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"Fry Bread" Storywalk and Scavenger Hunt
Take a walk outside while you read Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, then come inside the library to learn about the tribes listed in the story. Find all the tribes and earn a fry bread cooking kit that you can take home and make with your family! Cooking kits are available while supplies last.
Saturday, Nov. 2 • Jefferson Branch Library 

Looking for Smoke
by Cobell, K. A.

When a classmate is murdered during a traditional Blackfeet giveaway, Mara, Loren, Brody and Eli, the last people to see her alive, must take matters into their own hands and clear their names—even though one of them may be the killer.
Firekeeper's Daughter
by Boulley, Angeline

Treated like an outsider in both her hometown and on the Ojibwe reservation, a half-Native American science geek and star hockey player places her dreams on hold in the wake of a family tragedy.
Rez Ball
by Byron Graves

When the varsity basketball team members take him under their wing, Tre Brun, representing his Ojibwe reservation, steps into his late brother's shoes as star player but soon learns he can't mess up--not on the court, not in school and not in love.
Warrior Girl Unearthed
by Angeline Boulley

With the rising number of missing Indigenous women, her family's involvement in a murder investigation and grave robbers profiting off her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry takes matters into her own hands to solve the mystery and reclaim her people's inheritance.
My Good Man
by Gansworth, Eric

"When a mysterious assault lands the brother of his mother's late boyfriend in the hospital, Brian, a 20-something Indigenous reporter, must pick up the threads of a life he's abandoned, returning to the Tuscarora reservation to discover the truth."
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls
by Cherie Dimaline

To save her father's job at the crematorium and the only home she's ever known, Winifred and her con-artist cousin start offering ghost tours until Winifred meets an actual ghost who causes her to question everything she believes about life, love and death.
Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask
by Anton Treuer

"A revised and updated edition of a modern classic offers answers to nearly 200 essential and thought-provoking questions about the Native people of North America. Anton Treuer, an Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist, addresses a range of topics-answering questions that are thoughtful and outrageous, modern and historical, and always interesting."
Trust Your Name
by Tingle, Tim

When the Choctaw Nation sponsors an all-Indian high school basketball team to compete in a summer tournament, the team includes Choctaw Bobby Byington and other Indian high school players from Eastern Oklahoma.

DNA Hub
Collaborate PASadena
DNA Hub ('Dena Hub) is a new series of quarterly gatherings where local youth can connect, create, and have fun together in a safe and accepting space. Our first gathering is December 4th at the Jefferson Branch Library!
  • Free food and activities
  • Meet other local youth
  • Help shape future gatherings
Register here to attend our first DNA Hub gathering!
Wednesday, Dec. 4 • 4-6 p.m. • Jefferson Branch Library
 
Teen Events
Sew & Sew: Empowering Youth and Adults
In this Alterations and Sewing for Beginners class, you will learn how to use a sewing machine, make alterations and sew clothes by using a pattern. Instructor Renetta Lipscomb has been teaching secondary students for over two decades. Her passion is empowering people to express their individuality by altering and making clothes that complement their unique body, shape and personal style. You'll receive a list of needed materials at your first meeting.
Prerequisites for class are
  • Basic sewing kit. (Walmart)
  • Watch sewing videos
  • Be familiar with the parts of a sewing machine
Saturday, Nov. 30 • 12:30-3:30 p.m. • Hastings Branch Library
 
Crafty Cats Club
Bring your own craft, chat, and listen to music with your crafty peers.
Saturday, Nov. 30 • 2:30-4:30 p.m. • Santa Catalina Branch Library
 
Video Game Club
Stop in for gaming on the Nintendo Switch. Make new friends while playing games in a healthy and competitive environment that fosters well-being, fair play, and an exciting atmosphere. Help players connect with engaging social interaction and new experiences every week. Drop by and join the Video Game Club! For ages 14-19.
Thursdays • 4-6 p.m. • Hastings Branch Library
 
Community Board
More services for youth around our community
PWP Scholarship
Pasadena Water & Power
Each year, PWP honors two outstanding high school seniors in Pasadena with a first place $5,000 and another second place $2,500 educational scholarship to a two- or four-year accredited, post-secondary institution for the upcoming academic year. This year, to apply, students must submit a video no longer than five minutes responding to this year's prompt.
Eligibility Requirements
  • Currently be a senior at a high school in the City of Pasadena; and able to provide academic transcripts.
  • Applicant must be a resident within the Pasadena Water and Power territory.
  • Applicant must plan to be enrolled as a full time student in a two- or four-year accredited post-secondary institution in the upcoming academic year.
To learn more, visit: https://pwp.cityofpasadena.net/scholarship/
Deadline: March 28, 2025
 
Career Corner
See's Candies: Seasonal Sales Associate
Part Time; Hourly Pay: $17.50-$18
Ages 16+
See's Candies is hiring sale associates in two locations. As a sales associate you'll be handling cash transactions and maintain an organized store. Click on the links above for more information! 
 
World Market: Seasonal Sales Associate & Seasonal Stock Associate
Part Time; Hourly Pay: $17.50-$18
Ages 16+
World Market is hiring seasonal for their seasonal team. Depending on the position, you'll be helping with customer checkouts, maintaining merchandise. Click on the links above to learn more! 
 
Featured Book
Betting on You by Lynn Painter
 Reviewed by Kaelin Lee, age 16
 
When Bailey first met Charlie, she couldn’t stand his obnoxious, cynical persona or the fact that she would be stuck next to him for a 10-hour flight. Little did she know they would cross paths again in a couple of years when they became coworkers. Shockingly, this time they actually enjoy talking, laughing, and even betting with each other. When they see their fellow coworkers flirting, Charlie claims members of the opposite sex can’t be just friends, and Bailey doesn’t hesitate to bet against him. However, the more they get to know each other, the more sparks begin to fly, especially when they decide to harmlessly fake a date to disrupt Bailey’s mom’s new relationship. What happens though when fake dating starts to feel a little too real?
 
 
READ THE FULL REVIEW ON THE TEENS BLOG
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