Join us on Tuesday, February 9th for “Griot,” an experience for all ages and all times that also exposes audiences to the ancient West Africa Bardic Tradition known as Jaliyaa. This free event will begin at 7:00 PM in the Altadena Library Community Room.

Enjoy picture books online!

Tumblebooks is an online collection of animated picture books that you can read or have read to you.

Parents Corner Blog

The online home for information regarding Altadena Library District (ALD) Services for parents and homeschooling families. Providing a place for homeschooling information, community and other topics of interest to ALD parents. See it here!

For a list of our storytimes, programs and events for children and families, visit our events page. To print out our monthly calendar, click here.

Help get your children ready to read. See our Early Literacy tips for parents. Here are some books to share with Babies (0-24mos), Toddlers (2-3yrs), and Preschoolers (3-5yrs).

Hey Kids!

Do you collect something special like stamps, seashells, toy cars, baseball cards, or comic books?

We'd LOVE to show your collection in our display case! Pick up a reservation form in the Children's Room or download it here.

Children who display their collections may choose a free book from our prize cart as a token of our appreciation!