Pasadena Public Library

Jungle Drum-Circle with Chazz Ross Monday, February 22, 2021 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Celebrate Black History Month with Chazz Ross’s Jungle Drum-Circle performance. We’ll enjoy an amazing percussion show with African Djembe drums and learn about their history. Drawing on forty years of experience in African music & dance, Chazz delivers an exciting performance for all ages. Click the link to sign up: https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails... @cityofpasadena #blackhistorymonth

#Repost Posted @cityofpasadena With help from the Pasadena Outreach Response Team (PORT), our housing department, and Union Station Homeless Services, Tommy recently reached his goal of having a home and can finally sleep well. He's eager to find employment, and PORT is assisting him with the process. Since its launch two years ago, PORT has enrolled 127 individuals experiencing homelessness. Thirty-two of these individuals have gone through detox/rehab, 34 have been housed, and many others case managed. To learn more about PORT or to enroll in services, please call (626) 744-6339. #HomelessToHoused

Join us Friday, Feb. 19 @ 4 p.m. for a short storytime showcasing ASL signs. Come watch us live and share in the fun at home! Instagram Live: @pasadenalibrary ****** @cityofpasadena

Pasadena is home to many notable Black families whose histories go back to the city’s very early years. Early pioneers such as the Prince family headed west from Tennessee to stake out a new and better life. It was William Island Prince, the youngest of three sons, who first moved to Pasadena in 1884 to seek work. At the age of 13 he began working in the city as a dishwasher. His father (Samuel), brothers (Frank and Charles), and stepmother (Penelope Weimar) joined him in 188...6 and they became the second black family to live in Pasadena. Over the years, William’s hard work and commitment to his family and the Black community helped his family establish their place in Pasadena’s rich history. He was politically active in the Republican Party and the Afro-American Congress, of which he became state president in 1904. In 1901 he served on the Rules and Order of Business Committee for the nonpartisan nominating committee for the first publicly elected Mayor of Pasadena. Besides involvement in several commercial enterprises, he also made extensive real estate investments in the city. He is perhaps best remembered as an active and popular minister of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Pasadena, which he helped founded. He and his wife Ruby Edmonson had eight children, all of whom graduated from Pasadena High School. A family history compiled in 1983 details the accomplishments of William and his brothers Frank and Charles and their children in the fields of education, administration, and music. He died at the age of 71 on March 1, 1942, after being struck by a car during an air-raid blackout on February 25. This photo of William Prince was originally published in the 10/31/1908 Pasadena Daily News. (Image source: PPL collection @pdhc2019) #throwbackthursday #tbt #blackhistorymonth @cityofpasadena See more

Homework Help (Live Chat)! Pasadena Public Library offers online Homework Help via Live chat for students from K-12th grade Monday through Friday from 2:30 pm to 4 pm on our live chat here: https://cityofpasadena.net/library/live-chat/ --just select "Homework Help" from the dropdown! ****** @cityofpasadena #study #homework

Pick up this awesome craft and create your own Alma Thomas inspired masterpiece! Available at La Pintoresca Branch Library during regular curbside pick-up hours. When you visit, you can also pick up our commemorative bookmarks and pins honoring Black artists! #BlackHistoryMonth @CityofPasadena

Holiday Crafts with Tiff and Tosh! Learn how to make special Holiday crafts using items around your home. Monday, December 14, 2020 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Presented on Instagram Live: @pasadenalibrary @cityofpasadena #pasadena #crafts #holidays

Homework Help (Live Chat)! With the school year underway and students distance-learning from home, they may need some help with their homework or practice reading. Pasadena Public Library now offers online Homework Help via Live chat for students from Kindergarten to 12th grade on Mondays trough Friday from 2:30 pm to 4 pm on our live chat here: https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/live-chat/ --just select "Homework Help" from the dropdown! @cityofpasadena #homework #InThisTogether #SaferAtHome

Scavenger Hunt - Monday, December 14, 2020 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM So you think you know Pasadena, huh? Well let's put your navigation expertise to the test. Join teens, children, and adults in the Pasadena Central Library's first virtual scavenger hunt! Each landmark has its own letter. Correctly identify all of the landmarks and be the first to create a snazzy sentence to win a prize! You even get a prize just for participating! You must take a photo and send the image to the num...ber below for each location. You will receive a prompt text back with instructions on where to find your next clue. We hope you have fun getting out and exploring our amazing city! Fun for the whole family! ****Register here: https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails ************ @cityofpasadena #Pasadena #scavengerhunt

A dozen more early vote centers open at 10 a.m. in Pasadena today. Cast your vote in person or drop your completed ballot off at an official drop box. View the list of local vote center and drop box locations: https://bit.ly/3jJe25S #VoteSafeCA

Join us for small Storytime Snippets via Social Media! Come watch us live and share in the fun at home! Monday, December 14, 2020 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM, via Facebook Live. Facebook Live: at facebook.com/pasadenalibrary @cityofpasadena #Pasadena #Storytime

We're not able to make our annual zombie movie this year, but take a trip back to older times: check out the movie that started it all!

@cityofpasadena Chabad of Pasadena lit the 12-foot-tall public menorah at City Hall this afternoon. Click the link in @cityofpasadena profile to view today's ceremony on YouTube. #HappyHanukkah

Boo! How did you like Ms. Megan's "Little Boo" storytime? Here is an easy, fun and spooky craft you can make with some things found around the home. We also have lots of craft kits ready with the supplies you need ready for pickup at the branch! Call us to arrange pickup: (626) 744-7268

Happy Halloween! Today, Ms. Megan will be reading "Little Boo" by Stephen Wunderli. Read with permission by Henry Holt and Company.

This week we throwback to Halloween 1922 at the La Vina Sanatorium where a masquerade ball was held for its patients both young and old. La Vina (the vineyard in Spanish) was a medical facility for tuberculosis (TB) patients to recuperate and heal. It was founded in 1909 by Dr. Henry B. Stehman who believed the temperate climate of Pasadena could help improve the conditions of TB sufferers. Over the years the sanatorium expanded and became a renown respiratory disease hospita...l that provided health education and taught life skills to children and treated WWI veterans whose lungs were damaged by toxic gases. However, 26 years of growth and progress literally went up in flames when La Vina was destroyed by the Las Flores Canyon fire in 1935. Committed to helping those suffering from TB, Dr. Stehman and La Vina quickly drew plans to rebuild a new facility with the help of noted architect Myron Hunt. The new La Vina opened in 1937 and continued its TB patient care and research until the early 1980s when it merged with the Huntington Memorial Hospital. A building named after the sanatorium still stands on the hospital grounds, a reminder of Dr. Stehman’s work and La Vina’s legacy. In the spirit of the spooky season, we wish everyone a fun and safe Halloween. For information about how you can celebrate this weekend, please see the City’s safety guidelineshttps://tinyurl.com/yy8ldy7l. (Image source: PPL collection @pdhc2019) #tbt #throwbackthursday #halloween @cityofpasadena See more

The 2020 General Election is Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020--less than a week away! Not sure where to drop your ballot? Get Voter Info for Pasadena here: https://www.cityofpasadena.net//up/sites/11/Voter-info.pdf

2020 ELECTION: Not sure how to return or track your ballot? Or if you need to request a replacement or a ballot in a different language? All those answers are in the link below. Remember, if you choose to mail back your ballot back instead of using a drop box, the USPS recommends mailing it by today, Oct. 27.

Next week is November! Remember to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday and check out the programs we're offering.

Don't forget, the free mobile dental clinic is happening this week! For kids 5-18. Call (626) 795-5166 to register.

FREE Covid-19 tests! No insurance or ID needed and a 24-48 hour result time. Testing will be next week at Altadena Seventh Day Adventist Church, on Monday (10/26) and Tuesday (10/27) from 11 am to 6 pm. Call (626) 795-5166 for more information.

Visit with Linda Vista Branch Library staff, for a colorful Mola Craft, celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month!

Mr. Robert tells us the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. You can sign up to get your own library card, just like The Dude, at https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/library-cards/

Create this cute mummy to get ready for Halloween! You can stop by La Pintoresca Library to pick up supplies.