Once Upon a Walk and a Scavenger Hunt

Your family can join the Jefferson Branch librarians during June in celebrating Pride Month outdoors with a walk and a story followed by a scavenger hunt. See the event listing for more details.

LEGO Free Play

Your kids (ages 2-12) can join the Monrovia librarians for two hours of free play with the library's bricks on April 29 and May 27 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. No registration is required. See the event listing for more details.

IMAX Premiere: Blue Whales 3D

Your family can take a journey of a lifetime and explore the world of the largest animal ever to have lived, the blue whale, in IMAX 3D at the California Science Center starting May 25. See the event listing for details, showtimes, and tickets.

Sew It Begins: Furoshiki Tote

Your maker-minded teen and adults (ages 13+) can join the Hastings Branch librarians in this Zoom class to learn how to sew a small tote inspired by Furoshiki, the Japanese craft of fabric wrapping, on May 25 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Registration is required, and spots are limited.
 

Take & Make: Cherry Blossom Windsock

Your family can join the Jefferson Branch librarians in celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by making a blossoming windsock. Craft kit reservations are open from May 1 - 30 or while supplies last.

Take & Make: Korean Norigae

Your Tween and Teen (ages 9+) can join the Santa Catalina Branch librarians in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by making good luck charms using the traditional hanbok. Reservations for craft kits are open from May 8 - 31 or while supplies last.

Take & Make: Dragon Puppet

Your family can join the La Pintoresca Branch librarians in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by making a paper dragon craft. Craft kit registrations are open from May 15 - 31 or while supplies last.

Take & Make: "Woodblock" Printing

Your family (ages 4+) can join the Hastings Branch librarians in celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by making a woodblock-style print with a foam plate and paint. Craft kit reservations are open from May 16 - 30 or while supplies last.

Take & Make: Paper Lanterns

Your kid (ages 5-12) can join the Linda Vista Branch librarians in celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by making a beautiful paper lantern from May 20 - 31 while supplies last. See the event listing for more details.

Take & Make: Wear Your Pride

Your family can join the Hill Avenue Branch librarians in celebrating Pride Month by customizing a reusable tote bag. Reservations for bags are open from June 1-29 or while supplies last.

Take & Make: LGBTQ+ Pride Rainbow Windsock

Your kid (ages 5+) can join the Jefferson Branch librarians in making a rainbow windsock to celebrate Pride Month. Craft kit reservations are open from June 1-15 or while supplies last.

Take & Make: PRIDE Rainbow Bracelets

Your family (ages 5+) can join the San Rafael Branch librarians in making rainbow bracelets. Craft kit reservations are open from June 1-30 or while supplies last.

Take & Make: PRIDE Rainbow Keychain

Your family (ages 9+) can join the Hill Avenue Branch librarians in making a rainbow keychain. Craft kit reservations are open from June 1-30 or while supplies last.

Take & Make: Rainbow Melted Crayon Art

Your family (ages 5+) can join the Hastings Branch librarians in making rainbow art inspired by Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall. Craft kit reservations are open from June 1-15 or while supplies last.

Take & Make: Mother's Day Photo Frame

Your family can join the Lamanda Park Branch librarians to make a mom-and-me photo frame for Mother's Day. Craft kit reservations are open from May 5 -31 or while supplies last. 

Family Yoga with Merry

Your family can join the Santa Catalina Branch librarians and Merry Birchfield in practicing Hatha yoga as part of Mental Health Awareness Month on May 27 from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM. See the event listing for more details.

Teen Writers Meetup

Your teen writer (ages 13-19) can join the Hastings Branch librarians for an hour of writing and group writing support on April 22 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Registration is required, and spots are limited.

These events are regularly scheduled, and many do not require registrations. That said, please check with the event host in case of holidays, weather, or other reasons to cancel or reschedule.
 

Chess Night

Your family can join other chess lovers and the Altadena librarians in an evening of chess-inspired fun on Tuesdays from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. No registration is required.
 

Afternoon Games

The whole family is invited to the Villa Parke Community Center Branch Library to play games, from board games to giant dominos. The fun happens on Tuesdays, from 2:00 PM till 4:00 PM.

Infant & Toddler Storytimes

Your little ones (ages 0-2) and their caregiver can join the Pasadena librarians weekly at 10:30 AM for 20 minutes of reading, rhyming, and singing fun! 

Lamanda Park Branch - Tuesdays

Allendale Branch - Wednesdays

Preschool Storytime - Pasadena Public Libraries

Your kids (ages 3-5) can join the Pasadena librarians weekly for a selection of stories, songs, crafts, or a short movie. Activities vary by branch.

Villa Parke Community Center Branch - Tuesdays, 10:30 AM till 11:30 AM

Santa Catalina Branch - Wednesday, 10:30 AM till 11:00 AM

San Rafael Branch - Wednesdays, 11:00 AM till 11:30 AM

Lamanda Park Branch - Thursdays, 10:30 AM till 11:00 AM

Linda Vista Branch - Thursday, 10:30 AM till 11:00 AM

Hill Avenue Branch - Saturdays, 10:30 AM till 11:00 AM

Family Films

Villa Parke Community Center Branch hosts a family movie for you on Thursdays, from 3:30 PM till 5:30 PM. Please contact the branch at 626-744-6510 for the movie title. And this is a BYOS (bring your own snacks) event.

Video Game Club

Your Teen (age 14-19) can stop into the Hastings Branch Library Meeting Room on Thursdays, from 4:00 PM till 6:00 PM, for some gaming fun on the Nintendo Switch. They can make new friends and learn fair play every week. No registration is required. Must play well with others.

Crafting with Tish & Tosh

Join the Pasadena Library online for some all-ages crafting fun. You'll learn new crafts all year round. The crafting fun happens on every-other Monday on Instagram Live from 3:00 PM till 3:30 PM.

 

Teen Switch Hour

Your Tweens (ages 8-12) can join the Altadena librarians for some Nintendo Switch fun playing Mario Kart, Mario Party, and Smash Brothers every Thursday from 4:00 PM till 5:00 PM in the Main Library's Community Room. The library has a limited number of systems available. You are welcome to bring your own Switch. .

 

STEAM Team

Your Tweens (ages 9-12) can join the Hastings Branch librarians on the third Tuesday of most months (Thanksgiving week being a usual exception) from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM to learn about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Registration is required, and spots are limited. 

Crafternoons for Kids!

Your kids (grades K-5) can join the Altadena librarians on the third Tuesday of the month for their arts and crafts program. There's a different craft every month, and parents are encouraged to participate. See the library calendar for details.

Read! Build! Play!

Your little ones (ages 0-5) can join the San Rafael Branch librarians for storytime, followed by self-guided play on Wednesdays from 11:40 AM to 1:00 PM. See the event listing for details.

Abacus Workshop

Your kids (ages 5-12) can join the La Pintoresca Branch librarians in learning arithmetic with the Soroban abacus. Registration is required. See the event listing for more information.

'Dena Dishes

Your teen (grades 8-12) can join the Altadena librarians on Instagram every other Friday at 5:00 PM for reviews of the coolest, tastiest, and best-value spots for teens in Altadena.