebreaker breakout pairs – What everyday skill or knowledge do you wish you had before ? (10 min) Finance Retirement Mortgages / rent Taxes x3 Driving skills Communication skills – reaching out to people; asking for help or to clarify instructions Email […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, March 20, 2021 Present: Noah, Leo, Vivien, Caelie, Genevieve, Luke, Yenyi, Jasmine, Announcements: New zine New game collection Take & make / artnight Vote: Summer reading prizes Vote ~ top prize selections are water bottle and bamboo cutlery set; a […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 15 The Lightness of Hands By Jeff Garvin After Ellie Dante’s dad—a once-great stage magician—attempted an ambitious trick on live TV and failed, his career went completely down the drain. Now, Ellie and her father have been struggling to make ends meet, living in an old […]
Review by Sam Redfearn, 14 When You Look Like Us By Pamela N. Harris When You Look Like Us is a story told from the perspective of African American high schooler, Jayson Murphy. He lives with his grandmother in a neighborhood that is generally considered to be the “bad part […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 15 Of Salt & Shore By Annet Schaap Emilia “Lampie” Waterman is the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, and it’s her responsibility to light the lighthouse’s lantern every day so that incoming ships won’t crash into the rocks. One stormy night, she forgets, and a ship is subsequently […]