Cooking Class for Teens. Cook up a tasty dish with ingredients from the pantry. Teens only. Supplies are available for pickup from Hastings Branch Library. Please refer to the equipment, ingredients list, and confirmation email for further instructions to ensure you're prepared for the lesson.
Come on in and give Virtual Reality (VR) a try! We have Oculus Rift and/or Quest–virtual reality visors and handsets for the full VR experience. Walk on Mars, visit the International Space Station, do some guided meditation, or try any of our many other available VR experiences. Improve your health and well-being! For ages 13+. Register for a 25-minute time slot. Register here: https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4946
Stop in for gaming on the Nintendo Switch. Make new friends while playing games in a healthy and competitive environment that fosters well-being, fair play, and an exciting atmosphere. Help players connect with engaging social interaction and new experiences every week. Drop by and join the Video Game Club! For ages 14+.
Thursdays in Dec. • 4-6 p.m. • Hastings Branch Library
Overview: In this webinar, students and parents will examine recruiting from an educational standpoint to learn how counselors can “coach” them on how to ask the right questions, self-recruit to achieve their athletic goals, and avoid the “Here’s How to Win a Scholarship” distractions from popular media and for-profit recruiting services. We will include the latest trends in athletic recruiting, including specialization, early commitments, the rise of club sports, the nuances of NESCAC and Ivy league recruiting, the accelerated timeline, and the impact of the pandemic on recruiting from both the coaches’ and students’ perspectives. Hosted by Revolution Prep.
Cherishing Children Snow Day & Toy Event
Day One's annual event will take place on Wednesday, December 17. For updates and registration info, tune in to Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/day1do/
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Out of the Pantry: Pumpkin Empanadas
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The Young Legislators Program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that offers high school seniors in the 41st Assembly District a front row seat to the public policy and political arena. During the four month program, students will meet virtually once a month to become better advocates on issues they care about, gain valuable leadership skills, and learn about the legislative process.
Requirements:
High school seniors with at least a 2.5 or higher unweighted GPA
Must live or attend school in the 41st Assembly District
Commit to four monthly, two hour Saturday meetings (Entire program is free of cost)
Seeking Teen Volunteer Cooking Class Assistants Seeking cooking class assistants to participate in live lessons to test recipes. Once a month, for about 2-3 hours a month on a Monday or Wednesday afternoon (approx. 4-7ish) on Zoom. The actual day/time of lessons will be determined based on the availability of all volunteers. The total commitment is about 4 hours a month which includes prepping your kitchen space and picking up supplies. Runs mid-January through summer. You must have access to Zoom, a kitchen, cooking supplies, and have the ability to pickup ingredients from a Pasadena Library.
Email Jane Gov at jgov@cityofpasadena.net if interested.
Want to read stories to kids?
Join the Teen Volunteer Storytime Training Program
In support of Pasadena Library's The Way to Well-Being initiative, our Teen Advisory Board will be launching a volunteer storytime training program. Ten teen volunteers will be selected to participate in 6-8 sessions (half virtual and half in-person) to learn the basic theory and process of presenting a children's storytime and craft session. Volunteers will work with library staff and approximately three other volunteers to plan and present two storytimes for families. This program is still in development, but is estimated to take place in Spring 2022. If interested, email Jane Gov at jgov@cityofpasadena.net
FEATURED BOOKS
Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
review by Jesus Gonzalez, age 15
Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee was an unforgettable love story. In it, Noah, a trans male teenager, is the host of one of the most popular blogs online “Meet cute Diary.” The blog centers around meet-cutes (the action of meeting someone in a cute, accidental way and then becoming a couple) but exclusively for trans people. The issue Noah is facing though is that all the stories he wrote are fake. This wasn’t a problem until a hater of the diary with access to the google search bar and a calculator does some basic math and discovers there is more posts than trans people. One day while at in an interview for a job at a bookstore, Noah meets Drew. Drew offers to fake date him to help save his diary and after a while, their fake relationship turns into a real one, but could all of this be too good to be true? ...