Director's Message:
Envisioning Innovative Library Spaces
What a whirlwind start to 2021! Since the November 2020 election, when our community supported and approved Measure Z, we have been hard at work compiling and strengthening our key teams that will guide important building projects moving forward, including our Board of Trustees subcommittees for the Community Facilities District (CFD) and building projects. There have already been Requests for Proposals issued for Capital Projects Management, Bond and Disclosure Counsel Services, and Municipal Advisory Services so that we can support our work with the expertise of experienced professionals along the way.
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If you want to dig into the specifics, please explore our CFD Committee and RFPs pages.
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Above all, as our teams move forward in this work, we are striving to achieve balance in how we address the needs of our buildings, which include ADA compliance, noise control, and layout issues that undermine our ability to provide certain services. We strive to maintain the architectural beauty that our community so enjoys while also ensuring that our buildings serve the key functions of a library that will serve Altadena for generations to come. So, we ask ourselves and you, our community:
How can we continue to honor our building’s historical integrity while designing and creating multi-faceted library spaces that support our services and meet the needs of our diverse community?
Library buildings of today spark the imagination of communities around the country, with exciting features like...
- Sound-insulated makerspaces to empower artisans and makers in the community,
- Business centers with public printers, copiers, community resources, and other tools to support local business owners,
- Media labs to support digital creatives in podcasting and music production,
- Fully-equipped meeting and event spaces,
... and so much more to meet the unique needs of each community.
Will you join us in this visioning process for our buildings? We want to talk to members of our community about their experiences in our library buildings and how our community’s vision for the future of Altadena can shape the development of our spaces and services. If you're interested in sharing your feedback, start by clicking the links below!
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Celebrating Local Women Artists: Featuring Artist, Fine Press Printer, and Educator Jocelyn Pedersen
In honor of Women’s History Month, Altadena Library District focuses on Jocelyn Pedersen, as she speaks about the history of women in the book arts in Southern California and her experience as one of them on Thursday, March 25 at 6:00pm. Jocelyn, who teaches Typography/Letterpress Printing and Hand Printed Book Production at Occidental College will also be in conversation with her colleague Jean Gillingwators, a former educator, fellow local letterpress printer and proprietor of Black Bird Press. >> Sign up for access to the Zoom!
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A Quiet Space: Meditate with the Altadena Library
Tune in on your lunch break and learn how to cultivate compassion, confidence, focus, and stress relief, while practicing techniques that help with navigating difficult emotions and change. Every Wednesday in March at 12:30 pm, starting March 10, join certified meditation instructor Amy Rutledge and the Altadena Library staff in Zoom for a weekly half-hour of quiet space and meditation together.
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Get to know a local leader and filmmaker Steve Sneed in the latest episode of Altadena Libraries' podcast. Library staff members follow up with Steve about his documentary PASADENA: Exploring Solutions to Reduce Gang Violence, his work as a creator in the community, and what it was like growing up in the Pasadena-Altadena area.
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Open Book On Location with the Pasadena Literary Alliance Returns: Featuring Authors Charles Yu and Ben H. Winters
Tune into a fascinating conversation between authors Ben H. Winters and 2020 National Book Award-winner Charles Yu about their recent books, exploration of identity through the writing process, and more. Available on the Altadena Library YouTube channel!
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Opportunities for Kids & Families |
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A Virtual Playdate for Tots: Comes with a Free Play Kit!
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STEM with Dr. Ben: At-Home Experiments with a Real JPL Scientist!
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StoryWalk® at the Library: Become an Emotion Detective!
Starting March 8, take a stroll outside on the Altadena Library grounds with your young readers and learn about emotions, emotional intelligence, and ways to help kids and ourselves increase our ability to regulate emotions.
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Panel to Page: Comic Workshop for Tweens
Tweens, ages 10-12, join us to make your own comics and see them on the library's bookshelves! Thanks to the funding from the Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant, comics created by YOU will get self-published into a physical book that can be checked out from the Altadena Library! Sign up for a meeting about making comics on Wednesday, March 24 at 4:00 pm! Spaces are limited, so register at www.altadenalibrary.org/paneltopage.
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February Staff Picks: Women Artists |
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