Pasadena Public Library offers over 60 storytimes each month! Looking to find a storytime near you? Want to see what storytimes are happening today? Use the Calendar below:
Benefits of Storytime
Storytime has benefits for children and their caregivers!
- It’s a wonderful way to bond with your child
- It exposes children to new words, concepts and ideas.
- It teaches children to pay attention in a group setting.
- It is a wonderful place to make new friends – for children and caregivers.
- Caregivers can learn new songs, rhymes and ways of telling stories
- It’s fun!
Storytime Calendar
Marvelous Mondays Weekly Storytime For Families
Weekly Storytime for Preschoolers
Weekly Storytime for Preschoolers
Weekly Storytime for Preschoolers
Storytime at PPL
Please make sure to check the online events calendar to verify the time and date of a specific storytime before coming to the library.
Infant/Baby Storytime: 20 minutes of stories, songs and fun for the littlest of listeners.
- Pre-registration is required for this storytime • Tuesdays • 9:20 a.m. • Central
- Thursdays • 10:30 a.m. • Lamanda Park
Toddler Storytime: 30 minutes of stories, songs, and sometimes a video for toddlers.
- Pre-registration is required for these storytimes • Tuesdays • 10 & 11 a.m. • Central
- Thursdays • 10:30 a.m. • Lamanda Park
Preschool Storytime: 30 minutes of stories for entertainment and education for ages 3-5. All branches have a preschool storytime!
- Tuesdays • 10:30 a.m. • Hill Avenue
- Tuesdays • 10:30 a.m. • Lamanda Park
- Tuesdays • 10:30 a.m. • Villa Parke
- Wednesdays • 10:30 a.m. • Allendale
- Wednesdays • 10:30 a.m. • Santa Catalina
- Wednesdays • 10:45 a.m. • Hastings
- Wednesdays • 11 a.m. • San Rafael
- Thursdays • 10:30 a.m. • La Pintoresca
- Thursdays • 10:30 a.m. • Linda Vista
- Saturdays • 10 a.m. • Central Library
Family Storytime: Stories and more for the whole family to enjoy. Especially good for families with children up to second grade.
- Mondays • 7 p.m. • Hastings
- Thursdays • 3:30 p.m. • Lamanda Park
Léeme Un Cuento: Spanish Storytime for families.
- Wednesdays • 4 p.m. • La Pintoresca
Armenian Storytime: A once-a-month storytime in Armenian.
- Check calendar for date and time • Santa Catalina
Around the World Storytime: Once-a-month preschool storytime with a global feel.
- Check calendar for date and time • San Rafael
Chocolate Storytime: African-American focused storytime for children ages 0 to 8.
- Check calendar for date and time • La Pintoresca
Mandarin Storytime: Bilingual or Mandarin only storytimes held once-a-month with songs and stories.
- Check calendar for date and time • Hastings
Sensory Storytime: A storytime series developed especially for children with autism or other sensory processing challenges.
- Registration is required for this series.
- Check calendar for date and time • Lamanda Park
Kids' Blog
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Slow Stories: Preschool Storytime
Today we took things slow in storytime, and read stories about leisurely animals! Books We Shared “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” said
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Bathtime: Preschool Storytime
Books We Shared Our first book, Something Smells by Blake Liliane Hellman and illustrated by Steven Henry, was a mystery!
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Babies! ~ Toddler Storytime
Our wonderful summer session of Toddler Storytime ended last Tuesday. For this eighth and final storytime we read all about babies. We began with a counting