The following web tools will help you work more efficiently, effectively, and collaboratively with team members. Or if you just want easier access to your projects, all of these tools are web-based, so they can be accessed on any device with internet. Canva Collaborate on graphics, posters, flyers, […]
Don’t Read Comments — Teen Review
Published on :Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Don’t Read Comments By Eric Smith Divya Sharma, a popular teenage streaming gamer known as D1V, seems like she’s got it all—a host of fans, companies tripping over themselves to be her sponsor, and a huge, established presence in this year’s hottest game, “Reclaim the Sun”. […]
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
Published on :Review by Nina Dinan, 16 Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir By Nikki Grimes Ordinary Hazards is a memoir in verse. As the daughter of a paranoid schizophrenic mother and a struggling violinist father, Nikki Grimes spent her early years in and out of foster care, contending not only with poverty but with an […]
New Books — March 2020 edition
Published on :New YA Books Most Likely Sarah Watson · Poppy Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover From the creator of the hit TV series The Bold Type comes an empowering and heartfelt novel about a future female president’s senior year of high school. Ava, CJ, Jordan, and Martha (listed in alphabetical order out […]
Build Your Own Bear
Published on :This season’s teen craft is Build Your Own Bear, a super simple program idea proposed by the Teen Advisory Board. It’s a stress-free hour of crafts with friends and peers. Participants stuffed their own plush bear and designed t-shirts. Here’s what we did: Supplies bear “skins” * bear sized […]
YA Books about Consumerism & Media Consumption
Published on :YA Books about Consumerism & Media Consumption by Jane Gov, Youth Services Librarian updated 2/20/2020 Feed by M.T. Anderson Identity crises, consumerism, and star-crossed teenage love in a futuristic society where people connect to the Internet via feeds implanted in their brains. For Titus and his friends, it started […]
YA Books About Advocacy & Activism
Published on :YA Books About Advocacy & Activism by Jane Gov, Youth Services Librarian updated 2/20/2020 Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed New York Times bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed have crafted a resonant, funny, and memorable story about the power of love and resistance. YES […]
Teen Advisory Board — February 2020
Published on :Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 2/15/2020 Present: Sophie, Taleen, Leon, Haile, Noah, Liam Focus of February meeting: summer programs Pre-meeting assignment 1: send Jane an updated photo and bio for our website; Pre-meeting assignment 2: summer reading prize research Supplies: Teen Writing Submissions flyer; projector w/internet to view […]
New Books — February 2020 edition
Published on :NEW YA BOOKS Sick Kids In Love Hannah Moskowitz · Entangled Pages: 300 Format: Hardcover Isabel has one rule: no dating.It’s easier — It’s safer — It’s better — — for the other person.She’s got issues. She’s got secrets. She’s got rheumatoid arthritis.But then she meets another sick kid.He’s got a […]
Teen Advisory Board — January 2020
Published on :Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 1/18/2020 Present: Caeilee, Emilie, Genevieve, Haile, Leon, Noah, Sophie, Taleen Focus of January meeting: recruitment & TAB marketing Supplies: laptop with editing software + recording device; projector with computer to view videos Agenda Wrap up LEGO Robotics & debrief (15-30 min) […]