CHECK OUT SOME ZINES IN THE COLLECTION! A zine is a photocopied, homemade magazine. The first popular zine, a science fiction fanzine called The Comet, was published in 1930. Zines started to gain a lot of momentum during [...]
The Altadena Libraries are always grateful for contributions of resources in all forms from local community members. For her Silver Award project, a local Girl Scout recently compiled a guide to some local art for our community to enjoy, [...]
What does Social Justice mean to you? Now is the time to be heard. Now is the time to be seen. Join your fellow Altadenans in creating a collaborative art installation from the safety of your home and demonstrate [...]
The Altadena Libraries believe that Black lives matter. In the wake of the tragic murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and countless other victims of violence and systemic racism, the Altadena Libraries stand with our [...]
To combat the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 and protect library staff and the community, the Altadena Library District is closing both its Main Library and Bob Lucas Memorial Branch buildings to the public, effective Friday, March 13, 2020 [...]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website California Department of Public Health Website LA County Department of Public Health Website What is novel coronavirus/COVID-19? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Many of them [...]
From March 3 - April 29, the glass display case, Reading Court, and Community Room at the Main Library will display vintage ephemera of women’s liberation movement history, collected by Jennifer Hall Lee, Altadena Town Council member and creator [...]
Learn about the Census in Person! Wednesday, March 4, at 11:00am at the Bob Lucas Branch Join us for a presentation by a representative from the U.S. Census Bureau to learn about the 2020 Census, how a complete count [...]
The Altadena Library District is honored to announce its first annual Read-a-Dena book selection, Wild LA: Explore the Amazing Nature In and Around Los Angeles by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Lila Higgins and Gregory B. Pauly [...]
OverDrive and Libby users, the Altadena Libraries are excited to unveil a new way for our cardholders to read on their favorite mobile devices – the cloudLibrary app by bibliotheca! A cloud-based application available on Apple iOS, Mac OS, [...]