Hastings Branch

The eighth and last Pasadena Public Library Branch to be founded, the Hastings Branch building opened its doors on February 17, 1959. Its creation completed Pasadena's plan to bring library service within a mile of every home in the city.

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Hastings Branch                 

3325 East Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 744-7262 | Map | Public Transportation

Services and Programs

Books Groups at all branches

Children's Programs

Pajama Storytime Mondays at 7:00 p.m.
Preschool Storytime Wednesdays at 10:15 and 11:15 a.m.

For special events and holiday programs, call (626) 744-7262. Or, for more information about programs here and throughout the Pasadena Public Library, you can visit our Library Calendar.

Hastings Branch Library is pleased to offer free wireless Internet access to patrons with appropriately equipped wireless devices. A valid Pasadena Library Card and PIN are required to access the library's wireless Internet services. For more information on this service, please visit our Wireless Internet Access page.

Hastings Branch Collection

Over 64,000 items are held at Hastings, including reference and circulating books, periodicals, spoken cassettes and music cassettes. Hastings has strong popular fiction, picture book, folk and fairytale, home arts, travel, and biography collections. There is a small Spanish language collection.

Meeting Room

The meeting room accommodates up to 35 people. There are tables and chairs available for a variety of set-up possibilities. Use of the meeting room is free to groups who do not charge an admission fee or restrict admission on the basis of membership.

Special Features

Hastings is the only Pasadena site to intershelve adult and juvenile non-fiction books for easy access. Hastings Branch has a large on-going book sale, where both hardbound and paperback books are sold.

School Services

In the 2005-2006 fiscal year, Hastings Branch conducted 315 programs for children with 10,545 in attendance. Of these, 128 were class visits with 2,218 in attendance.

Branch Statistics

Hastings Branch Characteristics