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Community Women Vital Voices and the Altadena Library, in partnership with cityLAB-UCLA, invite you to The Black Legacy Voice Echoes Our Truth: Pasadena/Altadena Community, on view at the Bob Lucas Memorial Library from October 12–31, 2025. Please join us for the opening reception on Sunday, October 12, 3–5 PM.
Join us for our official ribbon-cutting ceremony at Bob Lucas Library on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Our beloved branch opens after a 16-month renovation that included a 1,000-sq-ft expansion that adds about 50% more space, including a children’s area and a new literacy center, which includes a classroom and tutoring rooms. The facility also has a new roof, upgraded electrical and mechanical systems, an outdoor reading garden, and is fully accessible for all Altadena.
Altadena Poets Laureate Lester Graves Lennon and Sehba Sarwar have been honored by the Academy of American Poets as 2025 Poet Laureate Fellows, along with 21 other poets laureate serving communities across the country.
Altadena Library invites you to join us for an artist reception with Keni Arts on Friday, May 2, from 6:30-8pm at the Altadena Main Library. His latest exhibition Beauty For Ashes will be featured in our Community Room from May 1 through 31.
We are hiring! Check our openings and apply today at www.altadenalibrary.org/employment.
The Altadena Library Board of Trustees is announcing a vacancy and will make an appointment to fill that seat.
Los Angeles County intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Report for the Altadena Main Library Renovation Project. The county has issued this notice to provide Responsible Agencies and other interested parties with information describing the project and to identify its potential environmental effects pursuant to state requirements, and the county requests your comments and concerns regarding the environmental issues associated with construction and operation of the proposed project.
We are now accepting applications from artists who wish to exhibit their work! Whether a solo exhibition or curated group show, we want to showcase your talent. ✨ How to Apply: Submit your artist exhibition application by Friday, January 31, 2025. Applications can be found on our website: www.altadenalibrary.org/art. Selected artists will be notified by Monday, March 17, 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity to share your art with our community. Don’t miss out!
The Altadena Library Board of Trustees is announcing a vacancy and will make an appointment to fill that seat.
In honor of California Clean Air Day and National Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day, hundreds of students, parents, school administrators, and community leaders will walk or bike to school on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Stop by the Main Library to see our newest art exhibition, Innovative Studios: The NEW Modern Art, which runs from Sept. 9 through Oct. 29, 2024.
Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month in September with us! We invite you to sign up for a library card and discover the incredible resources and opportunities available at our libraries.
To celebrate National Library Week, we asked our staff and volunteers their favorite ways to use their Altadena Library cards. How many of the following did you know about?
Get ready for an unforgettable evening of culinary delights, soulful melodies, and community spirit as the Altadena Library Foundation proudly presents the Taste of ‘Dena on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Walk around the Main Library these days, and you’ll notice a scattering of commanding paintings, detailed drawings, and striking sculptures. These artworks come from the talented minds of 13 artists and are bound together as part of the lasting legacy of their former teacher, Charles White.
Handmade Selves is an exhibition of senior projects created by the 2024 graduating class of the Pasadena Waldorf High School.
The Altadena Library District is bustling this week as it closes the Bob Lucas Memorial Library and readies for a yearlong renovation and expansion of the branch facility.
Now you can print from anywhere on any machine and pick it up at either Altadena Library location.
Drop by the Main Library Community Room from March 2 to April 29, 2024 for the latest exhibition, Botanical Printing at the Library, Altadena Community Quilt.
The Altadena Libraries are happy to announce that we are collaborating with local business Plant Material to launch a tool lending library. As a result, you will soon be able to check out garden tools with your Altadena Library card!
The Altadena Poets Laureate play an important role in promoting poetry in Altadena through the organization of public poetry readings and workshops at the Altadena Libraries, publication of the online Altadena Literary Review, and publication of the printed Altadena Literary Review Anthology.
Stop by the Altadena Main Library in November and December (2023) to view work of seven artists on display with the exhibition, “Altadena Library presents…INDEPENDENT EXPRESSIONS,” a collection of dynamic, eclectic works of art from Altadena and beyond.
Altadena Library’s passport office is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. An appointment is required (sorry, no walk-ins), and the office is often booked out about a month. For details, visit www.altadenalibrary.org/passports.
The Altadena Library District has expanded its outreach and increased Altadenans access to physical materials thanks to the addition of two new AutoLend library vending machines.
On Wednesday, Oct. 4, and Thursday, Oct. 5, hundreds of students will walk to school - along with parents, school administrators, and community leaders - to raise awareness of California Clean Air Day, which coincides with National Walk to School Day.
Meet our inaugural Fab Lab Artist in Residence! Rachel Curry is a teaching artist, letterpress printer, bookbinder, zinester, and fiber artist from Los Angeles.
The Altadena Library invites local SoCal authors to apply to participate in our Indie Author Night, an event we host four times a year.