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  • 11/19/2009:
    Public Invited to Plant Hastings Branch Library Garden

    The public is invited to bring gardening tools and gloves to help landscape Hastings Branch Library with drought tolerant plants on Saturday. The Pasadena branch library and Council District 4’s Team Up to Clean Up will join forces with other

  • 11/16/2009:
    Armenian Storytime

    Storyteller Helda Khajerian will present Armenian Storytime for families on Saturday, November 28 at 3 p.m. at Santa Catalina Branch Library.  Enjoy listening to Armenian stories, singing songs, snacks and making friends.Santa Catalina Branch Library is located at 999 E.

  • 11/16/2009:
    Buck-a-bag Booksale

    Lamanda Park Branch Library will host a Buck a Bag Booksale on Saturday, November 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Do your holiday shopping early this year  Fiction, non fiction, adult and children’s books, paperbacks and more.  Bring your

  • 11/16/2009:
    Children's Book Month

    Children’s books originated through the oral tradition of storytelling.  Pasadena Public Library will celebrate Children’s Book Month this November by holding special storytelling programs at each branch library.Alidz Agbabian will present Armenian Tales on Tuesday, November 17 at 11 a.m.

  • 11/16/2009:
    Creative Memories Workshop Offered at La Pintoresca(2)

    Participate in a Creative Memories Workshop this Thanksgiving weekend with Xoehitl Martinez, an independent Creative Memories Consultant.  The workshop will be held at La Pintoresca Branch Library on Saturday, November 28 from 1 to 5 p.m.   Enjoy four hours of

  • 11/16/2009:
    Fall Crafts

    Hasting Branch Library will host a Fall Craft Workshop for children on Tuesday, November 24 from 3 to 5 p.m.There’s a chill in the air so come inside, use your imagination and create a fun filled fall craft.Hastings Branch Library

  • 11/16/2009:
    Turkey Tales

    Hastings Branch Library will present a series of special Thanksgiving storytimes on Monday, November 23 at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, November 25 at 10 15 and 11 15 a.m. Join in celebrating the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and everything we’re thankful for

  • 11/16/2009:
    Twilight Trivia

    Excited about the upcoming release of the movie “New Moon?”   Then test your skills and take part in some fun Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn trivia La Pintoresca Branch Library will offer Twilight Trivia, based on the

  • 10/28/2009:
    The Origins of Storytelling

    Pasadena Public Library will explore the global, religious and ethnic origins of storytelling including folk and fairy tales, legends, and stories as part of ORIGINS Art & Ideas 2009.   Storytelling is an outgrowth of the oral tradition that existed before

  • 10/16/2009:
    Beautification Project for Santa Catalina Branch Library

    Santa Catalina Branch Library will receive a landscape make over courtesy of Pasadena Beautiful and the Pasadena Community Foundation.  Project partners Pasadena Beautiful, Pasadena Public Library and the City of Pasadena’s Public Works Parks and Natural Resources Division have designed

  • 10/13/2009:
    Halloween Storytime Fun

    For More Information Contact Christine Reeder, Branch ManagerSan Rafael Branch Library(626) 744 7270Leonard Lane, Branch ManagerHill Avenue Branch Library(626) 744 7264Jennifer DriscollCentral Library, Children’s Room(626) 744 4066 option 4Come in costume and enjoy these special Halloween storytimes on Wednesday, October

  • 10/13/2009:
    Help with your Job Hunting Needs

    For More Information Contact Leonard Lane, Branch ManagerHill Avenue Branch Library(626) 744 7264Hill Avenue Branch Library will partner with Women At Work on Wednesday, October 28 at 3 30 p.m. for a timely program on Help with Your Job Hunting

  • 10/13/2009:
    Scare your Socks Off (Not Really)!

    For More Information Contact Pat Smith, Branch ManagerLamanda Park Branch Library(626) 744 7266Wear your Halloween socks and join us for a ghastly, ghostly fun time with special Halloween stories and fun on Wednesday, October 28 at 7 p.m. at Lamanda

  • 10/13/2009:
    Twilight in the Afternoon

    For More Information Contact Shauna Redmond, Branch ManagerAllendale Branch Library(626) 744 7260Enjoy a special screening of  the movie Twilight and Halloween treats for the non vampires in the audience on Thursday, October 29 at 3 p.m. at Allendale Branch Library,

  • 10/7/2009:
    College Application Essay Workshop

    For More Information Contact Michael Pierce, Branch LibrarianHastings Branch Library (626) 744 7262 Hastings Branch Library will hold a College Application Essay Workshop on Thursday, October 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, October 24 from 1 to 3

  • 10/7/2009:
    Karaoke Craze

    For More Information Contact Michael Pierce, Branch ManagerHastings Branch Library(626) 744 7262 In celebration of Teen Read Week Hastings Branch Library will present an afternoon of Karaoke for teens on Tuesday, October 20 at 4 p.m. Whether you fancy yourself

  • 10/7/2009:
    Read Beyond Reality!

    For More Information Contact Pam GaggioliCentral Library(626) 744 4045 In celebration of Teen Read Week October 18 24 the Pasadena Public Library will forgive your overdue library fines (except for lost books) and replace lost library cards for free during

  • 10/6/2009:
    Free Seasonable Flu Vaccination Clinic

    For More Information Contact Christine Reeder, Branch ManagerSan Rafael Branch Library(626) 744 7270 Pasadena Public Library will offer free flu shots to adults 18 and older by the Huntington Hospital Community Outreach Department on Saturday, October 10 from 10 a.m.

  • 10/6/2009:
    The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln

    For More Information Contact Christine Reeder Branch ManagerSan Rafael Branch Library(626) 744 7270 Philip Ostergard, author of The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, will speak on Saturday, October 10 at 11 a.m. at the San Rafael Branch Library, 1240 Nithsdale

  • 10/6/2009:
    Touching All Bases: A Baseball Celebration

    For More Information Contact Christine Reeder, Branch ManagerSan Rafael Branch Library(626) 744 7270 Enjoy a multi cultural, multi generational evening exploring the unparalleled creative possibilities of America’s national pastime through the visual arts, music, performance, film and literature.  The Pasadena

  • 10/5/2009:
    PALS Special Needs Storytime

    For More Information Contact Pat Smith Branch ManagerLamanda Park Branch Library(626) 744 7266 Lamanda Park Branch Library will host a PALS (Preschool Assisted Literacy Storytime) Special Needs Storytime on Thursday, October 8 from 11 30 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. 

  • 10/1/2009:
    Expose Yourself to Wicked Lit! A Halloween Play Reading

    For More Information Contact Pam GaggioliCentral Library(626) 744 4045 The Wicked Lit crew will read The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe, adapted by Paul Millet A Ghost Story by Mark Twain, adapted by Jonathan Josephson

  • 9/8/2009:
    Creative Memories Workshop Offered at La Pintoresca

    Enjoy this Creative Memories Workshop featuring four hours of uninterrupted scrap booking time with Xoehitl Martinez, an independent Creative Memories Consultant at La Pintoresca Branch Library on Saturday, September 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. Get your questions answered, share

  • 9/8/2009:
    Eco-Friendly Composting

    Linda Vista Branch Library will host an Eco Friendly Composting event on Saturday, September 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.  It’s all the rage, it’s great for the garden and it’s environmentally responsible. Learn

  • 9/8/2009:
    Facebook for Grown-Ups

    La Pintoresca Branch Library will hold a Facebook workshop on Friday, September 25 at 1 p.m. designed specifically for novices who want to learn what Facebook is, how it works and how to create their own Facebook page.  La Pintoresca

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