In celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, take home a Madhubani Elephant Bookmark kit. Madhubani is a traditional Indian art form that features geometrical patterns. Sign up for your kit beginning May 1st at  https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/PPLMadhubaniBookMark while supplies last. Pick up your Madhubani kit at the San Rafael Library.

Get supplies, folding and game-play instructions for this Korean paper-flipping game. Sign up beginning May 1st at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/DdakjiGame, while supplies last. Pick up your reserved kit at Hill Avenue Branch Library, beginning Wednesday, May 4th.

In celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, take home everything you need to make your very own paper lei. All materials will be included, along with a brief history of Hawaii.

Combine two images to make one with your very own optical toy!  Make a thaumatrope, a toy that was popular in the 1800s. Sign up for your kit at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/opticaltoy. Sign ups begin on May 9th, Monday. While supplies last. Pick up at Santa Catalina Branch Library. 

Find a little serenity and contemplate existence by making your own Zen Garden. 

Express your Pride with a colorful woven friendship bracelet-to wear or give! Sign up for your kit beginning June 1 at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/Bracelet. Reserved kits can be picked up at Hill Avenue Branch Library beginning June 6.

Make a work of art inspired by the book Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall. Using canvas and crayons, we’ll create rainbow artwork to celebrate identity, self-acceptance, and Pride Month. 

Sign up for your kit at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/crayon while supplies last. Sign-ups begin on June 1. Kits can be picked up at Hastings Branch Library. For ages 10+.

You will receive an email when the kits are ready for pickup. On that email, we will also indicate a "pick up by date," which will be approximately two weeks from the date of the email. If you do not pickup your reserved kits by that date, we will release the kits. Thank you for your understanding.

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This program is part of The Way to Well-Being project, which is grant supported.

This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

Welcome the colors of Summer with a crayon and tissue paper painting! Sign up beginning June 7 at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/PPLtissuepainting to reserve a kit. Signups through June 30, or while supplies last. Reserved kits can be picked up at Santa Catalina Branch Library.

Dr. Mr. Science Man and Dr Tibia are back! This time to help us learn how to grow your own food at home! To reserve your kit, sign up at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/PPLGrowFood  beginning Wednesday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. Kits can be picked up at Santa Catalina. Available while supplies last.

Join us for an weekly hour-long discussion on great works of literature. In May we will read and discuss The Master of Go by Yasunari Kawabata and Lord of the Flies by William Golding.  June's book will be Sons and Lovers by D .H. Lawrence.  Call (626) 744-7266 for the upcoming reading schedule.

Homework Help for grades Kindergarten to Middle School.

Dr. Kurt Hong of USC will discuss nutrition and the STAYWELL@ Polytechnic HS will lead physical activity to establish life-long healthy habits. 

Kids 6 and up are invited to hear a story and make an artwork inspired by Asian cultures and presented by Janelle Sangalang of the USC Pacific Asia Museum! This month we'll learn about Japanese culture and art in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. 

Tōyō Miyatake was a Japanese American photographer, best known for his photographs documenting the Japanese American people and the Japanese American internment at Manzanar during World War II.  His grandson , Alan Miyatake will present a history of his famous grandfather and his legacy.

Storytime is a fun way to introduce your little ones to language and learning! Join us for an indoor, 20-minute storytime with books, songs, rhymes and fun! For ages 0-2 and their caregivers.

Join us for a fun Storytime on Tuesday mornings:  Enjoy stories, singing, short movie, crafts and play.

Art à La Carte class celebrates AAPI Heritage Month featuring Japanese culture.  Artist Lorrie Shriner teaches drawing, watercolor and collage techniques focused on Japanese artists. 

Fun for all ages! Enjoy educational games, bring your own snacks, family and friends! 

Homework Help for grades Kindergarten to Middle School.

Join us online for a series of art classes taught by Armory Center for the Arts instructors. For artists ages 6-11, a weekly series of art classes presented in Zoom. Classes run March 15 through May 24. Class will not be held on Tuesday, April 5.

Author Jill Hunting presents Finding Pete: Rediscovering the Brother I Lost in Vietnam. Finding Pete is one of the great, untold true stories of an escalating war and a young man caught in its sights. This personalized account of a critical moment in U.S. history is the moving story of an altruistic youth who personifies what America lost in Vietnam. It is also a portrait of a family's struggle with loss, a mother's damaging grief, and, most of all, a sister's quest to solve a mystery and recover the connection with her brother.