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Coming Home
Poem published in Wax Poetry Art Weekly Poems Contest Read more
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Altadena Water: The Last 100 Years
“You may take it from me that it will be a good many years before Altadena ever becomes part of an incorporated city. We are happy just as we stand, and the only thing that could cause a change is the need of acquiring a better… Read more
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How to Take a Shower
You were a mother of newborns Read more
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Masjid al-Taqwa: A Jewel in Our Midst
Most Altadenans routinely drive by a modest storefront building on Lake Avenue, and may occasionally ponder the green sign Read more
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Sometimes, Altadenans agree: Yes on Measure Z
In a forward-looking decision in 1961, the Altadena Library District Board of Trustees purchased the historic estate of Colonel George G. Green, a patent medicine millionaire and the founder of Pasadena’s Green Hotel. Read more
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Boyd Georgi: the Vision Behind the Altadena Library
When architect Boyd Georgi was designing the new Altadena Library on East Mariposa Street in 1966, he wanted to draw in a certain group of patrons, so he consulted a local expert. “Karl,” he said, “what would you do when you go in there? Where would… Read more
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Op-Ed: Your aggressively helpful local librarians are still on the job
As a professional librarian, and the trustee of a public library district, I took it as a compliment recently when I heard librarians described as “aggressively helpful.” Read more
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Holocaust Survivor Visits South Pas Middle School
Life in middle school can be very complicated, and sometimes quite difficult. But last week, nearly 400 eighth graders at South Pasadena Middle School gained a new perspective when they heard about the life of a 14-year-old girl from Poland who survived the Holocaust. Read more
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Award for Groundbreaking Work of Fiction: The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
Speech delivered at the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California Read more