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, one located at Prime Pizza in Altadena and one temporarily staged just outside [...]
In preparation of our community's Walk to School Day on Oct. 4, you can visit the Main Library Children's Desk or Bob Lucas Library to create your own "Walk to School" sign. We will have materials available during open hours [...]
Meet our inaugural Fab Lab Artist in Residence! Rachel Curry is a teaching artist, letterpress printer, bookbinder, zinester, and fiber artist from Los Angeles. As a queer feminist punk, Rachel’s practice as an artist and an educator is rooted [...]
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? Check out sewing machines, telescopes, hiking backpacks, virtual reality [...]
In honor of Latino & Hispanic Heritage Month, we are hosting a reading challenge on Beanstack for readers ages 0-12 from now until the end of September. Sign up through Beanstack (altadenalibrary.beanstack.org or the app) or stop by the [...]
Read Colorado Boulevard's review of the exhibition Stop by the Altadena Library to view the group show “Exhibition: Collage" in the Main Library in September and October 2023. There are four artists — Mary Torregrossa, Stacy Russo, Toti O’Brien, [...]
The Altadena Libraries now offer free COVID-19 test kits, provided by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. COVID test kits are for at-home use. One kit per family member, each kit contains two tests. These [...]
Altadena Poets Laureate Peter J. Harris and Carla Rachel Sameth Named—along with 22 other poets—2023 Poet Laureate Fellows by the Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets announced today that it is awarding $50,000 each to its [...]
Read about the artist and her work on Shout Out LA. We invite you to step into the Main Library Community Room in July and August (2023) to experience the “Art Exhibition: The Work of Ana Marini - Genzon." [...]
Stop by the Altadena Library to view “BeeSip: Native Bee Conservation & Photography ” in the Main Library Reading Court in July and August 2023. Through artful photography, Krystle Hickman strives to increase awareness of the decline in native [...]
