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We've enjoyed having you attend our virtual programs. Now that we're open we look forward to welcoming you back in person in our events. We also recognize the popularity of our virtual programs and we will continue to offer them as well. Check the online events calendar,https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup for updated information on event formats and locations!

Get Connected with a Hot Spot & Chromebook!

Starting in mid-October the Pasadena Public Library will have Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots available for checkout at every branch library. The Friends of the Pasadena Public Library raised money for the purchase of 110 hotspots for use throughout the library system, while the La Pintoresca Library Associates funded the purchase of additional Chromebooks for the La Pintoresca Branch Library. The additions are a welcome part of the Library’s effort to bridge the digital divide for those without access to the internet.

As a mobile device, a hotspot provides a Wi-Fi link to the internet from any location. Hotspots can also provide Wi-Fi service to nearby devices simultaneously, which can benefit other household members. Chromebooks are laptops that can connect to the internet through any accessible Wi-Fi network— including the one you create with a hotspot.

The devices will be available to the public starting in mid- October to library patrons with a valid library card. The checkout period is four weeks. One hotspot and one Chromebook can be checked out per card. Patrons must provide a signed lending agreement form in order to be able to check these items out. After the lending agreement is signed by the responsible party, a hotspot and/or Chromebook can be checked out with just the library card.

All Pasadena Public Libraries will be CLOSED in observance of: Labor Day – Sunday & Monday, Sept. 5 & 6 • Labor Day

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Pasadena Central Library closed May 3rd, 2021, due to seismic retrofit needs Did you know that the Pasadena Public Library was formed years before Pasadena officially became a city?

The Pasadena Public Library was originally called the “Pasadena Library and Village Improvement Society” and was founded on December 26th, 1882. Residents funded the library by purchasing shares for as little as $5. The first library opened February 26, 1884, located on the south side of Colorado St. between Raymond St. and the Santa Fe tracks.

On June 19, 1886, the City of Pasadena was incorporated. Now that Pasadena was a city, residents required serv- ices such as utilities, fire and emergency response, roads, the maintenance of public space – and yes, our library.

Pasadena City Hall Civic Auditorium Central Library In June of 1923, voters approved a bond for $3.5 million to fund the construction of City Hall, Civic Auditorium, and the Central Library. The Central Library was completed in 1927. It was designed by Myron Hunt and H.C. Chambers; whose notable works also include the Huntington Library and Occidental College.

Today, the Pasadena Central Library is supported with nine additional neighborhood branch libraries. However, during a recent seismic inspection by city building officials, it was determined the nearly 100 year-old Central Library needed a significant retrofit and restoration. While awaiting the repairs, the Central Library was closed on May 3rd, 2021 for the safety of patrons and library staff. The City will be working with a historic preservation consultant and managing a team of architectural design experts to move forward with a seismic rehabilitation project.

While the Central Library remains closed, the nine branch libraries remain open and continue to offer in-person, curbside pickup or on-line access to books and periodicals, collections, language arts, career and personal development programs, computers, internet access, and a gathering space for members of the community 2 to connect. CMGR_Library_Pres_Piece_FINAL_Layout 1 8/9/2021 4:10 PM Page 2

Obtain these FREE postcards by visiting your branch library.

The City of Pasadena is working towards the re-opening of the Pasadena Central Library while preserving the nearly 100 year-old architectural design. It is an iconic destination that is woven into the historic fabric of our community. Visit www.PasadenaPublicLibrary.net or call your branch library for information about all the resources available to you.

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1240 Nithsdale Rd. 999 East Washington Blvd. 363 East Villa St. (626) 744-7270 (626) 744-7272 (626) 744-6510 3 Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month Pasadena Public Library is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latin Americans with a wide variety of programming including; free book talks and discussions, films, lectures, events, workshops, crafts, storytimes and activities for all ages. To learn more, check out our 2021 Hispanic Heritage Month brochure at www.pasadenapubliclibrary.net.

Sunday, Sept. 26 - Pa sa d e n a Pu b l i c li b ra ry Pasadena Public Banned Books Week Saturday, Oct. 2 l ibrary CENTRAL LIBRARY ALLENDALE HASTINGS Pasadena Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and HILL AVENUE LAMANDA PARK Public LA PINTORESCA highlighting the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books LINDA VISTA l ibrary Community • • Innovation SAN RAFAEL Tradition SANTA CATALINA Week brings together the entire book community – librarians, booksellers, VILLA PARKE pasadenapubliclibrary.net publishers, teachers and readers of all types – in shared support of the freedom to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or September is Library unpopular. To learn more visit https://bannedbooksweek.org/about/. Card Sign-up Month Blind Date with a Banned Book Visit your local library online or in-person In support of the right to choose books freely, brave readers can check out a to see what's new and take part in the mystery banned book and receive a Banned Book Week bookmark from the celebration. Libraries across the country are participating. Do you have friends who Hastings Branch Library. Participants will not know what book they have until don't have library cards? Invite them to it’s checked out, but the label on the wrapping will provide a few clues. sign-up for a library card during September. Sept. 26 - Oct. 2 • Hastings Branch Library

Free Flu Shot & COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Pasadena Public Library offers free flu shot and COVID-19 clinics in partnership with Pasadena Public Health Department. Vaccine supplies are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are required. Please wear short sleeves.

Pasadena Public Health Department Free flu shots are available to those six months and older. COVID-19 vaccines are available to anyone 12 years and older. Children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

> Monday, Oct. 4 • 2-4:30 p.m. • La Pintoresca Branch Library > Thursday, Oct. 21 • 2-4:30 p.m. • Santa Catalina Branch Library > Thursday, Oct. 7 • 2-4:30 p.m. • Lamanda Park Branch Library > Monday, Oct. 25 • 2-4:30 p.m. • Hill Avenue Branch Library > Thursday, Oct. 14 • 2-4:30 p.m. • Linda Vista Branch Library > Wednesday, Oct. 27 • 2-4:30 p.m. • Allendale Branch Library > Monday, Oct. 18 • 2-4:30 p.m. • San Rafael Branch Library

Free Flu Shot Clinic Pasadena Public Library offers a free flu shot clinic in partnership with Huntington Hospital Community Outreach. Vaccine supplies are limited to only 100 flu shots and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are required. Please wear short sleeves.

Huntington Hospital Community Outreach Free flu shots will be offered to adults ages 18 years and older and children ages 9-17 with parent/guardian present for consent. No allergy to eggs or previous influenza vaccine. No history of Guillian-Barré syndrome. No serious illness or fever on the day of vaccination. Wednesday, Oct. 6 • 3-5 p.m. • Hastings Branch Library 4 Viva La Fiesta with the Pasadena Public Library Friday, Oct. 8 • 6-10 p.m. • Virtual

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at ArtNight Watch the crafting demos, then reserve your own Take & Make kit with everything you need!

6:00 p.m. • Fiesta Storytime 8:00 p.m. • Paint With Us Virtual Art Tutorial 9:00 p.m. • Amate Painting Craft with Jennifer https://www.youtube.com/user/pasadenalibrary https://www.youtube.com/user/ https://www.instagram.com/ For teens ages 12-18. Sign up for supplies if needed pasadenalibrary pasadenalibrary/ at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/ Pick up your Amate painting craft EventDetails?EventId=4632. at La Pintoresca Branch Library 6:30 p.m. • Mini Piñatas! between Sept. 15-Oct. 15. https://www.youtube.com/user/ 8:30 p.m. • Looking for a book to read for Hispanic Heritage pasadenalibrary month? Recap of the Authors & their Journeys selections. 9:30 p.m. • Booktalk To attend sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/ https://www.youtube.com/user/ 7:00 & 7:30 p.m. • Crafts with signup/EventDetails?EventId=4926. • Zoom pasadenalibrary Tiff and Tosh •https://www.youtube. Discover recent titles for all ages com/user/pasadenalibrary 8:30 p.m. • Create your own Guatemalan-inspired that you can get or download from Sign up then pick up your kit at San woven wall-hanging https://www.youtube.com/ the Pasadena Public Library! Rafael or Hill Avenue branch libraries user/pasadenalibrary starting Oct. 8. Sign up for a Take & Make kit at Hastings Branch Library starting Oct. 8.

Monday, Oct. 11 • 6-8 p.m. National Memorial Park, southwest corner of Walnut St. & Fair Oaks Ave. Join us as we commemorate the city’s efforts to celebrate and foster an inclusive community and mark the anniversary of National Coming Out Day. There will be Coming Out music, resource tables, crafts, speakers, free HIV testing, and giveaways. For all ages. Presented by the Pasadena Public Health Department, Pasadena Public Library, and Day Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services.

National Coming Out Day 33 years ago, on the anniversary (October 11), celebrates of the National March on The City of Pasadena is an inclusive coming out as lesbian, Washington for Lesbian and city. We are accepting of everyone gay, bisexual, transgender, Gay Rights, National Coming regardless of race, creed, color, queer (LGBTQ) or as an ally. Out Day was first observed religion, national origin, marital Oct. 11, 2021, marks the as a reminder that one of our status, socio-economic status, 33rd anniversary of National most basic tools is the power sex, age, sexual orientation, Coming Out Day. of coming out. gender identity, genetic information, or disability. This is the sixth year that the City of Pasadena has celebrated One out of every two Americans National Coming Out Day. The has someone close to them who Coming out - whether it is as lesbian, annual event is a part of the gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or is gay or lesbian. For transgender City’s efforts to celebrate allied - STILL MATTERS. When people people, that number is only and foster an inclusive know someone who is LGBTQ, they one in 10. community. are far more likely to support equality under the law. Beyond that, our stories can be powerful to each other.

All Pasadena Public Library programs and events listed in this newsletter are free and open to the public. For information about the COVID-19 virus and ? the latest information on vaccine availability visit Our programs and events are extremely popular. Registration may be required. Check program and event listings for details. https://www.cityofpasadena.net/COVID19vaccine/ 5 Crafts

Enjoy fun, free take-and-make crafts that are simple and easy to make! Follow the instructions below to reserve your craft kit. Kits are limited to one per participant and may be picked up at your favorite library branch. You will be notified by email where and when your kit is available for pickup. Kits contain the necessary craft materials and instructions to help guide you in creating the craft. Additional household items such as scissors, a stapler, glue or tape may be needed. The kits are extremely popular and available while supplies last. Kits not picked up by a certain date will be released to those on the waiting list. For all ages unless specified.

Take & Make: Sugar Skull Create your own “sugar” skull to use for Dia de Los Muertos that will last you all year long. Pick up your kit at Hill Branch Library beginning Sept. 15 while supplies last. Questions? Call (626) 744-7264. Wednesday, Sept. 15 • While supplies last

Take & Make: Loteria Bingo Game In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month enjoy Loteria, a bingo game that's over one hundred years old! Sign-up for your kit at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/PPL-loteria while supplies last. Game boards can be picked up at any branch library beginning Sept. 15. Wednesday, Sept. 15 • While supplies last

Take & Make: Alpaca Activity Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a weaving activity inspired by the alpacas indigenous to the Peruvian Andes. Sign-up for your kit at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/AlpacaActivity while supplies last. Sign-ups begin on Sept. 15. Kits can be picked up from the Santa Catalina Branch Library. Wednesday, Sept. 15 • While supplies last

Take & Make: Pirate Celebration Come, all ye mateys and walk the plank to a fun-filled pirate-themed Take and Make on the isle of Santa Catalina (Branch Library that is). Arrr you ready? Sign up for your kit at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/pplpirate while supplies last. Kits can be picked up at Santa Catalina Branch Library beginning Sept 16. For ages 5-12. Thursday, Sept. 16 • While supplies last

Take & Make: Loom Weaving Craft Learn to make your own Guatemalan-inspired woven wall-hanging on a DIY loom for Hispanic Heritage Month. Sign-up for your kit https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/loom while supplies last. Sign-ups begin on Sept. 20. For ages 6+. Kits can be picked up at Hastings Branch Library. Questions? Call (626) 744-7262. Monday, Sept. 20 • While supplies last

Take & Make: Calaveras Scratch Art Celebrate Día de los Muertos by creating your very own Calaveras scratch art pieces. Pick up your kit at Allendale Branch Library beginning Oct. 1 while supplies last. No sign-up needed. Friday, Oct. 1 • While supplies last

Take & Make: Papel Picado Learn how to create the traditional Mexican craft of Papel Picado using tissue paper and string. Pick up your kit at Hill Branch Library beginning Oct. 1 while supplies last. Questions? Call (626) 744-7264. Friday, Oct. 1 • While supplies last

Take & Make: Autumn Leaf Lanterns Make your own wax paper lantern with pressed autumn leafs. Additional supplies needed: Dish cloth, iron and ironing board. Sign-up for your kit https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/leaf_lantern while supplies last. Sign-ups begin Oct. 4. Kits can be picked up at Hastings Branch Library. Questions? Call (626) 744-7262. Monday, Oct. 4 • While supplies last

Take & Make: Haunted Beads Create your own spooktacular melty bead designs! Sign-up for your kit at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/pplhauntedbeads while supplies last. Sign-ups begin Oct. 14. Kits can be picked up from Santa Catalina Branch Library. Questions? Phone (626) 744-7272. Thursday, Oct. 14 • While supplies last

Take & Make: Mini Pumpkin Decorating You don't have to remove the pulp for these pretty pumpkins. Just come and design your own mini pumpkin monster. Sign-up for your kit at https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/MiniPumpkin while supplies last. Sign-ups begin on Oct. 18. Kits can be picked up at San Rafael Branch Library. Monday, Oct. 18 • While supplies last

6 Films We invite you to join our September and October movie series anytime you wish at home, available through hoopla. To access it go to https://hoopladigital.com.

Create your own login complete with email and password. Then select “Pasadena Public Library.” Finally, enter your 14-digit library card number. hoopla is available on many different devices:

On your desktop or laptop Via the hoopla On a smart phone Via some smart TV computer in your browser app in App Store or tablet devices, such as Roku (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) or Google Play

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER MOVIES Selected by The Friends of the Pasadena Public Library.

Labor Day (2014) PG-13 Mahatma Gandhi: Beyond Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, the Myth (2019) fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped Documentary (142nd Anniversary convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their of Gandhi's Birth) options become increasingly limited. Mahatma Gandhi was an international icon, a non-violent leader, and symbol of India's independence. This docu- On the Way to School (2015) Documentary mentary explores how one man The film follows four students from different parts of the world on personified his struggle and used his their morning commutes to school in Kenya, Morocco, Argentina, image as a non-violent weapon during and India. a worldwide communications battle in India, Europe, and the US. The film further questions what remains of Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Marquez (2015) the myth, its failures, and what it Documentary (Hispanic Heritage Month) still inspires. The story of how a boy from a tiny town on the Caribbean coast became a writer who won the hearts of millions. Known as "Gabo" Susie's Hope (2014) PG to all of Latin America, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's sensual, "magical" A survivor of a pit bull attack, Donna sensibility leads him to the forefront of the political struggles of the Lawrence, adopts a pit bull-mix 1970s and 1980s and into the hearts of readers across the world. puppy, Susie, that has been beaten, set on fire, and left for dead. Together, they lead a historic effort to seek Connected by Coffee (2014) justice and protection for all animals. Documentary (Hispanic Heritage Month) Discover the lives and history of the people who grow the coffee we drink. The film follows two North American coffee roasters on a Invasion of the Body 1,000-mile journey across Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Ni- Snatchers (1978) PG (Halloween) caragua to listen to the stories of the people who grow their coffee. A San Francisco health inspector and his colleague discover over the course of a few days that humans are Funny Face (1957) NR being replaced by alien duplicates; Dispatched on an assignment, New York City-based fashion each is a perfect copy of the person photographer Dick Avery is struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton, a replaced, but devoid of human shy bookstore employee he's photographed by accident, who he emotion. believes has the potential to become a successful model. He gets Jo to go with him to France, where he snaps more pictures of her against iconic Parisian backdrops. In the process, they fall for one another, only to find hurdles in their way.

Family Fun Films Join us for a movie the whole family can enjoy. For movie title, call (626) 744-6510. Thursdays • 3:30 p.m. • Villa Parke Branch Library

7 Authors & their Journeys Series

Chip Jacobs: The Darkest Glare: Ingrid Rojas Contreras: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, Fruit of the Drunken Tree and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Inspired by the author's own life, Fruit of Los Angeles the Drunken Tree is a powerful testament Late-seventies Los Angeles was rampant to the impossible choices women are often with killers and shady characters, but all forced to make in the face of violence the go-getters at Space Matters saw was and the unexpected connections that possibility. Owners Richard Kasparov and can blossom out of desperation. Jerry Schneiderman hire a veteran contractor to oversee construction when the space Seven-year-old Chula lives a carefree life planning firm they operate out of a hip in her gated community in Bogotá, but mansion in LA’s Miracle Mile district appears the threat of kidnappings, car bombs, and poised to transform the boundless skyline into assassinations hover just outside her walls, where the their jackpot in this Kafka-esque true-crime tale. godlike drug lord Pablo Escobar reigns, capturing the attention of the nation. When her mother hires Petrona, Jacobs grew up in northeast Pasadena. He graduated from the a live-in-maid from the city’s guerrilla-occupied slum, Chula makes University of Southern California with BAs in journalism and it her mission to understand Petrona’s mysterious ways. As both international relations. Jacobs earned his MA in international girls’ families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly relations, emphasizing national security affairs, from The American escalating conflict, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled University in Washington, D.C. He broke into journalism in 1990 at in a web of secrecy. The Los Angeles Business Journal. To attend sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4732. Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Thursday, Sept. 9 • 5 p.m. • Zoom Fruit of the Drunken Tree was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in Alex Espinoza: Still Water Saints the New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed, Nylon, and Guernica, Still Water Saints chronicles a momentous among others. A Visiting Writer at Saint Mary’s College, she is year in the life of Agua Mansa, a largely working on a family memoir about her grandfather, a curandero Latino town beyond the fringes of Los Angeles from Colombia who it was said had the power to move clouds. and home to the Botánica Oshún, where To attend sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/ people come seeking charms, herbs, and EventDetails?EventId=4748. candles. Above all, they seek the guidance Thursday, Sept. 16 • 5 p.m. • Zoom of Perla Portillo, the shop’s owner. Perla has served the community for years, arming her clients with the tools to overcome all manner Michael Jaime-Becerra: of crises, large and small. Every Night Is Ladies Night With a cast of characters so vivid they Alex Espinoza is the Tomás Rivera Endowed seem to leap from the page, this collection Chair of Creative Writing at the University of California of linked short stories offers a portrait of Riverside. Born in Tijuana, Mexico, and raised in the San individuals aching to find their place in Gabriel Valley, he graduated from UCR in 2001 with a bachelor’s an indifferent world. The characters who degree in creative writing. He later earned an MFA from UC Irvine inhabit these stories -- teenagers, beauty and served as an associate professor of English at Fresno State queens, race car drivers, and even University. His novels include Still Water Saints and The Five Acts grandfathers -- fall in love, strive to make of Diego León. His newest book, Cruising: An Intimate History of ends meet, or search for answers to their a Radical Pastime, was published in June 2019. To attend sign up future while reconciling the past. Michael at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signupEventDetails?Event Jaime-Becerra casts a warm glow on each of them. Id=4746. Wednesday, Sept. 15 • 5 p.m. • Zoom Michael Jaime-Becerra grew up in El Monte—and loved his home- town so much that he later purchased a house there—and went on to graduate with an M.F.A. from the University of California, Irvine, and to become a professor at the University of California, Riverside. While he loves writing about the Golden State, his stories don’t depict the flashy side of L.A.; rather, he focuses on the people living in the city, documenting their struggles and triumphs. To attend sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/ EventDetails?EventId=4752. Wednesday, Sept. 22 • 5 p.m. • Zoom

8 William Deverell: Kathy Fiscus: A Tragedy How Hispanic Architecture That Transfixed the Nation has helped to shape Kathy Fiscus tells the story of the first live, breaking-news Pasadena’s Cityscape TV spectacle in American history. At dusk on a spring Spanish influenced architecture is evening in 1949, a three-year old girl fell down an one of the great Latino contributions abandoned well shaft in the backyard of her family’s to American culture, with millions of home in Southern California. Across more than two full examples from California to Florida, days of a fevered rescue attempt, the fate of Kathy Fiscus built by tens of millions of people, remained unknown. Thousands of concerned Southern over the last four hundred years. Californians rushed to the scene. Learn how the Spanish/Hispanic/Latino architectural William Deverell is professor of history and director of the Huntington- design vocabulary evolved over a thousand years and USC Institute on California and the West at the University of Southern California. four continents, and how it has been employed here in He is the author of numerous studies of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Pasadena. Will explore local examples, including the American West, including Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mission, the Castle Green, the Caltech Remaking of Its Mexican Past. To attend sign up at https://pasadena.evanced. campus, the Civic Center, the 1920s Spanish Colonial info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4753. Revival houses built by George Washington Smith, Thursday, Sept. 23 • 5 p.m. • Zoom Wallace Neff, and many others, along with more recent Hispanic inflected projects such as the Del Mar Station.

Latinos in Pasadena Presented by Dave Nufer, program developer and docent Many written histories of Pasadena are rich in details about well-known citizens, with Pasadena Heritage and the Los Angeles Conservancy. time-honored traditions, and storied communities like Millionaires Row. A fuller Nufer has previously given talks at the library on the story of Pasadena highlights the diversity of experiences that are part of the architecture, history, and cultural contributions of other history of Latinos in Pasadena. Culled from oral histories, newspaper clippings, Pasadena ethnic communities: “200 Years of Black family photos, and archival images they give us a peek into the history of Latinas History in Pasadena and Los Angeles”, and “The Asian and Latinos who were here long before the first Yanquis arrived, survived the Roots of Pasadena’s Arts and Crafts Architecture.” To US/Mexican War, and were vital to the development of the City of Pasadena. To attend sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/ attend at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4920. signup/EventDetails?EventId=4911. Thursday, Sept. 29 • 5:30 p.m. • Zoom Wednesday, Oct. 13 • 4-5 p.m. • Zoom

Rubén Martínez: Crossing Over: Susana Porras: A Mexican Family On The Migrant Trail To Compostela and The U.S.-Mexican border is one of the most permeable boundaries in the world, breached daily by Mexicans Beyond! A Poet’s in search of work. Yet the migrant gambit is perilous. Chronicle of the Thousands die crossing the line and those who reach Camino De Santiago "the other side" are branded illegals, undocumented Author and poet Susana Porras and unprotected. In Crossing Over, Rubén Martínez puts discusses the myriad of culinary a human face on the phenomenon and reveals the ef- experiences she and her father fects of immigration on the family left behind and offers encountered on their pilgrimage a powerful portrait of migrant culture, an exchange that to the Camino de Santiago, as deposits hip hop in Indian villages while bringing Mexican well as her experiences walking pop to the northern plains. Far from joining the melting pot, the Camino. She will also share Martínez argues, the migrants--as many as seven million in the U.S.- the poetry she wrote while on her journey -are spawning a new culture that will alter both countries as Latin America and and the inspiration behind it. the U.S. come increasingly to resemble each other. Wednesday, Oct. 20 • 5:30-6:30 p.m. Hastings Branch Library Rubén Martínez is a Los Angeles native and the son and grandson of immigrants from Mexico and El Salvador. He started his illustrious writing career as a writer and editor at L.A. Weekly, making him the first Latino on the staff. He later went on to contribute essays to National Public Radio and to work as a TV host for the L.A.-based politics and culture series Life & Times, for which he won an Emmy Award. Now a professor and the Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair, Loyola Marymount University at Loyola Marymount University, Martínez is the author of multiple award-winning books. His works predominantly revolve around immigrant life, globalization, and the culture and history of L.A. To attend sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4894. Thursday, Oct. 7 • 5-6 p.m. • Zoom

Mark your ANOTHER “PARKING LOT” BOOK SALE! The Friends of the Pasadena Public Library will offer another segment of its great bookstore inventory calendar for sale on Saturday, October 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Once again, you may fill a grocery bag for just $5, or make individual purchases at a table featuring premium books. Among the latter: titles donated for Oct. 16 to The Friends’ Bookstore by the Pacific Asia Museum prior to a recent renovation. The Friends will accept cash or checks only. As always, the proceeds help The Friends finance library programs throughout the branches. 9 Discovery Classes Creative Arts Art a la Carte Artist Lorrie Shriner teaches drawing, watercolor and collage techniques. Beginners welcome. Sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup Tuesdays • 2:30 p.m. • Zoom

Crafting with Tiff & Tosh Join us for Crafting with Tiff & Tosh on Instagram Live at @pasadenalibrary. Learn a new craft to start the school year in September and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a special craft in October. Mondays, Sept. 13 & 27, Oct. 11 & 25 • 3 p.m. • Instagram Live Culinary Arts Café & Conversation Let’s chat about Mexican coffee culture & learn how to make traditional Café de Olla. Program comes with a kit you can pick up that will let you taste a shortcut version and coffee accompaniment. Sign up athttps://pasadena.evanced.info/signup . Friday, Oct. 8 • 6:30 p.m. • Zoom Gardening Pasadena Grows: Foraging Basics Learn the basics of foraging in the San Gabriel Valley! Expert forager Douglas Kent will showcase how to protect yourself, the most common foraged foods, and delicious treats that often go missed. Sign up at https://pasadena. evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4896. Saturday, Oct. 9 • 10:30 a.m.-noon • Zoom Health & Fitness Zoomba Join us at the Library for Zumba! Zumba is a great way to lose weight, tone up, increase cardio strength, improve coordination, gain self-esteem and feel happy! Beginners are welcome. Masks are required for participation. Please only participate if you are feeling well. For ages 18+. Space is limited. Sign up for the days you would like to attend at https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/calendar/ Saturdays, Sept. 11 & 25, Oct. 9 & 23 • 10:30 a.m. • Lamanda Park Branch Library

Free Health Screening Registered nurses from Huntington Hospital provide free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, referrals and health education. A two-hour (minimum) fasting time period is required before blood sugar testing. Monday, Sept. 13 • 1-3 p.m. • La Pintoresca Branch Library Language Spanish Conversation Group Want to practice and improve your spoken Spanish? Join our conversational Spanish group now on Zoom! Volunteers and attendees help you to make personal progress and provide lots of practice speaking in Spanish. For all adults of any Spanish speaking level. Sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup. Thursdays • 2:30-4 p.m. • Zoom

Pasadena Small Business Owners Networking Group Career/Job Computer Lab Increase your business knowledge, meet other local business people for Adults and practice your 30-second Use our computer to research the Foundation Directory “elevator introduction.” To attend online, job search, create your resume, research and apply Pasadena Small Business Owners for government programs. Computer time may be restricted Networking Group sign up at based on demand. www.meetup.com/Pasadena- Monday-Friday (Sept. 1 – Oct. 14, except Monday, Sept. 6) small-Biz-Network. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • La Pintoresca Branch Library Tuesday, Sept. 21 • noon-2 p.m. 10 La Pintoresca Branch Library For Adults

Beyond the Book – PPL’s Book Groups Our book groups are now being offered in-person and virtually, two different formats that allow you to keep in contact with your fellow book lovers as you discuss new books together.

Need a copy of the book? Place a hold on a physical copy using our Library catalog (https://pasadena.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default) and pick it up at any of our branch libraries. You can also download an eBook version using your Pasadena Public Library card one of two ways: Via Cloud Library (https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/PasadenaPublicLibrary) or Via Overdrive (https://pasadena.overdrive.com/)

Allendale Book Discussion Pasadena Readers We will discuss Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. We will discuss Midnight’s Children Saturday, Sept. 4 • 10:30 a.m. by Salman Rushdie. Allendale Branch Library Monday, Sept. 20 • 3-4:30 p.m. Santa Catalina Branch Library

We will discuss The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea. We will discuss Saturday, Oct. 2 • 10:30 a.m. • Allendale Things Fall Apart Branch Library by Chinua Achebe. Monday, Oct. 18 3-4:30 p.m. Hastings Branch Book Chit Chat Santa Catalina We will discuss Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel by Branch Library Fredrik Backman. Tuesday, Sept. 7 • 5 p.m. • Hastings Branch Library Hill Avenue Book Club We will discuss The Thursday Murder Club: We will celebrate Hispanic Heritage A Novel by Richard Osman. Month and discuss My Broken Tuesday, Oct. 5 • 5 p.m. Language: A Memoir by Quiara Hastings Branch Library Alegría Hudes. Digital copies are available through Cloud Library at https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary. iBook Club com/library/PasadenaPublic "New Adult" readers in their 20s and 30s, including Library-document_id-3uu2yr9 participants using speech-generating devices. Sign using your Pasadena Public up for the September iBook Club at https://pasadena. Library card. Sign up at https:// evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4912. pasadena.evanced.info/signup/ Sign up for the October iBook Club at https://pasadena. EventDetails?EventId=4754. evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4913. Saturday, Sept. 25 Mondays, Sept. 13 & Oct. 11 • 3–4 p.m. • Zoom 10:30 a.m. • Zoom

Just Reads Join us online as we discuss We will discuss Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American One by One by Ruth Ware. Racism by Laura Gómez. Sign up at https://pasadena. Sign up at https://pasadena. evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4749. evanced.info/signup/ Saturday, Sept.18 • 10:30 a.m. • Zoom EventDetails?EventId=4902. Saturday, Oct. 23 10:30 a.m. • Zoom West Pasadena Book Discussion Group We will discuss My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie. Sign up at erin https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup. at g S Saturday, Sept. 18 • 11 a.m. • Zoom W s ERED treet c r B ad h e UM d N re e s N s d We will discuss The Kitchen House by m E e V Mondays & Thursdays s E u Kathleen Grissom. Sign up at m l

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Creative Arts Baila Baila Bilingual Music Concert Celebrate Spanish English bilingualism as you and your little one sing along, shimmy and maybe learn new words with Baila Baila Music! For ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Register for this event at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/ EventDetails?eventid=4681 or call Lamanda Park Branch Library at (626) 744-7266. Saturday, Oct. 2 • 10:30 a.m. • Lamanda Park Branch Library Saturday Storytime Join us virtually on Instagram Live for storytime in the garden. Health & Fitness Saturdays, Sept. 4 & 25 • 10:30 a.m. • Instagram Live Stay & Play Calling all grandparents, nannies, aunts and uncles, and all other Infant Toddler Storytime caregivers! Join us for time to play, learn, sing, read, and have fun Storytime is a fun way to introduce your little ones to language together! Each session features a storytime, snacks, crafts and an and learning! Join us for an indoor, 20-minute storytime with opportunity to learn together! Once a month we’ll have a resource books, songs, rhymes and fun! For ages 0-2 and their caregivers. professional available to answer any questions you have. For ages Tuesdays, Sept. 7–Oct. 26 • 10:30 a.m. 0-5 and their caregivers. Lamanda Park Branch Library

This project was made possible with funding from the David and Preschool Storytime Lucile Packard Foundation. This project was supported in part Join us as we welcome our early learners back for outdoor by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the storytime. There will be songs, dancing, finger-plays and lots provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, of fun! For ages 3-5 and their caregivers. administered in California by the State Librarian. Wednesday, Sept. 8 • 11 a.m. • San Rafael Branch Library Thursdays, Sept. 9-Oct. 14 • 10:30 a.m. La Pintoresca Branch Library Preschool Storytime Join us for 30 minutes of fun with books and more in this weekly Toddler Play Time storytime! Space is limited, so tickets will be offered on a Have fun playing with toys, blocks, and puzzles. Listening to first-come-first-served basis at the Lamanda Park Branch desk music, coloring, checking out books and interacting with other beginning 30 minutes before storytime. For ages 3-5 and their kids. For ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Space is limited. Call caregivers. (626) 744-6510 to sign-up. Thursdays, beginning Sept. 9 • 10:30 a.m. Fridays, Sept. 10 & 24, Oct. 8 & 22 • 10:30 a.m.–noon Lamanda Park Branch Library Villa Parke Branch Library Hispanic Heritage Tales and Craft Come, join us for a special storytime and craft for Hispanic Early Literacy Storytimes Heritage month. Limited space. Call (626) 744-6510 to sign-up. Wed. Sept. 15 • 3-4 p.m. • Villa Parke Branch Library Branch Storytimes may be held indoors and outdoors. Masks are required of attendees ages two and up at indoor storytimes. Masks are highly recommended for children ages two and up and adults Signs ‘n Storytime (American Sign Language) at outdoor storytimes, regardless of vaccination status. Please allow Join us for a fun storytime featuring a few American Sign for at least three feet of social distancing between participants. Language (ASL) signs to learn. Hand sanitizers will be available. Wednesdays, Sept. 15 & Oct. 13 • 10:30 a.m. • Instagram Live Preschool Storytime Chocolate Storytime Welcome back inside the library for stories, songs, finger-plays and Join us for an afternoon of storytelling and village building, fun! For ages 3-5 and their caregivers. featuring stories authored by and/or about African Americans, Wednesdays (Except Oct. 13 & 20) • 10:30 a.m. read by Dr. Ayesha Randall. Kids will have fun, make new friends Santa Catalina Branch Library and make crafts. Friday, Sept. 24 • 4 p.m. • La Pintoresca Branch Library Léeme Un Cuento Spanish Storytime/Hora de Cuentos en Español Preschool Storytime Join us for a Spanish language storytime. Join us for cultural stories, music, and a craft in honor Wednesdays (Except Sept. 29, Oct. 20 & 27) • 4 p.m. of Cuba. La Pintoresca Branch Library Wednesday, Oct. 13 • 10:30 a.m. • Linda Vista Branch Library

STEAM Storytime Spooky Storytime Children discover the world through stories, songs, All little witches, ghouls, ghosts, and goblins are invited to a fingerplays, dancing and crafts. For ages 0-5 and spooky (but not too spooky) storytime. Join us for stories, their caregivers. music, and crafts. Costumes encouraged! Thursday, Sept. 2 • 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27 • 3:30 4 p.m. • Hastings Branch Library La Pintoresca Branch Library 12 Library Kids Read Around the World Book Club Books & More Visits Colombia Join us as we discuss author Anika Fajardo’s book, Telling Tales with Nick Smith What if a Fish in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Pasadena Media and Pasadena Public Library have partnered to Month. Learn about Colombia and make Colombian bring you “Telling Tales,” a collection of traditional folktales told chivas (buses) out of paper. For grades 3-5. Sign by library staffer and storyteller Nick Smith. Find these stories and up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/ more on the Library’s YouTube channel EventDetails?eventid=4653. (https://www.youtube.com/user/pasadenalibrary). Perfect Wednesday, Sept. 22 • 4-5 p.m. for school age kids and their families. Available 24/7 on Lamanda Park Branch Library demand. Presented in partnership with Pasadena Media. Hispanic Heritage Tales and Craft Creative Arts Come, join us for a special story time and craft for Hispanic Heritage month. DIY Mini Piñata Wed. Sept. 15 • 3-4 p.m. • Villa Parke Branch Library Learn about the rich history of piñatas as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month then make a mini one of your own. Sign up at Lucha Libros Mask and https://cityofpasadena.libwizard.com/f/pinata. Information Night Saturday, Oct. 9 • 11 a.m.-noon • Santa Catalina Branch Library Second graders, get ready to do battle in a reading competition like no other! In this year long program you will read four assigned chapter books and answer comprehension Games questions about what you read. You’ll earn a participation prize, plus competition points. At the Afternoon Board Games end of the year, the top five scorers will receive medals. The team Cool down at the library and enjoy giant dominoes, mazes, board with the most points overall will also get ribbons! and exploration games with friends and family. Tuesdays, Sept. 14 & 28, Oct. 12 & 26 • 2-4 p.m. All of the books are available in Spanish and English. Read them in Villa Parke Branch Library whichever language is easiest for you. During competition, questions will be asked in both languages, so everyone can partici- pate and enjoy. For second graders only. Sign up for Lucha Libros STEAM Mask and Information Night at https://pasadena.evanced.info/ signup/EventDetails?eventid=4638. Questions? Contact AnnMarie La Pintoresca LEGO® Club Kolakowski at [email protected] or visit Compete against other LEGO® enthusiasts as you meet the https://cityofpasadena.libguides.com/lucha-libros. weekly LEGO® challenge. Due to COVID-19 restrictions masks Thursday, Sept. 16 • 4:30 p.m. • Zoom are required of all participants. For ages 7-12. To sign up call (626) 744-7268. Lucha Libros Masks Mondays, Sept. 13-Oct. 11 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. Make your own Lucha Libros mask, learn how the quizzes work La Pintoresca Branch Library and complete your registration for the program! We will send you a mask template, and during the meeting will assign you to one of our two branch library teams. Sign up at https://pasadena. evanced.info/signupEventDetails?eventid=4638.

Lucha Libros Battle #1 Second grade luchadores meet to answer questions about the book Saraí and the Meaning of Awesome by Saraí González and Monica Brown. Thursday, Oct. 21 • 4:30 p.m. Lamanda Park Branch Library Sign up for Lamanda Park’s Battle at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/ EventDetails?EventId=4644.

Wednesday, Nov. 17 • 4:30 p.m. • San Rafael Branch Library Sign up for San Rafael’s Battle at https://pasadena.evanced.info/ signup/EventDetails?eventid=4695.

Homework Help Resources at the Ready STUDENT Homework Help provided in Learning never stops! Students can check out our comprehensive list of all subjects for Kindergarten electronic research and enrichment resources for school and research RESOURCES to 10th grade students. projects at Mondays, Tuesdays, (http://cityofpasadena.libguides.com/Databases/SAH-Tools) Wednesdays, & Thursdays (Sept. 1 – Oct. 14, except Need more resources? Visit our Kids (http://pasadena-library.net/kids/) Monday, Sept. 6) • 3:30-6 p.m. and Teen (http://pasadena-library.net/teens/) blogs. 13 La Pintoresca Branch Library Family

Folktale Fun with Flights of Fantasy Flights of Fantasy Story Theatre invites everyone to join them in their rollicking theatrical presentations. The zany team of Lorrie Oshatz and Theresa Amy puts a fresh spin on folktales, fables and rhymes from around the world. Sure to captivate any audience from kindergartners to grandparents! Join the fun and enjoy literature in a new and engaging way. Funded through the Department of Cultural Affairs, the City of Los Angeles.

Each show features two stories and an interview with a nursery rhyme or folktale friend. Videos go live on the following dates, but can be watched afterward on the Pasadena Public Library’s Fiesta La Pintoresca YouTube Channel at La Pintoresca invites you to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with https://www.youtube.com/user/pasadenalibrary. cultural stories, music and crafts. Wednesday, Sept. 29 • 4 p.m. • La Pintoresca Branch Library To Each His Own - The characters in these stories all have their own, unique way of doing things. Are you ready to Shake, Rattle and Roll? Friday, Sept. 3 • 10 a.m. • YouTube October is earthquake preparedness month. Are you ready for the big one? Learn how to survive an earthquake’s shake, rattle and roll from Every Little Bit Helps - We all need a helping hand sometimes. Lisa Derderian, Public Information Officer and Emergency Manager. Friday, Sept. 10 • 10 a.m. • YouTube Sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signupEventDetails?Event Id=4927. It’s All How You Look at It - Sometimes things just depend on Wednesday, Oct. 20 • 5 p.m. • Zoom your perspective! Friday, Sept. 17 • 10 a.m. • YouTube All About Art: José Posada and his Calaveras Learn all about the famed Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada Making the Best of It - When things go wrong, how can you and his iconic calaveras (skulls) while making your very own calaveras make the best of it? book plates! All materials provided. For all ages. Friday, Sept. 24 • 10 a.m. • YouTube Saturday, Oct. 23 • 3-5 p.m. • Allendale Branch Library

Tweens Books & More Creative Writing with Emily Teen instructor Emily Battaglia will share tips, ideas, prompts, vocabulary and skills for writing fiction! Every month we will focus on a different aspect of fiction writing. For ages 9-12. Sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?eventid=4678. Saturday, Oct. 9 • 2-3 p.m. • Zoom

Windows and Mirrors Book Club Join us we meet to discuss a middle grade book about kids with diverse backgrounds and their experiences. Maybe you’ll see yourself in one of these books, or maybe you’ll get a window into the lives of others! All the books about issues of social justice have been selected for humor, heart and high quality writing. This month, we will read a scary book, Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh. For grades 5 and up. Sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?eventid=4648. Tuesday, Oct. 12 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Lamanda Park Branch Library

STEAM Mighty Chondria: Science for Kids Dive deeper into science and become a scientist in your own home! Join us for fun lab activities using household supplies as we explore the different branches of science such as chemistry, earth science and biology. Presented by Mighty Chondria. For ages 9-12. To attend Mighty Chondria sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4628. Mondays, Sept. 13 & 27, Oct. 11 & 25 • 4 p.m. • Zoom 14 TeenScene Books & More Pasadena Loves YA: Gigantic Book Giveaway Calling all lovers of YA lit! Join us for a book giveaway and chat with other YA book lovers. Stop by and browse gently used young adult books and pick up something new to read, while supplies last. Free free to bring your own YA books to swap, but it is not necessary. All ages welcome, but the focus is young adult titles. Saturday, Sept. 18 • 3-5 p.m. • Hastings Branch Library College Bound Mock ACT / Mock SAT Test Get an early start by taking a practice test proctored and scored by Revolution Prep. Test scores will be available the following week. Test is four hours long and will be proctored online via Zoom. Sign up for the Mock ACT at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/ EventDetails?EventId=4922. Sign up for the Mock SAT at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4921. Saturday, Oct. 2 • 9 a.m.-1 p.m. • Zoom Creative Arts Sketches & More For teens, join us for painting workshops with staff from the Armory Center for the Arts. September’s theme focuses on gardens and gardening and October’s theme will be Alison Saar’s “mailable moths.“ Sign up for each session separately. For ages 12-18. Gardens - https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4635 Thursday, Sept. 16 • 4:30 p.m. • La Pintoresca Branch Library

Mailable Moths – https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4636 Thursday, Oct. 14 • 4:30 p.m. • La Pintoresca Branch Library

Knitting for Beginners Learn how to get started knitting in this Zoom class for absolute beginners. We’ll cover how to cast-on, do a knit stitch, purl stitch, bind-off, and more! Supplies needed: practice yarn and straight knitting needles. For teens and adults, ages 13+. Sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4914. Tuesday, Sept. 28 • 3:30-5 p.m. • Zoom

Paint With Us Join us for a virtual art tutorial inspired by Hispanic Heritage Month. Supplies available if needed. View the live stream at https://youtube.com/user/pasadenalibrary. For teens ages 12-18. To attend the event and register for supplies, sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4632. Friday, Oct. 8 • 8 p.m. • YouTube Sew it Begins: Pennant Banners In this Zoom class you’ll follow along with your own sewing machine and learn to sew your own festive pennant banner. Choose holiday themed fabric, autumnal fabric, or any fun print you like! Supplies needed: three to four fat quarters of woven fabric in various prints, and double fold bias tape. For teens and adults, ages 13+. Sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4919. Tuesday Oct. 26 • 3:30-5:30 p.m. • Zoom

Culinary Arts Out of the Pantry Cook up a tasty dish with ingredients from the pantry. To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month we'll be making pumpkin empanadas. Cooking supplies are available for pickup from Hastings or La Pintoresca branch libraries. Sign up at https://pasadena.evanced. info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=4630. Wednesday, Oct. 6 • 4 p.m. • Zoom

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Pasadena Public Library nine library branches are fully open for in-person service. Library visitors are able to browse the collections, check-out materials, reserve and use public computers, and access Wi-Fi as well as printing and copying services. Library phone, chat, online content and virtual programming continue to be offered to the community.

The staff at Pasadena Public Library looks forward to welcoming you in whatever format you feel comfortable!

PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY LOCATIONS & HOURS

Allendale Branch Library La Pintoresca Branch Library San Rafael Branch Library 1130 S. Marengo Ave. 1355 N. Raymond Ave. 1240 Nithsdale Rd. Pasadena, CA 91106 Pasadena, CA 91103 Pasadena, CA 91105 (626) 744-7260 (626) 744-7268 (626) 744-7270 Monday-Saturday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday • 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday • 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday & Saturday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday & Saturday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Hastings Branch Library 3325 E. Orange Grove Blvd. Lamanda Park Branch Library Santa Catalina Branch Library Pasadena, CA 91107 140 S. Altadena Dr. 999 E. Washington Blvd. (626) 744-7262 Pasadena, CA 91107 Pasadena, CA 91104 Monday-Thursday • 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (626) 744-7266 (626) 744-7272 Friday & Saturday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday • 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday • 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays • 1-5 p.m. Friday & Saturday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday & Saturday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Hill Avenue Branch Library Linda Vista Branch Library Villa Parke Branch Library 55 S. Hill Ave. 1281 Bryant St. 363 E. Villa St. Pasadena, CA 91106 Pasadena, CA 91103 Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 744-7264 (626) 744-7278 (626) 744-6510 Monday-Saturday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday • 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday & Saturday • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday • 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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