11:10 a.m. Dec. 15, 2022: An earlier version of this article referenced the 1969 Watts Rebellion. The uprising took place in 1965. Also, Stephen M. Tomaske was a librarian at Cal State L.A., not UCLA, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Locating the museum in vacant areas of the library could also open the door to future collaboration with the nearby ...

Huntington Beach is exploring the possibility of outsourcing the management of its public library system. Results of a survey of 400 residents found that 67% of them oppose the move. Survey results: ...

Two days before the likely first tropical storm to hit this area in 84 years barrels down in Pasadena, Nicole Cavender and Shadi Shihab knew one thing: they were ready. They will be on call this ...

SAN MARINO — After a three-year closure, the public will be able to catch the first glimpse of the renovated Rose Garden Tea Room at the historic Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens ...

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens may be, at first glance, a lovely and lacy location that strictly adheres to a staid and unruffled state of extreme sereneness. Stream Los ...