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For More Information Contact: Pam Groves-Gaggioli Limericks Out Loud @ Your Library! In honor of National Poetry month the Pasadena Public Library will hold a limerick writing contest in April. Poetry programs will be held in each branch library where children will learn about limericks and how to write their own. Flights of Fantasy soon will appear, at your library, but have no fear you'll holler and hoot and giggle to boot 'cause rhyming is all that you'll hear. Tuesday, April 1, 3:30 p.m. – La Pintoresca Branch Library, 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena Wednesday, April 2, 3:30 p.m. – Villa Parke Branch Library, 363 East Villa Street, Pasadena Thursday, April 3, 10:00 a.m. – San Rafael Branch Library, 1240 Nithsdale Road, Pasadena Thursday, April 3, 1:00 p.m. – Santa Catalina Branch Library, 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena Thursday, April 3, 3:30 p.m. – Hastings Branch Library. 3325 East Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena Thursday, April 8, 4:00 p.m. – Allendale Branch Library, 1130 South Marengo Avenue, Pasadena Saturday, April 12, 11:00 a.m. – Linda Vista Branch Library, 1281 Bryant Street, Pasadena Saturday, April 12, 2:00 p.m. – Central Library/Children’s Room, 285 East Walnut Street, Pasadena Tuesday, April 15, 11:00 a.m. – Lamanda Park Branch Library, 140 South Altadena Drive, Pasadena Tuesday, April 15, 3:30 p.m. - Hill Avenue Branch Library, 55 South Hill Avenue, Pasadena Hold on, there is still more to do Students in grades K – 6 can then enter their own limerick into the contest. The deadline for submittal is April 30. The application, complete with details, is available on the website: www.PasadenaPublicLibrary.net/librarykids along with more information on National Poetry Month and how to’s on writing a limerick. A grand prize winner will be chosen from each of three grade level categories, grades K-2, grades 3-4 and grades 5 – 6. Each grand prize winner will be awarded a $25 gift certificate from Vroman’s Bookstore. Winning entries will be published on the library’s Kidspage: www.PasadenaPublicLibrary.net/librarykids and will also be made into bookmarks that will be distributed during Summer Reading Club 2008. Nine limericks that will be awarded Honorable Mention. They will also be published on the library’s Kidspage. Their authors will win a $10 gift certificate from Vroman’s Bookstore. For more information, please contact Pam Groves-Gaggioli, Librarian III, at (626) 744-4045.
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La Pintoresca Branch Library and Foothill Employment Training Connection (FETC) have partnered together to offer fun, informative workshops on how to make your job search more effective and rewarding. Workshops will be held monthly at La Pintoresca. The next workshop will be held Friday, May 9 from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.. Learn useful tools for re-entry into the job market, sharpen your online job searching skills and get tapped into all of the resources FETC has to offer. The Foothill Employment and Training Connection is an all in-one, comprehensive job resource center that matches job seekers with employers. For more information go to http://www.foothilletc.org/ La Pintoresca Branch Library is located at 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7268.
For More Information Contact: StoryTubes 2008 National Contest StoryTubes is here! From New York to California, kids in Grades 1-6 are talking up their favorite books. You can too! Along with your parent or guardian, follow these simple steps: • Make a 2-minute or shorter video about
your favorite book; Staff at Santa Catalina and La Pintoresca
branches will be available to help you tape your
StoryTubes infomercial. Just bring your book and rehearsed performance
with you and they will tape you in action. For reservations, phone
either Santa Catalina (626) 744-7272 or La Pintoresca (626) 744-7268. Four Video Categories: Tell the story about your favorite book
today. When entering, please don’t use your last name in the video.
Entries will be evaluated on creativity, content and performance.
For more information contact: The latest craze from Japan isn’t an
expensive, highly technical video game. It is a 4,000 year old board
game called Go. Go is the game of surrounding and capturing territory,
and is central to the popular anime and manga Hikaru no Go. The Pasadena Public Library hosts a
weekly Go Club for teens, every Saturday, from 2 pm – 4 pm in Teen
Central. Competitors are instructed by Pasadena Yu-Go Go Club players.
New players will receive a free game board and introductory booklet.
Teens who continue to play at the Library on a regular basis are
eligible to receive their very own Go magnetic board.
For More Information Contact: CENTRAL LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Pasadena Public Library’s Central Library
is embarking on a facilities upgrade of the heating, air conditioning
and electrical systems in the lower level reference section. The project
which begins Monday, February 25 is expected to take six months. Upon
completion a new Internet Commons with 46 computer stations will be
available to the public. For more information contact: FAMILY FUN DAY AT LA PINTORESCA
Join us for Family Fun Day on Saturday, May 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at La Pintoresca park and branch library. Enjoy great food, entertainment, arts and crafts, a skate park competition, music with a disc jockey and more! The La Pintoresca Branch Library is located at 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7268.
For more information contact: PINKALICIOUS/PURPLICIOUS PARTY
Be ready to be tickled pink or pizazzed with purple at our pinkalicious and purplicious party for children at Lamanda Park Branch Library on Tuesday, May 20 at 4:15 p.m. There will be games, crafts and delicious treats! Don’t forget to wear pink or purple or both! Lamanda Park Branch Library is located at 140 South Altadena Drive, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7266.
For more information contact: Join Storyteller Janneke Briggs-Verhoeven
for Dutch Storytime for families on Wednesday, May 14 and 28 at Santa
Catalina Branch Library. Enjoy Dutch stories, songs, snacks and friends.
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Journalist/pundit Matt Welch will discuss
his new book, McCain: The Myth of a Maverick on Wednesday,
May 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright
Auditorium, 285 East Walnut Street, Pasadena. A book signing will
follow. Books will be available for purchase at the event. For interview
requests, please call Charles Lago, 760-564-3112
For more information contact: “MYSTERIOUS CALIFORNIA” BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Lamanda Park Branch Library’s Book Discussion Group will meet on Tuesday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m. They continue their tour of California with Sherlock Holmes and a surprising take on San Francisco as they read The Art of Detection by Laurie King. All are welcome to attend. Call (626) 744-7266 for future book titles. Lamanda Park Branch Library is located at 140 South Altadena Drive, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7266.
For more information contact: Join Bernard Donohue from the Flintridge Foundation for a FC Search Workshop at La Pintoresca Branch Library on Monday, May 12 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. FC Search, the Foundation Center’s database, contains detailed information on more than 80,000 foundations, corporate givers and grantmaking public charities. Learn how to use this software to generate targeted lists of funding prospects in seconds. The workshop is free to all. La Pintoresca Branch Library is located at 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7268.
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POETRY LIVE!
Act It Out, a group of dynamic teens led by drama coach, Dr. Jan De Sal, will present a poetry reading in honor of National Poetry Month at Santa Catalina Branch Library on Saturday, May 10 at 11:00 a.m. Santa Catalina Branch Library is located at 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7272.
For more information contact: Celebrate your mother’s special day with
a Mother’s Day story program for preschoolers
For More Information Contact: LA Opera will present a fun and informative talk on the opera, La Rondine on Thursday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Central Library’s Donald R. Wright Auditorium. La Rondine (“The Swallow”) is a bittersweet romance featuring some of Puccini’s most luscious music. Central Library is located at 285 East Walnut Street, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7076
For more information contact: Join Hastings Branch Library for their
monthly book discussion group, Book Chit Chat, on Wednesday, May 7 at
6:30 p.m. as they discuss Lipstick Jihad.
For More Information Contact: MOTHER’S DAY JEWELRY MAKING WORKSHOP Be sure to remember Mom this year with a special gift! Come to the free beading and jewelry making workshop on Tuesday, May 6 at 3:30 p.m. at Allendale Branch Library.Instructor Lorrie Oshatz will show you how to make earrings, bracelets and necklaces sure to delight Mom! All materials will be supplied so just bring yourself, your nimble fingers and your imagination. Allendale Branch Library is located at 1130 South Marengo Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7260.
For more information contact: MOTHER’S DAY FUN Join us for Mother’s Day stories at Linda Vista Branch Library on Wednesday, May 7 at 10:30 a.m. Make a special gift to take home for Mother. All supplies will be provided. Linda Vista Branch Library is located at 1281 Bryant Street, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7278.
For more information contact: CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION AT LA PINTORESCA Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at La Pintoresca Branch Library on Monday, May 5 from 3:45– 5:00 p.m. with food, fun and games. Phone (626) 744-7268 for reservations. The La Pintoresca Branch Library is located at 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7268.
For more information contact: LET’S EXPLORE: CINCO DE MAYO! Lamanda Park Branch Library will kick off a new school-aged program, Let’s Explore, on Monday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m. The program explores a fun subject each monththrough crafts, snacks, videos and stories. Children can pick any of the activities and EXPLORE! May’s program will explore Cinco de Mayo. Lamanda Park Branch Library is located at 140 South Altadena Drive, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7266.
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For more information contact: Celebrate the Sixth Annual “Free Comic
Book Day” on Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. by picking up one
free comic book at one of the following Pasadena Public Library
Branches; Allendale – 1130 South Marengo Avenue, Hastings – 3325 East
Orange Grove Blvd., Hill Avenue – 55 South Hill Avenue, Lamanda Park –
140 South Altadena Drive, Linda Vista – 1281 Bryant Street, Santa
Catalina – 999 East Washington Blvd. and Central Library in both the
Children’s Room and Teen Central, 285 East Walnut Street.
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For more information contact: PASADENA AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENEALOGY GROUP The Pasadena African American Genealogy
Group will meet at Lamanda Park Branch For More Information Contact: Join us for a creepy cool special FX program complete with make-up demo and two “hands-on” projects at La Pintoresca Branch Library on Tuesday, April 29 at 3:45 p.m. See a library staff member transformed into Batman’s greatest foe. Then make your very own batch of fake “blood” and fake “warts”. Cool! All supplies will be provided. Program is designed for kids 10-17 years of age. Call (626) 744-7268 for reservations. La Pintoresca Branch Library is located at 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7268.
For More Information Contact: POETRY READING WITH PETER VETRANO In celebration of National Poetry Month
Peter Vetrano, poet and local resident will read selections from his
works at the Allendale Branch Library on Saturday April 26 at 2:00 p.m. For more information, phone (626)
744-7260. For More Information Contact: TIPS FOR HIKING IN THE LOCAL SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS It’s spring! Time to go outside and enjoy nature! But, before you do make sure you come to Allendale Branch Library on Saturday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. for a special presentation on hiking tips from one of our local Forest Rangers. You’ll get a general overview of local hiking in and around the San Gabriel Mountains. Learn how to read trail maps and plot your route to interesting and historic sites like Mount Lowe. Hear the history of the region and learn just who cut all those trails. Discover what wild life, animals, and plants you may encounter on your hike. Learn what type of equipment you need to ensure your safety. Come visit the library and learn about your local great outdoors! Allendale Branch Library is located at 1130 South Marengo Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7260.
For More Information Contact: SCAM BUSTERS! PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM SCAMS AND FRAUD Wayne the Magician will present a unique and entertaining lecture and magic show that will examine scams and cons—including internet frauds on Tuesday, April 8 at 3:00 p.m. at Lamanda Park Branch Library. As a magician and performer, he has studied the techniques of cheaters and hustlers and can help you protect yourself and your family. Lamanda Park Branch Library is located at 140 South Altadena Drive, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7266.
For More Information Contact: In celebration of National Poetry Month Santa Catalina Branch Library will focus on Emerging Urban Poets. Every Saturday in April from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. participants will read poems gather ideas for their own poetry and learn how to get published. Don Kingfisher Campbell will facilitate. Santa Catalina Branch Library is located at 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7272.
For More Information Contact: Take a step back in time and inspire your imagination with a creative toy from the 1970’s at the Allendale Branch Library on Wednesday, April 23 at 3:30 p.m. Yes, that’s right; the library will be making Shrinky Dink key chains and other artistic masterpieces. Materials will be provided; all you need to bring are your incredibly innovative, arty ideas! Fun for all ages from children to adult. The Allendale Branch Library is located at 1130 South Marengo Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7260.
For More Information Contact: LEADERSHIP PASADENA: SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT Join the Leadership Pasadena Class of 2008 Environmental Education Team on Saturday, April 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at La Pintoresca Branch Library, for a fun-filled, innovative and interactive workshop on the power of solar energy. Learn about solar power, participate in hands-on activities; observe a photovoltaic display, and much more. Refreshments will be served. This program is presented in partnership with Pasadena Unified School District. La Pintoresca Branch Library is located at 1355 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. For more information, phone (626) 744-7268.
For More Information Contact: La Pintoresca Branch Library will host
Open Mic Night on Friday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. in celebration of
National Poetry Month. Featured poets are; Diane Tegarden (Light Through
Shuttered Window), Tamara Blue (Thick Chicks) and works by Gene
Cartwright. Come read your poetry or prose and/or listen to other
artists. Free admission, food and prizes!! For more information, phone (626) 744-7268. For More Information Contact: Christine Reeder “EASTER ISLAND” IS 2008 ONE CITY, ONE STORY SELECTION The book selection for Pasadena’s sixth One City, One Story community reading celebration is Jennifer Vanderbes’s debut novel “Easter Island.” Named a Best Book of 2003 by the Washington Post and Christian Science Monitor, the novel tells of adventure, betrayal and scientific discovery as the stories unfold of two women whose lives converge on Easter Island several decades apart: Elsa Pendleton, the young wife of a renowned British anthropologist who accompanies her husband and developmentally disabled sister to the island at the brink of World War I; and Dr. Greer Farraday, a botanist who arrives on the island to research ancient pollens in the early 1970s following the death of her husband. Easter Island’s history, culture, ecology and mysterious statues are embodied in the pages of the book. Vanderbes was a Truman Capote Fellow at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she earned a master’s in fine arts degree. She later was awarded a McCreight Fiction Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin and the Creative Writing Fellowship at Colgate University. She was a 2006 Guggenheim Fellow and was recently named a 2007-2008 Cullman Fellow at New York Public Library. A community dialogue with the author is scheduled April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Forum Room at All Saints Church. Details of book discussion groups, a film series and other events, also scheduled in April, will be announced. “One City, One Story is a wonderful opportunity to bring individuals together in the community through a shared reading experience,” said Mayor Bill Bogaard.” It is certain to enrich the lives of all who participate.” One City, One Story is designed to broaden and deepen an appreciation of reading and literature in the community, engage participants in dialogue and bring Pasadenans together by promoting understanding of differing points of view. For more information visit www.onecityonestory.com or call (626) 744-7076.
For More Information Contact: Christine Reeder ONE CITY ONE STORY SPECIAL EVENTS, BOOK
DISCUSSIONS, AND FILM SERIES AUTHOR EVENT An Evening with the Author Jennifer Vanderbes SPECIAL EVENTS
• An Afternoon Lecture on Easter Island (Rapa Nui): The
Land of Stone Giants • An Evening Lecture on Easter Island String
Figures,"Kai-Kai" and Collecting String Figures Presented by Mark
Sherman, of the International String Figure Association • A Botanical Visit to The Huntington Library, Art
Collections, and Botanical Gardens
BOOK DISCUSSIONS Wednesday, April 2, 6:30 p.m. Hastings Branch Library Friday, April 4, 12:00 noon Literaries who Lunch event Tuesday, April 8, 2:00 p.m. Hill Branch Library Saturday, April 12, 10:30 a.m. Allendale Branch Library Saturday, April 12, 2:00 p.m. Linda Vista Branch Library Tuesday, April 15, 11:00 a.m. Villa Parke Branch Library Wednesday, April 16, 11:00 a.m. Lamanda Park Branch
Library Thursday, April 17, 4:00 p.m. Santa Catalina Branch
Library Thursday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. Central Library Saturday, April 19, 11:00 a.m. La Pintoresca Branch
Library Tuesday, April 22, 3:30 p.m. San Rafael Branch Library AFTERNOON FILM SERIES
• April 2 - Kon-Tiki (1950) • April 16 - Globe Trekker: Chile and Easter
Island (2004) • April 23 - South Pacific (1958) • April 30 - Florilegium: The Flowering of the
Pacific (1984) EVENING FILMS Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. • April 23 - Easter Island in Context: From
Paradise to Calamity, (2002)
GRAND FINALE EASTER ISLAND DOCUMENTARY NIGHT Wednesday, April 30 at 5:00 p.m. Easter Island Documentaries - five documentaries running consecutively for three hours and 25 minutes total, come and go as you please. • The NOVA Secrets of Lost Empires II: Easter Island,
Documentary, 2000 - 45 minutes • Light at the Edge of the World - Polynesia: The
Wayfinders, National Geographic Documentary, 2006 - 45 minutes • Blind Prophets of Easter Island, Cousteau Society,
Documentary, 1978 - 60 minutes • Easter Island, 1935 - 25 minutes • The Underwater world of Easter Island, S.E.E.M. ORCA
Documentary, 2006 - 30 minutes CHILDREN’S FILM SERIES Thursday, April 24 at 3:30 p.m. • Time Warp Trio: Birdman or Birdbrain?
(2006) Tuesday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. • Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui (2002) -
Spanish For more information, visit www.onecityonestory.com or call (626) 744-7076.
For More Information Contact: Petra Morris, Librarian I La Pintoresca Branch Library and Women At
Work have partnered to establish a satellite Women At Work office in
Northwest Pasadena. For More Information Contact: Free! Live! Anytime! An Information Expert At Your Service 24/7! Have you ever been kept awake at night needing information or a fact for a meeting or a class the next day? You toss and turn-unable to sleep. Instead of losing sleep, contact 24/7 Reference, where a free, live, online interactive information expert is available to answer your quick -answer information needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Need a quick fact? A statistic? An address? Articles for a term paper? Simply go to the Pasadena Public Library's website http://www.cityofpasadena.net/library and click on the "Connect With A Librarian" icon. Once you enter the 24/7 Reference Service, you will be greeted by an information expert who will give you a quick and friendly response. Through online "chatting" you will be able to converse with the librarian about your information needs, and view pages that automatically appear on your computer screen to help answer your question. When you are done, you will get a transcript e-mailed to you to assist you in easily finding the information again! How does this service work? Professional librarians, including subject specialists, from California and other participating states contribute their expertise to the 24/7 Reference service. Because of the large number of participating libraries and the cooperative nature of the service, no one library needs to provide more than a few hours of staffing time per day or week. Pasadena Public Library staff answer questions for the 24/7 reference service 2-3 hours per week, which entitles all of our users to have access to the service 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If a question needs more in-depth research, the customer will be provided with a referral or will get an e-mail response normally within 48 hours. "This is the wave of the future," says Reference Division manager Susan Poster. "Librarians are providing the same expert information services they always have, but now 24/7 allows us to do this at a time and place most convenient for the user." The above service is always available for any topic including homework, health and law but if you would like more specialized service: · Homework help for students in grades 4-12 is available from Saturday through Thursday 3pm-9pm · Health information specialists are available from Monday - Friday 8-5 · Law librarians await your daytime requests Monday-Friday and Monday evenings 6-8 · Need assistance in Spanish? Go to http://www.247ref.org/ and click on the "Bibliotecaria a su alcance" icon The 24/7 Reference service is a project of the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (MCLS), supported by Federal LSTA funding, and administered by the California State Library. For more information contact the Pasadena Public Library at 626-744-4066 and press 7. Expand your resources and use the 24/7 Reference service today (or tonight)! ForFor more information contact: Susan Poster, Coordinator (626) 744-7225 P Search
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