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NEWSLETTER
December 2013


  

 

The MovieBox is now operational at both the Central Library and the Fairmont Branch. This is the place to get the latest movies free for three days. We pledge to buy the newest releases of box office hits, as soon as they are available in the stores so that you can watch them when they are "hot."  

 

Try the Pasadena MovieBox at the library near you this month. Remember you will need your valid library card and your PIN to use the MovieBox. We have staff stationed at the MovieBox for this month to show you how easy it is to get some great entertainment for your home. We have also started carrying BluRay discs as well, to ensure the greatest quality and high definition viewing enjoyment. You can search for the movies you would like to get from the MovieBox from your home computer or even your smart phone - and reserve them, so you will not waist time when you come to the library. I hope you enjoy the new MovieBox.  

 

Want to renew a book or place one on hold? There's an app for that. Library hours or locations? There's an app for that. Download an eBook? Find information fast? There's an app for that, too.  

 

The Pasadena Public Libraries have recently launched a mobile app to put the library at your fingertips. From any mobile phone or tablet connected to the internet, you can instantly tap into library resources...anytime, anywhere. You can search the library catalog, check your account, ask a question, find events and more. To access the library's mobile app, search Pasadena Public Library in your mobile device's app store and download the app.  

 

Everyone lives on their mobile phones these days, so it's important for the library to be easily accessible whenever and wherever people need access to our staff and resources.

 

For instance, searching the catalog with the mobile app is especially easy. Just type the first few letters of two or three words and search results will begin to appear. For example, if you're looking up Mark Twain in the catalog, just type "ma twa." Once you find the title you're looking for, you can place it on hold right from your phone.  

 

Our mobile app puts library information just one click away with much faster access than going through a browser. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this new way to use the library by downloading our app today.  

 

I hope you enjoy the new technology that makes your library easier to use and enjoy. Try it out and see what you think! If you need help navigating this new technology, please ask our friendly staff who will help you find your way.

Best wishes to all for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 

Thomas C. Simiele

Director, Pasadena Libraries

In This Issue

 FREE PICTURES 
WITH SANTA! 
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Central Library:

Saturday, December 7
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Fairmont Branch:

Saturday, December 14

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

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CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS  

 

Tuesday, December 24

through

Wednesday, December 25


Library locations

will re-open

  

Thursday, December 26

@ 10 a.m.
Staff Spotlight:

Name: Belinda Noyola

Title: Clerk

Responsibilities at the library: shelving and working at Circulation

What you don't know about me: I'm very goofy

Favorite genres: horror & action

Last Book/s Read: Twilight Series

Why I Love the Pasadena Public Library: The staff is great, and the people are awesome.

 

Can the Fine!

Read more 

ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE
Youth Programs

  • Santa Pictures 
  • Miss Lily's Art Studio
  • Kids Flick
  • Youth Gaming
  • PreK Gaming
  • Elementary Gaming  
  • Elementary and Middle School Book Clubs
  • Story Times
  • Fairmont Cinema

ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE
Teen Programs
  • Gaming
  • Gear Up
  • Teen's Voice  

 


     

 
ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE
Adult Programs

  • Book Clubs 
  • Computer Classes
  • Movie Mania 

 

  

 

Staff's Favorite Recipes

 

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Christmas is the time to gather around the tables with family and friends to enjoy traditional holiday dishes. The library staff was asked to submit their favorite recipes. Round up your loved ones and try one of these dishes. Maybe one of these traditional recipes will become your own!

 

 

Chex-Mix Buddies

 

Prep Time: 15 min

Start to Finish: 15 min

Makes 18 servings (1/2 cup each) 

 

9             Cups Rice Chex, Corn Chex or Chocolate Chex cereal (or combination)

1             cup semisweet chocolate chips

�            cup peanut butter

�            cup butter or margarine

1             teaspoon vanilla

1 �         cups powdered sugar

 

Preparations:

 

1. Into large bowl, measure cereal, set aside

In 1 quart microwaveable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on high 1 minute; stir.

2. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.

3. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

 

Provided by Tina Perez, Adult Services

 

Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows and Pecans

 

Ingredients:

 

2 �         pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

�            cup packed brown sugar

�            cup butter, softened

1 �         teaspoons salt

�            teaspoon vanilla extract

�            cup finely chopped pecans, divided

               Cooking spray

2             cups miniature marshmallows

 

Preparations:

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Place the sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven, and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes or until very tender. Drain; cool slightly.

Place potatoes in a large bowl. Add sugar and next 3 ingredients (through vanilla). Mash sweet potato mixture with a potato masher. Fold in � cup pecans. Scrape potato mixture into an even layer in an 11 x 7- inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining � cup pecans; top with marshmallows. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden.

 

Provided by Laura Zavala, Circulation Services 

Book Club Banter
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To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for the second time is to meet an old one."

-Chinese Saying-

 

 

 

December is here with its shopping, holiday music, decorations galore and FOOD, FOOD, FOOD! And most of it requires a contribution from your fast-emptying wallet. When the holiday "madness" becomes too much (or too expensive) for you, just come by the nearest branch of your Pasadena Public Library to enjoy plenty of FREE fun. Check out the two "Photos With Santa" programs the first two Saturdays in December and the new film showings (complete with free popcorn and drinks). We also have the new Movie Boxes at both branches where you can check out three (3) new release DVDs for three (3) days (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!). We also encourage you to come by and check out the library's many Christmas trees. For even more festive fun, don't miss outon the City's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, December 6 at 6 p.m., which features great free live entertainment, free refreshments, free crafts, Santa and Mrs. Claus and more gorgeous Christmas trees than you would believe possible. On Saturday, Dec. 7, the City will also host another fun Christmas event: the annual Holiday Lighted Parade, which will start at 7 p.m. at Fairmont & Burke.

 

The Fairmont Branch Library's First Monday Book Club will discuss Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini, and will meet in the Conference Room at the Fairmont Branch Library on at 6:00 p.m. Come join the group as they discuss this compelling historical novel that shows the privates lives of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln as seen through the eyes of Mrs. Lincoln's personal dressmaker (and freed slave) Elizabeth Keckley.

 

The Central Library's Tea-Time Mystery Book Club will discuss The Dark Room by Minette Walters, and will meet on Monday, December 16 in the Board Room at the Central Library at 3:30 p.m. Coffee, spiced tea, chocolate chip cake and other Christmas holiday treats will be served as the group delves into a deep psychological mystery where a millionaire's daughter wakes up in a hospital suffering from amnesia and not remembering that her impending wedding had been called off and that her former fianc� (and his new girlfriend) had been brutally murdered in the same way that her first husband had been ten years earlier.

 

Contact William Simpson (First Monday) at the Fairmont Library 291-998-1095 X 15 or Mark Anderson (Tea-Time Mystery) at the Central Library 713-475-4993 for more information regarding these two excellent book clubs. 

Author Glimpse: Stephanie Meyer
   

It's important for me to be free and know I'm acting for myself. I do things because I want to, and that's important. You want to be your own person."

-Stephenie Meyer 

 

  • Stephanie Meyer (December 24, 1973 - present)
  • Born Stephanie Morgan in Hartford, Connecticut, with five other siblings
  • Her Twilight series has sold over 100 million copies and translated into over 37 languages
  • Ranked #5 on Forbes list of "Hollywood's Top Earning Women," included in Time Magazine's 2008 list of "100 Most Influential People"
  • Has published eight novels to date
  • Met her husband, Christian Meyer, when she was 4 years old and married him when at 21
  • Has three sons; lives in Cave Creek, Arizona and also in Marrowstone Island, Washington
  • Inspired by Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables
Photo Attribution: This is a file from Wikimedia Commons taken by Gage Skidmore
 
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