Winners of the Dream Catcher Story Contest have been announced!
Read the winning stories and honorable mentions on our blog: 
http://pasadena-library.net/teens/2020/dream-catcher-story-contest/
 
DIY Party Poppers
to Celebrate the New Year!
Watch the video on Instagram to make your own:  
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJXAyAsJpYH/
 
Read, Watch, Compare
YA Books Adapted into Films
Now streaming:  Dash & Lily; The Kissing Booth 2; All the Bright Places
Virtual Teen Events
Teens Writers Meetup
Join other teens and write! Whether you're crafting poetry or a novel, writing can be lonely as it's typically a solo endeavor, but meeting with others who share the passion can be a great for inspiration and encouragement. Join us for a writing meetup to spark some creativity. We might write together, use writing prompts, or share our work in a safe and supportive space. For teens only. Register at http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3647
Sunday, Jan. 17 • 2 p.m. • Zoom
 
 
ADVOCACY & DISCUSSIONS
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=3644
Wednesday, Feb. 3 • 4 p.m. • Zoom
 
 
CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Crafting with Tiff and Tosh
Learn how to make crafts for the New Year 2021 using items around your home. Presented on Instagram Live (@pasadenalibrary)
Monday, Jan. 11 & 25 • 3 p.m. • Instagram
 
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=3645
Wednesday, Jan. 20 • 4 p.m. • Zoom
 
Sew It Begins: Corner Bookmarks
In this virtual class, you'll follow along with your sewing machine and make your own fabric bookmark that fits onto the corner of a page! This scrap-busting project can be made with a few small pieces of fabric. Beginner’s sewing machine knowledge required. For ages 13+. Register at http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3707
Tuesday, Jan. 26 • 3 p.m. • Zoom
 
Out of the Pantry
Cooking class for teens. Cook up a tasty dish with ingredients from the pantry. Teens only. Supplies available if needed. Please note: refer to the equipment and additional ingredients list to ensure you're prepared for the lesson. Sign up here http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3646
Tuesday, Jan. 26 • 4 p.m. • Zoom
 
EDUCATION
Transit Safety with Metro
Metro Community Education invites families to a virtual Transit Safety Program workshop featuring how to ride the bus and train safely during the pandemic. Come and participate in a 45-minute chat featuring the new train system map with designated letters for the train lines, Metro procedures for keeping your trip virus-free, and destinations you can reach via the L (Gold) Line. Also,  enjoy a Safetyville videoclip for the entire family. Register at http://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3709
Tuesday, Jan. 12 • 5 p.m. • Zoom
 
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 - Fridays 2:30-4
Live Chat:  https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/live-chat/ 
 
 
COMMUNITY BOARD
More services for youth around our community
Seeking Writers, Artists, Editors and Photographers for the
PieFace Column
We value introspective work, narratives, and art that comes from the heart. We have a team of artists, graphic designers, writers, poets, photographers, and copyeditors who are all working together to make PieFace an accessible resource and space for aspiring creatives We would love to work with anyone who is currently in high school, college, or between the ages of 16-21 willing to submit their work! Find out how to submit your work or get involved:  
https://www.piefacecolumn.com/submissions
 
 
for Sci-Fi Writers:
We invite Los Angeles County high school students to submit their short science fiction stories to The Tomorrow Prize now through February 1, 2021. For guidelines, publication, and prizes see: 
https://www.lightbringerproject.org/science-fiction-competitions
 
 
News You Can Use
Tuition Funding Sources
Free access to over 7 million scholarships
https://www.tuitionfundingsources.com/?library=PasadenaPubLib-CA
 
 
FEATURED TEEN BOOK REVIEW
Kingdom of Souls By Rena Barron
review by Jasmine Sov, age 14
     Arrah, unlike many other people her age, does not yet possess magic. Despite her father’s reassurances that her magic will come, she’s losing hope. After all, her high-ranking priestess mother already all but shuns her. That surely means that her magic is never going to come. When children begin disappearing under mysterious circumstances, including one of Arrah’s own friends, she decides to take a big risk. By trading years of her own life in exchange for some magic, she will find out who the child-snatcher is and rescue the missing children. But what Arrah discovers is more horrifying than any child-snatcher—a rising Demon King, hungry for souls. If awakened, he could wreak all kinds of havoc on Arrah’s world—that is, if she doesn’t pay the price for the magic to protect it...  
READ THE FULL REVIEW ON THE TEENS BLOG
 
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