Read it and Watch it
2020 films based on popular teen books
Now streaming on Netflix:  P.S. I Still Love You;  Let It Snow;  Enola Holmes
Virtual Teen Events
Pasadena Scavenger Hunt
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 number in the confirmation email. 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!
 
Sign up here (http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3520) and use the number in the confirmation email. Text us during the following dates and times to receive instructions.
 
Dec. 13-19 • 1-6 p.m. • Pasadena
 
 
CIVICS & ADVOCACY
Youth Network Online Meeting
Network with youth and community leaders. Discuss, learn, and help progress initiatives important to teens in Pasadena. For ages 12-18. Register at http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3348
Wednesday, Dec. 2 • 4 p.m. • Zoom
 
 
CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Take & Make:  Melty Winter Beads
Reserve a free craft kit and follow our video tutorials to create a fun winter decoration. Fill out this survey form starting Dec. 7 at 9:30 a.m. to reserve your kit. Limit: one kit per participant. You’ll receive an email when your craft kit is ready for pickup. For ages 6 and up. Great for teens and families, too!
 
Please note: you will need an iron to complete this craft. A video tutorial (taught by our teen volunteers) will broadcast starting on:
Tuesday, Dec. 15 • 4 p.m. • YouTube   (https://www.youtube.com/pasadenalibrary) 
 
URL for kit registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pplwintermeltybeadscraftkit
 
 
Sketches and More (Art at Home for Teens)
Relax and create art in this virtual session for teens, guided by staff from Armory Center for the Arts. Supplies available if needed. Sign up here  http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3426
Wednesday, Dec. 16 • 4 p.m. • Zoom
 
Recent projects: 
  • Origami Lily https://youtu.be/Cpzynx4LXwI
  • Origami Butterfly https://youtu.be/z7rsNynbvhk
  • Sewing Cutlery Pouches https://youtu.be/X6KkxgyH7Nc
Pasadena Library YouTube Teens and Young Adult Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_OyORhTKKsOYgdbjTQA0KZzwiNyTkPoJ
 
Please share your art with us on Instagram @pasadenalibrary and @paslibraryteen!
 
EDUCATION
Live Virtual Homework Help
Via Live Chat, Screenshare, or Video Chat. Here's a video about how it works:  https://youtu.be/9gP9W9ix2s0
High School help: Mondays & Wednesdays 2:30-4
K-8th grade help: Mondays - Thursdays 2:30-4
Live Chat:  https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/live-chat/ 
 
 
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS
Fro(zen) Fridays: Meditation & Yoga
Open and free to all (first come, first serve). Register at http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3349
Friday, Dec. 11 • 4:00 p.m. • Zoom
 
FOR PARENTS, CARETAKERS, & FAMILIES
Parent Workshops with Day One
Parents will learn about different forms of substance abuse and how they can educate and communicate with their youth about it. Presented in collaboration with Day One. Sign up here:  http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3321
Tuesday, Dec. 15 • 4-5:30 p.m. • Zoom
 
COMMUNITY BOARD
More services for youth around our community
 
Now accepting donations...
Free Walk-Up Covid Testing.
News You Can Use
We have a new online catalog system called ENTERPRISE!
Access it here:  https://pasadena.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/youth
Here's how to use it: 
  • How to Log in https://youtu.be/qcswTFArMjo
  • Searches and Features https://youtu.be/R1Fd2WXO37c
  • What are lists - how to use and create lists https://youtu.be/uPNeEfhH-ig
If you have trouble logging in, contact us via Live Chat:  https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/live-chat/
 
FEATURED TEEN BOOK REVIEW
Parachutes by Kelly Yang
Review by Isabella Henriquez, age 16
     Every year, thousands of students from China migrate to the US to study in their schools. They are known as the “parachutes”. This includes our protagonist, Claire Wang. Claire’s parents didn’t believe that she would pass the gaokao, which is China’s version of the SAT. They decide to send her to study at American Prep so she could at least be “foreign-educated”. Without much of a choice, Claire leaves behind her friends, boyfriend, and lavish lifestyle to live with Dani De La Cruz and her mother.
     Dani is a Filipino student who, thanks to her scholarship, studies at American Prep. Even though she is the star debater on the school team, she works part-time cleaning the houses to help out her mom. When she hears that her mom is renting out their extra room to a rich girl from Shanghai, she is very displeased. Little does she know that they will have a lot more in common than they both realize.
READ THE FULL REVIEW ON THE TEENS BLOG
 
 

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