Activities and Events
Event
Event:
5th Annual Winter Reading Program
Winter Reading is here!
Kids check out and read library books and write or draw a brief book review. Turn in the book reviews for prizes! This year’s theme is your choice!
Location:
Altadena Main Library & Bob Lucas Branch Library
Date:
December 12- January 31
Event:
Submit Poems for the Poetry and Cookies Anthology 2012!
Submit poems to be featured in the Poetry and Cookies Anthology 2012. Poems can be up to 78 single spaced lines, 50 spaces long, 10-12 point font. Please submit to the library by January 21, 2012 with a short biography (200 spaces) and contact info.
For more info, click here.
Event:
Valentines Cookie Card Craft
To celebrate Valentine's Day tweens and teens (9-17) can decorate a cookie card to keep or to give to someone special.
Location:
Community Room
Date:
February 10, 2012
Time:
4:00pm
Event:
Fun Flick Friday Presents-- Treasure Buddies
Disney invites you to travel across the globe in an all-new, treasure-hunting adventure with the Buddies! Packed with action, heart and a wealth of bonus material, Treasure Buddies unleashes a celebration of teamwork and friendship your family will enjoy again and again. (Rated- G; 92 min.)
Location:
Altadena Main Library-- Community Room
Date:
Friday, February 17, 2012
Time:
3:30 pm
Event:
Teddy Bear Clinic/ La Clinica Para Ositos de Peluche
Have you got a sick Teddy Bear buddy?
Time for a diagnosis! Bring your bear to the Altadena Library where a team of medical professionals from the Huntington Hospital will do a free examination! (For ages 2-6.)
¿Tienes un osito de peluche enfermo?
¡Llega la hora para un diagnóstico!¡Trae tu oso de peluche a la bliblioteca de Altadena donde un equipo de medicos profesionales de el Hospital Huntington harán examinaciones gratis! (Para las edades 2-6.)
Location:
Altadena Main-- Library Community Room/ Sala de Communidad
Date:
Wednesday, February 22, 2012/ miércoles, el 22 de febrero, 2012
Time:
11:00 am
Event:
E-Waste Recycling
Bring electronics such as computers, monitors, TVs, cell phones, ink cartridges, printers, microwaves and more to be recycled. For more info, click here.
Location:
Altadena Main Library
Date:
Saturday, February 25
Time:
10am-3pm
Event:
Fun Flick Friday Presents-- Happy Feet II
The world’s most famous tap-dancing penguin, Mumble, and the love of his life, Gloria now have a son of their own, Erik. Erik is struggling to find his own particular talents in the Emperor Penguin world. But new dangers are threatening the penguin nation, and it’s going to take everyone working- and dancing – together to save them. (Rated PG; 100 min.)
Location:
Altaden Main Library-- Community Room
Date:
Friday, March 23, 2012
Time:
3:30 pm
Event:
Poet Laureate Applications Now Being Accepted for 2012-2014
Are you a poet who lives, works, or is active in the Altadena Community?
For more info click here
For application, click here
Apply by January 21!
Event:
Teddy Bear Story Time
Children, put on your pajamas, grab a bedtime buddy, and Join us for stories, songs and a bedtime snack! Children of all ages and their families are welcome.
Location:
Altadena Library Children's Room
Date:
Mondays, January 9th - March 12th
Time:
7:00 PM
Event:
Preschool Story Time
Children ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers, join us for a fun and unique storytime with wonderful stories, crafts, fingerplays, snacks and our musical parade!
Preschool storytime cannot accommodate special groups or day cares. Please contact the Children's Department to arrange a storytime for your group.
Location:
Altadena Library Community Room
Date:
Wednesdays, January 11th through March 14th
Time:
11:00 AM
Event:
Toddler Story Time
Parents/caregivers and children 2 years and younger, come and join us as we interact through stories, songs, and rhymes. Each Toddler storytime is 20 to 30 minutes long followed by 10-15 minutes of creative play with toys provided by the library.
Toddler storytime cannot accommodate special groups or day cares. Please contact the Children's Department to arrange a storytime for your group.
Location:
Altadena Library Community Room
Date:
Thursdays, January 12th - March 15th
Time:
11:00 AM