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Highlighted Program: MAG Event: Escape the Lava Wednesday, April 23 from 3:45-4:45pm |
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Try these New Graphic Novels! |
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Very bad at math
by Hope Larson
Student body president Verity Nelson can do it all, except math, until a teacher helps her discover she has a learning disability that causes her to mix up the numbers and this knowledge gives her a new perspective.
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Halfway to somewhere
by Jose Pimienta
Ave, their mom and their younger brother make a life in the US while Ave's father and older sister stay in Mexico because of a divorce, in a story about exploring identity, understanding family and making friends despite a language barrier. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Arcadia Public Library's
Annual Bookmark Contest
Saturday, March 1 - Saturday, April 19 Design a bookmark! Visit the Library’s Jerry Broadwell Children’s Room or the Youth Services webpage to access an entry form. All entries must be submitted to the Library’s Children’s Room no later than Saturday, April 19, 2025 before 5:00pm. Winning bookmarks will be professionally printed and distributed throughout the summer. |
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Break a Wacky World Record
Saturday, April 26, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium
For 2nd-8th Graders
How fast can you type the alphabet backwards? How much Jello can you eat in 30 seconds with a set of chopsticks?
Make your way around to stations and test your skills while trying to break wacky world records.
Registration is NOT required.
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Mallory in full color
by Elisa Stone Leahy
Mallory Marsh's true feelings come out in her sci-fi web comic, but when it goes viral, classmates recognize the unflattering characters, leading Mallory to reckon with her lies, in a story about identity and friendship.
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A world worth saving
by Kyle Lukoff
A's parents drag him to weekly meetings where parents deadname A and his trans friends, but A discovers the meeting is run by a demon feeding off kids' misery, in a story intertwining Jewish mythology with the impacts of transphobia.
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Same page
by Elly Swartz
Bess Stein is stunned to learn people don't want certain books in the school vending machine, and the person leading the fight is her friend's mom, but Bess wants to ensure kids who might like the books can read them.
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It's all or nothing, Vale
by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Valentina Camacho was the top athlete at her fencing gym until a life-changing accident, but now her body doesn't move the same and there's a new number one, in a story about a girl finding her way back to her passion.
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Middle School Advisory Group (MAG) Meeting
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 from 4:00-5:00pm in the Imagination Theater We invite you to join the Middle School Advisory Group to help plan events and make a difference for all Middle Schoolers who visit the library. For information on how to join MAG, please contact the Children's Librarian, Amanda Coleman, at acoleman@arcadiaca.gov |
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Summer Teen Volunteer Applications Available!
Monday, February 24, 2025 — Saturday, April 5, 2025 Are you a teen who is looking for something to do this summer? The Arcadia Public Library will offer opportunities for teens to help with the Library’s summer reading program. Must Turn 13 by June 1st to Apply. Summer volunteer applications are available for pickup in the Jerry Broadwell Children's Room as well as the Youth Services webpage. Completed applications must be returned no later than Saturday, April 5, 2025. |
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Expand Your Learning with NEW Non-Fiction! |
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Save the Date: Booking Together |
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The Cricket War by Thò PhamEscaping from Communist Vietnam by boat in 1980, 11-year-old Tho Pham tries to be brave as he sets out into the unknown without his family, in this gripping survival story drawn from real-life experiences.
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To check on the availability of an item, click on the cover to go to our online catalog. Thanks for reading!! |
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