<strong>FanFest: An event curated for every fandom where fans want more</strong> 
Maximiliano Diaz, 4, gestures in frustration after he loses in the Super Smash Brothers tournament during the Teen FanFest event at the Canyon Country Community Center on Friday, April 7, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

FanFest: An event curated for every fandom where fans want more 

Whether the members of the teen and tween community in Santa Clarita are fans of Star Wars, anime, video games or Harry Potter, the city of Santa Clarita Public Library…

Stevenson Ranch library reopens
Catherine Bell pulls a book of the shelf at the Stevenson Ranch Library Monday morning as her sons Nolan, 2.5, and David, 6, watch. April 19, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Stevenson Ranch library reopens

With cheers from staff and residents alike, the Stevenson Ranch Library joined other libraries across Los Angeles County in reopening its doors to the public Monday. “It’s wonderful,” said Arpine…

SCV libraries to reopen
FILE PHOTO: Jake Lara, 7, looks through books at the Old Town Newhall Library on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

SCV libraries to reopen

Libraries in the Santa Clarita Valley have a lot to celebrate this National Library Week, as they are set to reopen their doors to the public Tuesday after more than…

SCV libraries begin offering curbside services, continue virtual programs
DeAnna Watters of the Los Angeles County Library in Stevenson Ranch, right, hands a library book to a patron picking up a title that she placed a hold on. June 08, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal

SCV libraries begin offering curbside services, continue virtual programs

Libraries across the Santa Clarita Valley have begun to reopen, offering limited services to their cardholders for the first time in months. On Monday, some L.A. County libraries, including the…

A different kind of bookworm
Liza Purdy, a children's librarian at the Old Town Newhall Library, conducts a worm feeding as part of an interactive activity designed to teach kids about science. March 10, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

A different kind of bookworm

Every Tuesday, Liza Purdy, a children’s librarian at the Newhall Library, wheels out a box of about 50 to 100 red wiggler worms for children at the library to touch and feed with composted materials like celery, coffee grounds and avocado peel.

Feedback sought for Santa Clarita Public Library’s new strategic plan
Patrons of the Valencia Library utilize the new high-capacity 3,800-mile fiber optic network operated by CENIC to browse the internet. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Feedback sought for Santa Clarita Public Library’s new strategic plan

Residents have until the end of October to provide the Santa Clarita Public Library with feedback on what future services local libraries could offer.  The community survey asks participants questions…

Best-selling author visits Santa Clarita
New York Times best-selling author Lisa See, right, visits Santa Clarita to speak at an One Story One City author event Saturday hosted by the Santa Clarita Public Library.

Best-selling author visits Santa Clarita

In front of an audience filled with her literary fans, New York Times best-selling author Lisa See spoke at an event hosted by the Santa Clarita Public Library on Saturday.…

Santa Clarita Public Library internet 10-times faster, thanks to state grant
Patrons of the Valencia Library utilize the new high-capacity 3,800-mile fiber optic network operated by CENIC to browse the internet. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Santa Clarita Public Library internet 10-times faster, thanks to state grant

High-speed internet at all Santa Clarita public library branches just got faster — 10-times faster, to be exact. The city announced via a news release Tuesday that high-speed broadband connection…

Bad pot reaction sends teen library patron to hospital
Fire department crews from stations 149 and 143 prepare a man for transport to a local hospital after an incident inside the Castaic Library on Sloan Canyon Road in Castaic Thursday. Austin Dave/The Signal

Bad pot reaction sends teen library patron to hospital

A 17-year-old boy who reportedly suffered a bad reaction to marijuana while at the Castaic Library was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Thursday. Paramedics with the Los Angeles County…

Santa Clarita libraries to host ‘bag sale’
From left to right, Eddie Lagdameo, 4, Mike Lagdameo, 9, and Micaela Lagdameo, 9, look through books together at Old Town Newhall Library on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Santa Clarita libraries to host ‘bag sale’

The Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library will host a spring “Bag Sale” event at the Valencia, Canyon Country and Newhall branches of the Santa Clarita Public Library, during normal…

UPDATE: Suspicious powder that emptied library found to be a cleaning product
Firefighters process the scene of a hazardous material response outside of the Stevenson Ranch Library on Thursday, March 22, 2018. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: Suspicious powder that emptied library found to be a cleaning product

A suspicious white powder, later determined to be a non-toxic cleaning product, was found under one of the computers at the Stevenson Ranch Library and prompted the evacuation of the…

City council to consider library management
Eddie Lagdameo, 4, looks through the shelves as he browses through books at Old Town Newhall Library on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

City council to consider library management

The Santa Clarita City Council is considering the end of the contract with the private company that’s operated its libraries for the last seven years, according to a City Council…

City of Santa Clarita welcomes public to Celebration of Local Authors
Since 2014, the Celebration of Local Authors event has been spotlighting local writers and providing residents with the opportunity to meet with authors and explore their work. This year’s event will highlight approximately 40 local authors, all skilled storytellers in genres including children’s, young adult, fiction, non-fiction, self-help and poetry/short story. Courtesy graphic | City of Santa Clarita

City of Santa Clarita welcomes public to Celebration of Local Authors

Numerous talented authors reside in Santa Clarita, and on Saturday, January 13, 2018, you can meet more than 40 of them all under one roof at the fifth annual Celebration…

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