Pasadena Public Library
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Kingdom of Souls By Rena Barron Arrah, unlike many other people her age, does not yet possess magic. Despite her father’s reassurances that her magic will come, she’s losing hope. After all, her high-ranking priestess mother already all but shuns her. That surely means that […]
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 […]
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 Fall 2020 series. Watercolor Resin Using a watercolor resin technique, participants created their […]
Review by Nina Dinan, 17 The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton By Edith Wharton Edith Wharton, renowned Gilded Age novelist and interior designer, was sometimes so disturbed by ghostly books that she was compelled to burned them. Luckily, this profound fear did not stop her from lending her own pen […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Rules for Being a Girl By Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno There’s a whole set of unspoken rules in society just for girls, and Marin knows how to follow them perfectly. A stellar student and school newspaper editor with a dream to get into Brown University, […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Spin the Dawn By Elizabeth Lim Maia Tamarin has always been an excellent tailor, following in her father’s footsteps with thread and needle. But while her aspirations reach sky-high, her reality is potentially having to marry the loathsome son of a baker in order to […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 The Meaning of Birds By Jaye Robin Brown Jessica Perez’s girlfriend means everything to her. Vivi’s the one who drives Jess to pursue her love of drawing and makes her strive to be better about her anger issues. To Jess, the future suddenly holds countless […]
Youth Network – 10/07/2020 Focus: Mental Health, Life Skills Present: Day One Youth Advocates: Ashley Nancy Keary Estrella Emily Jessica Demond Library Teen Advisory Board or Youth Interns: Jane Natalie Noah Jasmine Brenden Library patrons: Dylan Luna Agenda and Notes Notes from last meeting (Sept 2020) http://pasadena-library.net/teens/2020/youth-network-september-2020/ Icebreaker: What […]
Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 09/21/2020 Present: Jasmine, Cassie, Leo, Genevieve, Natalie, Luke, Marshall, Kani, Brenden, Noah Joining this meeting are several Youth Interns. Presentation: About me – Jane the Librarian Paslibrary 101 — basic training about libraries Some slides from the training: Discussion: How […]
Youth Network – 09/02/2020 Focus: Life Skills, YMP Present: Day One Youth Advocates: Nancy Ashley Keary Ray Emily Jazmine Library Teen Advisory Board or Youth Interns Jane Cassie A Marshall C Leo S (also on PYC) Luke S (also on PYC) Jasmine S Genevieve H Kani T […]