Pasadena Public Library
July 12-18 Raffle winners The fifth week’s raffles are $15 Starbucks gift cards. Congrats to: Amanda B. Teresa F. Josh F. Theo T. Syeda U. The teen survey is now available Please take the teen survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pplteen2015 Events This week was bursting with teen events! Zine workshop, Game Night, anime […]
review by Julia See, grade 12, teen reviewer Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy I picked up this novel expecting a long and winding story about a bad love affair. Little did I expect all the layer plots and themes that compliment each other quite nicely. There’s frivolous gossip complimented […]
recap by Haneen Eltaib, grade 10, teen blogger Before I attended this event, I thought a zine was just a mini-magazine, where people could publish articles, poems, or stories. I never thought a zine could be a self-published 8-page booklet that could hold anything, including cartoons, art, or essays. I […]
Teen Advisory Board July 12, 2015 Present: Cady, Kara, Haneen, Julia, Isabella A, Lauren, Angel AGENDA Plan Harry Potter scavenger hunt What’s going to happen on HP day Assignments for HP day Zine workshop
July 5-11 We’re midway through Summer Reading! Raffle winners The fourth week’s raffles are also for $15 iTunes gift cards. Congrats to: Jack C. Jamila C. Ellijah D. Jessie S. Kylin T. The teen survey is now available Please take the teen survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pplteen2015 Events This past week we had a […]
How to paint your own TARDIS bag. Supplies TARDIS blue bag painter’s tape paint brushes white fabric paint black fabric paint Step 1: Tape the bag using painter’s or masking tape following the pattern. Step 5: Wait for the paint to dry. Then peel off the tape. Step […]
Review by Hadley, teen reveiwer All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven What would you do if you met someone on the brink of death? Meet Theodore “Freak” Finch. The incredibly charismatic, misunderstood insomniac who faces the constant challenge of dealing with the bullies at school. Meet Violet Markey. The […]
June 28-July 4 Raffle winners The third week’s raffles are for $15 iTunes gift cards. Congrats to: Vanessa H. Miranda L. Reed F. Chandler H. Matteo S. Contests We have contests! Enter now: a book soundtrack contest and a song parody contest. Win gift cards and bragging rights. Here’s an example […]
review by Kara, teen reviewer The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker The Witch Hunter was pretty good. It’s the story about, well, a witch hunter. Elizabeth is one of her country’s best witch hunters. She’s completely dedicated to her quest of finding all magic users and making sure they burn for […]
June 21-27 Raffle winners The second week’s raffles are also for $15 Starbucks gift cards, this time with five new teen winners! Congrats to: Charlie C. Nicholas C. Jade N. Jared N. Dora Y. Events It was a light week for events. We had a Kpop workshop last Monday (led […]