PASADENA, Calif.—The City of Pasadena invites the community to attend the first community town hall meeting to learn about the Pasadena Central Library Retrofit and Repair Project and meet the project design team. The meeting will be held Wednesday, May 24, at 6 p.m. at the Jefferson Branch Library Auditorium, 1500 E. Villa St. Free on-street parking is available. Earlier this year, Pasadena City Council approved a contract with the design team led by Gruen Associates to develop the Central...
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City Council Awards Central Library Seismic Retrofit and Repair Project Design Contract
PASADENA, Calif.—On Monday, Feb. 6, at the regularly scheduled council meeting, the City Council approved a contract to move forward and begin the process of seismically retrofitting and renovating the Pasadena Central Library. Gruen Associates and their qualified team of subconsultants were awarded the contract for professional design services for the retrofit project. This includes preparation of environmental documentation, final construction drawings and cost estimates for construction. The contract is for an amount not to exceed $6,104,109, which includes a...
Assemblymember Chris Holden Presents $4 Million Check to Retrofit Pasadena Central Library
PASADENA, Calif.—On Sept. 27, 2021, at the start of the regularly scheduled City Council meeting, Assemblymember Chris Holden presented a check for $4 million to the City of Pasadena and Pasadena Public Library to help repair the nearly 100 year-old Central Library. After a long closure of Pasadena Public Library facilities due to the pandemic, many looked forward to the reopening of the Central Library and its nine branch libraries. In April, the first to open was the Central Library....
City Announces Closure of Pasadena Central Library Due to Seismic Safety Issues
PASADENA, Calif.—On Monday, May 3, the City of Pasadena building official ordered the closure of Pasadena Central Library, located at 285 E. Walnut St., until further notice. View the order. In-person library services recently resumed on a part-time basis following the county’s move into the less-restrictive orange tier. However, a recent structural assessment conducted as part of the scope of work for the Central Library Building Systems and Structural Assessment Capital Improvement Project revealed that most of the building is...
Library Hosts 6th Annual Pasadena Loves YA Teen Book Festival
PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena Public Library kicks off their 6th annual free teen book festival, Pasadena Loves YA, on Saturday, Sept. 21, from noon to 4 p.m. at Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St. Doors open at 11 a.m. The first 200 attendees will receive a free tote bag. No registration required. The four themed author panels are: Out of the Ashes, moderated by Nicole Mainardi, A Curse of Thorns; Against All Odds, moderated by Catherine Linka, What I Want You To...
Author Carla Rachel Sameth Discusses Memoir, 'One Day on the Gold Line'
PASADENA, Calif.—Author Carla Rachel Sameth will discuss her book, One Day on the Gold Line: A Memoir in Essays, and join past Altadena Poet Laureate Thelma Reyna in conversation on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St. A writing exercise will follow. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Through meditations on race, culture and family, Sameth’s One Day on the Gold Line tells the story of a lesbian...