November is nationally recognized as Native American Heritage Month. Established in 1990 under President George H. W. Bush. The work to establish national recognition for the contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the United States date back to as early as 1914.
Pasadena Public Library joins libraries across the country in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, a time to recognize the important contributions of Native people and celebrate their rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories. Throughout November, children, teens and adults alike have the opportunity to participate in an array of programs and crafts designed to delight and inform. Adult Book Club - Pasadena Readers: Ceremony Pasadena Readers book club will discuss Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko. Tayo, a young Native American, has been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and the horrors of captivity have almost eroded his will to survive. His return to the Laguna Pueblo reservation only increases his feeling of estrangement and alienation by the rejection he encounters from his people. Tayo's quest for comfort and connection leads him back to the Indian past and its traditions, to beliefs about witchcraft and evil, and to the ancient stories of his people. The search itself becomes a ritual, a curative ceremony that defeats the most virulent of afflictions—despair. Monday, Nov. 21, 3 - 4:30 p.m., Santa Catalina Branch Library, 999 E. Washington Blvd. Children’s Book Club - Read Around the World Book Club Visits the Windy Lake First Nation For kids in grades 3-5 whose minds and hearts know no borders! Learn about the Cree people of Canada and the northern U.S. through Michael Hutchinson's Mighty Muskrats mystery series. Participants are required to read one of the Mighty Muskrat mystery series books before the book club meeting. At the meeting, the books will be discussed broadly. Be prepared to share something about the book you read. There are unlimited eBooks and Audiobooks from this series available for download from hoopla at https://www.hoopladigital.com/series/6281301551. Also available are print copies for checkout; check out any copy from the series at the Hastings Branch while supplies last. To attend the program, sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup. Saturday, Nov. 19, 4 p.m., Hastings Branch Library, 3325 E. Orange Grove Blvd. |
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