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A Holiday Chocolate Storytime with Dr. Tara Gomez-Hampton at the 23rd Annual La Pintoresca Tree Lighting

The La Pintoresca Teen Education Center partnered with the La Pintoresca Branch Library to bring Chocolate Storytime to this year’s Tree Lighting. The event was produced by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, with the Pasadena Public Library proudly hosting this annual celebration. Thank you to Elizabeth Luna, Annmarie Kolakowski, La Toya Andrews, Tisha Washington, and everyone from the Teen Education Center and La … Continue reading A Holiday Chocolate Storytime with Dr. Tara Gomez-Hampton at the 23rd Annual La Pintoresca Tree Lighting

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Strings of Sweetness: Celebrating 10 Years of Chocolate Storytime with Cellist AJ McQuarters

Today marked a very special milestone at our beloved La Pintoresca Branch Library – the 10th anniversary of Chocolate Storytime! It was a heartwarming and family-friendly affair that brought together people of all ages for a delightful hour of storytelling, music, and community bonding. The theme for 2024 Black History Month, African Americans and the Arts, developed by the Association for the Study of African … Continue reading Strings of Sweetness: Celebrating 10 Years of Chocolate Storytime with Cellist AJ McQuarters

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Books on Wellness

Chocolate Storytime selected these picture books to support the 2022 Black History Month theme, Black Health and Wellness. These stories will encourage readers to practice gratitude, love themselves, eat right, move more, and focus on wellness during stressful times. For more on the origin of Black History Month and the theme, visit the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). Continue reading Books on Wellness

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Honoring Women’s Right to Vote, Lifting as We Climb

Today, the kids took part in selecting and voting for the stories we read.  The consensus was Hair, It’s a Family Affair by Mylo Freeman and Look Up by Nathan Bryon and illustrated by Dapa Adeola.  Our book of the day was The Day You Begin by National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner, Rafael Lopez.  The book is … Continue reading Honoring Women’s Right to Vote, Lifting as We Climb

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JPL’s Tracy Drain Talks About Jupiter For Women’s History Month

On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 4pm, Tracy Drain was the special guest reader at Chocolate Storytime.  She is a Flight Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs, and the Deputy Chief Engineer for the JUNO mission, which arrived at Jupiter in June 2016. In her 18 years at JPL, she has participated in the development and operation of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (a science/relay … Continue reading JPL’s Tracy Drain Talks About Jupiter For Women’s History Month

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Ms. Ford’s Winter Wonderland

Eccentric, talented, witty, and charismatic, Ms. Betty J. Ford is the Program Coordinator for Chocolate Storytime here at our home base, La Pintoresca Branch Library.  She schedules and books special talent, speakers, and guests for our story time.  This past January 11th, she turned 80 years old.  And while some may associate this milestone season of life with slowing down, Ms. Ford considers these years as … Continue reading Ms. Ford’s Winter Wonderland

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