How an early LA librarian helped revolutionize the library experience L.A. city librarian Everett Perry’s progressive ideas about books in the early 1900s can still be felt in your library experience today.

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Surf City Leaders Square Off With Friends of The Library Debate over volunteer group's role in shaping local library in Huntington Beach. City council questions acceptance of donations amidst disagreements.

Surf City Leaders Square Off With Friends of The Library voiceofoc.org/2026/02/city... Why won’t a city council accept $825,000 from a respected, longstanding nonprofit? Retribution?

Huntington Beach’s book banning city council was finally forced to dismantle their restricted youth area in the public library, thanks to community advocacy and California law! 📚📚📚📚📚

Libraries and museums get federal funding back after Trump cuts Earlier this year, the Trump administration gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leading to canceled federal grants. Now, after a court order, those grants are being reinstated.

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BREAKING: Book banning extremist group “Moms For Liberty” LOST ALL 31 of their races.

Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.

This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!

So puberty and potty training books will continue to remain on the 4th floor in the adult restricted area until the state sues our city and wins. Our city council keeps losing in court and taxpayers are left with the bill. 😩

Huntington Beach ordered to remove youth-restricted section at library A judge ordered the city of Huntington Beach to scrap the youth-restricted area at its library and return books to the children's section.

www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n... Despite a judicial ruling and a rebuke from citizens at the ballot box, city politicians continue to restrict books! 😡

Huntington Beach ordered to return moved library books, re-establish teen section An Orange County Superior Court judge signed off on the order last week, but Huntington Beach may appeal.

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California voters:

Why Teens Love to Hang Out at the Library | KQED Libraries across the country have embraced teen input and created spaces where teens can relax, study, play games, eat and be creative, at their own pace.

www.kqed.org/mindshift/65... Libraries need to provide welcoming spaces for teens.

Huntington Beach must follow state's Freedom to Read Act, O.C. judge rules Orange County Superior Court Judge Lindsay Martinez ruled Friday morning that Huntington Beach cannot prohibit minors from accessing books at the city's public library.

www.latimes.com/socal/daily-... The Huntington Beach MAGA City Council has lost again.

www.aclusocal.org/en/press-rel... We are thrilled by this outcome!

A great day in court! We prevailed on all issues. The judge ruled against the city on everything! HB’s attempt to ban books in our public library has been thwarted.📚📚📚

When our MAGA city council restricts our freedom to read freely, we fight back in court and at the ballot box!

As of this week, these books are still restricted from teens and others at our public library by our city—even though HB citizens voted decisively in June to stop censorship.Plus the new California law prevents these restrictions. 😡

Censorship lost in Huntington Beach’s recent special election. Or did it? The city has become a flash point in a national battle between civil rights groups and the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.

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South Georgia librarian is fired over LGBTQ children’s book included in summer reading display  • Georgia Recorder A librarian is out of a job because of what she calls political pressure over a book about a transgender child that was part of a display.

South Georgia librarian is fired over LGBTQ children’s book included in summer reading display  georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/02/s... We are glad she has an attorney.

Even after HB voters delivered an electoral mandate against censorship, HB continues to make many books inaccessible to patrons. One is an adult book, Call Me By Your Name, which was made into an Academy Award-winning movie. This violates California's new Freedom to Read law.

Commentary: MAGA lost in Huntington Beach. That means it can happen anywhere The Protect HB campaign won, leaning on social media outreach, door knocking, rallies and a nonpartisan message stressing the common good that was the city library.

www.latimes.com/california/s... Our Public Library Won! Thanks to all Huntington Beach residents who voted YES on Measures A and B!

One Week, Four Library Bomb Threats Bomb threats at libraries have become a far too common occurrence. In the summer of 2023–two years into an unrelenting attack on public librarians, as well...

NEW: There have been 4 bomb threats targeting public libraries in the last week.

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A clear and decisive win for Measures A and B! Voters don’t want a book review board or privatization. Our library is fine the way it is!

This awful sign was posted this morning near schools and not far from resort hotels by the Vote no team. VOTE YES on A and B by June 10 to protect our library from these extremist forces!

Patrons explain why HB library should not have a politically charged review board picking books for our families. Save our library—Vote Yes!

A great video on what books HB kids are choosing at our library —and it’s not porn!

Is it sex education or porn? A California city comes to blows over library books MAGA-aligned leaders took over the city council and set up a community review board for library material and singled out LGBT books. Have they gone too far?

calmatters.org/politics/202... The election is in 2 weeks. Vote YES to save well-loved public library. It's not about the books. It's about control from right-wing politicians.

Drawing a Line in Huntington Beach Election day is June 10th and we're running out of time to stop the lies from book banners and extremists.

Help draw the line on book bans in Huntington Beach, California.

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