Year: 2019

PASADENA ANNOUNCES 2020 ONE CITY, ONE STORY SELECTIONS, THE SECRETS THEY KEPT and FINDING DOROTHY PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Public Library announced their two book selections for Pasadena’s 2020 One City, One Story community reading celebration, The Secrets They Kept by author Lara Prescott, the 2020 One City, One Story selection and Finding Dorothy by author Elizabeth Letts, the 2020 One City, One Story Summer Edition. Now in its 18th year, One City, One Story is designed to broaden and... continue reading »"Pasadena Announces 2020 One City, One Story Selections"

Women in Food Conversation PASADENA, Calif. – Join cookbook author Elisa Callow and moderator Leslie Ito for a conversation on “Women in Food” on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St. They will be joined by many food makers and food suppliers highlighted in The Urban Forager, whose commitment to carefully sourced and crafted food has led to a supportive and growing community of women in food. Panelists... continue reading »"Elisa Callow and Ann Elliott Cutting: The Urban Forager"

PASADENA, Calif. – Pasadena Public Library kicks off their sixth 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. No registration required. The first 200 attendees will receive a free tote bag. Book sales provided by Vroman’s Bookstore. The event features four themed author panels; Out of the Ashes, moderated by Nicole Mainardi, A Curse of Thorns; Against All Odds,... continue reading »"Pasadena Public Library Hosts 6th Annual Pasadena Loves YA Teen Book Festival September 21, 2019"

PASADENA, Calif. – Author Carla Rachel Sameth will discuss her book One Day on the Gold Line: A Memoir in Essays on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St.  Past Altadena Poet Laureate, Thelma Reyna will join her in conversation followed by a writing exercise. Books will be available for sale and signing. Through meditations on race, culture and family, Sameth’ s One Day on the Gold Line tells the... continue reading »"Carla Rachel Sameth: One Day on the Gold Line: A Memoir in Essays"

PASADENA, Calif. – Author Janet Fitch will talk about her newly published book Chimes of a Lost Cathedral on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. in Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St. The book concludes the epic story of Marina Makarova's (The Revolution of Marina M.) journey through some of the most dramatic events of the last century---as a woman and an artist, entering her full power, passion and creativity just as her revolution reveals its... continue reading »"Janet Fitch: Chimes of a Lost Cathedral"

PASADENA, Calif. – The California State Library recently awarded Pasadena Public Library a regional Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for $230,000 to establish seven early childhood hub sites. The sites are a part of a network called Growing Together PASadena coordinated by the Library’s Office of the Young Child. They will serve as locations for families with children ages zero to five to access services and the support they need to flourish, with a specific focus on school... continue reading »"Pasadena Public Library Awarded Technology Grant"

2019 Fractured Films Art Contest Submit a one-frame drawing, illustration, painting or photograph inspired by a film. Give us your take on your favorite movie. Reimagine the characters, the setting, the time period, or delve into the history, relationships or future of the characters. As long as it’s original but inspired by a film, it’s eligible. Click Here for Entry Form and Contest Details    

2019 Fractured Films Writing Contest  Submit a story, poem or script inspired by a film. Give us your take on your favorite movie. Reimagine the characters, the setting, the time period, or delve into the history, relationships or future of the characters. As long as it’s original but inspired by a film, it’s eligible. Click Here for Entry Form and Contest Details  

The Design Your LEGO® Contest is back for Summer, 2019! Entry deadline is Sunday, July 7, and LEGO® Showcase Day will be Saturday, July 20. Click on the flyer for more info, and for the entry form, and GET BUILDING! Design Your LEGO® Contest 2019  

The Ballad of Huck & Miguel will be a fun summer read, with thematic programs and opportunities for community dialogue planned around the book throughout June and July. Click on the brochure to learn more. Pasadena Public Library's One City, One Story 2019 Summer Edition Brochure.