La Pintoresca Branch

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Hours

M:	Open 10:00-6:00	F:	Open 10:00-6:00
Tu:	Open 10:00-6:00	Sa:	Open 10:00-6:00
W:	Open 10:00-6:00	Su:	Closed
Th:	Open 10:00-6:00	Holiday Hours

Map

Collection Size: 47,528

Meetings Room Seats: 50

Building Size (Square Feet): 6,225

Parking Spaces: 8

Year Opened / Expanded: 1930

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Branch Overview

All Pasadena Public Library meeting spaces are currently unavailable for reservation and use.

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La Pintoresca (“the picturesque”) Branch Library, built in 1930, was named for the hotel which had previously occupied its northwest Pasadena site. Its parkland location centers La Pintoresca in the most highly populated service area of any Pasadena Branch. La Pintoresca Branch Library serves also as a community center, providing local residents with a welcoming, informal meeting place.

La Pintoresca Branch Library offers free availability of the Foundation Directory Online Professional database.

Learn more about the history of the La Pintoresca Branch Library in this article from Local History Librarian, Young, who researched materials on the founding of La Pintoresca from the Pasadena Public Library Archives.

Photo Gallery

Computer Lab Hours

The Branch on Video

Service and Programs

Adult Programs

• Foundation and Grants Databases
  As an affiliate of the Foundation Center, the La Pintoresca Branch Library provides access to Foundation Directory Online Professional. Foundation Directory Online Professional is the Foundation Center’s electronic grantseekers’ database for foundation and government grants. This database is only accessible at the La Pintoresca Branch Library through a library computer or by use of a personal laptop by connecting to the library Wi-Fi at the branch. See the FDO Youtube Channel for online tutorials on how to use these databases. For more information, please call us at 626-744-7268.

Teen Programs

• Teen Volunteers
  Volunteer opportunities for 7th to 12th grade students include after school homework help for K to 4th graders, program assistance, and general library tasks. For more information, please contact the library volunteer coordinator, Rosa Cesaretti, at (626) 744-7268.

Children's Programs

(Please check the online Library Calendar for the most current information)

• STEAM Story Time
  45 minutes of good picture books, singing and dancing, and ending with a craft and playtime. Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
• Leeme un cuento: Spanish-Language Story Time
  We invite the entire family to join us for an hour of quality Spanish-language picture books read by a native speaker, learn traditional songs, and create fun crafts. Wednesdays at 4 p.m.
• Chocolate Story Time
  Led by Dr. Ayesha Lindsey Randall, this is a celebration of African American culture though books and crafts. Last Friday of the month at 4 p.m.
• Art Class
  Provided by funding through the Armory Center for the Arts. Please call the library at (626) 744-7268, for further information and for scheduled dates and times.

For more information about programs here and throughout the Pasadena Public Library, see the branch calendar on this page, or visit our Library Calendar.

La Pintoresca Branch Library Collection

The collection of approximately 56,000 volumes includes several special collections, including African-American history and literature, arts and music, and international and regional cookery. The branch has special section of career and small business books along with job listings from various sources, as well as an extensive Spanish language collection, both juvenile and adult, with an emphasis on browsing and casual reading material.

Meeting Room

The meeting room with tables and chairs will accommodate up to 53 people and has a handicap access through the north entrance. This room is free to groups who do not charge an admission fee or restrict admission on the basis of membership. It is available Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and reservations can be made based on availability. A meeting room reservation form must be submitted two weeks in advance of the date of the reservation. For more information click here: http://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/meeting-rooms-facilities/.

Art Collection

La Pintoresca is temporary home to “Leaders, Dreamers and Rebels,” a sculpture by artist Jena Priebe. La Pintoresca also has a display case that is available for the public to display art. For more information, please contact Rosa Cesaretti at (626) 744-7268.

Special Features

La Pintoresca also offers a computer lab, used for computer classes and available to the public at set hours. The lab is available for adults working on job applications, resumes, classwork, certificates, LearnKey, employment databases, and grant-writing/researching software from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Monday through Friday. The lab is also open for children only after school—subject to staffing availability—Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 5 pm.

School Services

The branch has Chromebooks available for students to use and a homework reference collection.

Branch Events