The Huntington Beach Library System’s policy of making certain library materials, including sexual content, inaccessible to underaged patrons without parental consent is unlawful, an Orange County ...

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The simmering battle over the public library in Huntington Beach erupted again this spring when provocative signs ...

A youth-restricted area containing books Huntington Beach city leaders deemed too obscene for children remains at its Central Library despite a judicial order to eliminate the section. In 2023, the ...

Last year, the virtual book club at the Huntington Beach Public Library voted to read and discuss the humorous novel The Guncle during its May 2025 meeting. The book, published in 2021, is about a gay ...