November 17, 2005

PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES
SPANISH LANGUAGE AND BILINGUAL MATERIALS

Pasadena Public Library has added a number of Spanish language and bilingual English/Spanish materials to the collection with a $25,000 grant received in 2004 from the California State Library.

Based on neighborhood demographics and current library services, it was determined there was a need for expanding the Spanish language collection for all ages, particularly at the La Pintoresca, Santa Catalina and Villa-Parke branches. Pasadena Central Library and the Hastings Branch Library have books funded by this grant as well.

In 2006 a new collection of audio Spanish language books on compact disc will be added to the collection. Spanish is the original language in which the full-length fiction books were written. The audio collection will be available at Pasadena Central library and the La Pintoresca and Villa-Parke branches.

“This grant has greatly expanded the Spanish language collection to better serve the Pasadena community,” said Brigida Campos, collection development librarian. “It helps the library meet the increasing informational and recreational needs of this population.”
For more information call (626) 744-4066.