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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 |
Libraries Feature Books en Español
Pasadena on the Web
Take a Walk on the Safe Side
In Case of Emergency,
“ICE”
Write a Letter to the Future
PHS Basks in the Sun
Landscape Workshops are
Back!
Etcetera...Etcetera
Noticias en Breve
Special Disaster
Preparedness Section
NOW YOU CAN READ THE LATEST
PAGE TURNERS,
work on your homework and entertain your toddler – all in Spanish! Thanks to a
$25,000 grant from the California State Library, Pasadena Public Library
recently added stacks of Spanish language and bilingual English/Spanish
materials to its collection.
After analyzing neighborhood demographics and current services, library staff
saw a need for more Spanish-language books for all ages, especially at the La
Pintoresca, Santa Catalina and Villa-Parke branches. Books were also added at
Pasadena Central Library and the Hastings branch library. The collection
includes popular fiction by U.S. and international authors, non-fiction titles
covering everything from parenting to personal finance and plenty of books for
children and young adults.
Watch for a new set of Spanish audio books on CD at Central Library and the La
Pintoresca and Villa-Parke branches.
The new materials are a great step in meeting our residents’ needs for
information and entertainment. For more information, call 744-4066.
SEE HOW YOUR FAVORITE RESTARAUNT FARED
during its most recent inspection, learn about upcoming arts and
culture events and much, much more – online at
www.cityofpasadena.net.
Take a look at what’s on the agenda for the next City Council meeting and keep
up with Pasadena’s many commissions by clicking on Mayor / Council.
Everyone knows a lot of filming takes place in Pasadena, but most people don’t
know what the productions are. From movies to television shows to commercials to
music videos, find out more by clicking on Departments, then scroll down to
Planning and Development and click on Film Office.
How many people live in Pasadena? How did the city get its name? And what about
those parrots? Quick facts can be found by clicking on About Pasadena.
YOU'LL FEEL SAFER WALKING
around Pasadena later this year with new roadway improvements from the city’s
Department of Transportation.
Through the Safe Strides and Rides program, new warning lights will be installed
in the roadway surface at five intersections to draw motorists’ attention to
marked crosswalks that previously had no signs or signals. The lights will flash
when pedestrians enter the crosswalk.
The following locations were chosen based on traffic volume, pedestrian
activity, street conditions and the history of collisions in the area: Paloma
Street between Altadena Drive and Sierra Madre Boulevard; Raymond Avenue at
Grandview Street; Lake Avenue at Elizabeth Street; Los Robles Avenue at Buckeye
Street; and Orange Grove Boulevard at Sunnyslope Avenue.
You can also watch for new “bulb-outs” on Villa Street in front of Jefferson
Elementary School and on Oak Knoll Avenue in front of McKinley Elementary School
as part of the city’s Safe Routes to School program. Bulb-outs are places where
the sidewalk is extended out into the street on both sides, making it easier for
motorists to see pedestrians and faster for pedestrians to make it across the
street.
Construction is set for this summer, funded by a grant from the California
Office of Traffic Safety and the California Department of Transportation. For
more information call
744-7439
AFTER THE BOMBING ATTACKS
IN LONDON,
a grass-roots effort was launched to encourage all of us to store emergency
contact information in our cell phones. The contact should be programmed into
your phone book or quick-dial list under the name ICE, which stands for In Case
of Emergency.
The theory behind the idea is that if you are unconscious or otherwise unable to
answer questions, an emergency worker can find a friend or loved one by checking
for an ICE contact on your cell phone.
While the Pasadena Fire Department recognizes ICE as a great tool during an
emergency, they also reminded us to store emergency contacts and important
medical information in our wallets with our photo IDs. This way, emergency
personnel can quickly give us the help we need.
For more information call 744-4745.
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