The Huntington Beach Library System can't make certain library materials inaccessible to underaged patrons without parental consent, a judge ruled.

Volunteers have been gathering petition signatures of Huntington Beach residents for months on two issues related to the public library. Now, the matter is quite literally out of their hands. Boxes of ...

A n Orange County, California, library system violated state law with its policy of restricting young people’s access to ...

The Huntington Beach Central Library turns 50 this year, and it’s clear it will continue to be a topic of discussion among Surf City residents as they settle into 2025. Two library petitions — one ...

The Huntington Beach City Council has approved plans to install a commemorative plaque at its library with an ode to President Donald Trump, approving a slightly modified design and spending an ...

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An outdoor family-friendly movie screening and talks on protecting local beaches are among many free events offered through public libraries, OC Parks and museums this weekend.

Huntington Beach’s Central Library is turning 50 this year, and city leaders will commemorate the occasion by installing a controversial plaque that includes a variation of the phrase “Make America ...

The Southern California beach city has become 'a kind of laboratory for triumphant Trumpism' with its all-conservative city ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Former NFL player Chris Kluwe was fired from his job as a high school football coach following his arrest at a Southern California city council meeting this month. Kluwe, a ...