From January 3 through February 27, the walls of the Community Room at the Main Library will feature the work of local artist Joyce Miles. Joyce was raised in Pasadena and attended Audubon, Elliot, John Muir, PCC and Cal [...]
In late 2019, the Altadena Library District (ALD) undertook a comprehensive strategic planning process facilitated by Margaret Sullivan Studio (MSS). Over the course of four months, MSS conducted a highly participatory process that included the contributions of the Board [...]
Saturday, December 14 marks Christmas Tree Lane's 99th Lighting Ceremony! From 3:00 - 9:00pm, all are invited to enjoy CTLA's Winter Arts and Crafts Festival on Santa Rosa Avenue and Mariposa Street around the Main Library Building. What You [...]
The Altadena Library Foundation is pleased to announce receipt of a $15,000 grant from Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) to fund the purchase of a Microsoft Surface Hub 2S for the Altadena Library District. This new technology, available in early [...]
From November 2 through December 29, take a journey to Antarctica in the Community Room with Terry Andrues' series of photographs. Of his work Terry says, "The continent of Antarctica generates much of the world's weather with a combination [...]
Strategic Planning A Roadmap for Our District's Future 2019 marks the end of the Altadena Library District’s current Strategic Plan. Just as our libraries have grown and changed over the past five years, so has [...]
New District Director Nikki Winslow The Altadena Library District today announced that its Board of Trustees has appointed Nikki Winslow to District Director, effective November 4, 2019. Winslow succeeds Interim District Director Cindy Cleary, who has led [...]
Growing Up is an exhibit about the murky, complicated process we all go through to become ourselves. The works in this show, created by local contemporary artists, each looking at a different aspect of this phase of life. Freeman’s [...]
September marks the annual national celebration of Library Card Sign-Up Month! Libraries have come a long way from just being palaces of books. As the structure of communities and methods of accessing information have changed over the past century, [...]