Read more about the article Newhall Library races reading back into residents’ hearts
Attendees pose with Pete the Cat at the Santa Clarita Public Library’s 15th Annual Family Literacy Festival on 120333 in Newhall. Rylee Holwager/The Signal.

Newhall Library races reading back into residents’ hearts

Hundreds of residents gathered for the Santa Clarita Public Library’s 15th Annual Family Literacy Festival in Newhall on Saturday to bring joy to the reading experience.   The theme for this…

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Read more about the article Libraries continue offering resources amid pandemic
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

Libraries continue offering resources amid pandemic

As back-to-school season kicks into high gear, both city and county libraries are offering a number of services to students who do not have access to all distance learning essentials.…

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Read more about the article Newhall Library holds “musical instrument petting zoo” for kids and teens
Lyra Chaddick, toddler plays the keys on a electronic keyboard assisted by Marna Onnen, grandmother at the Green Eggs and Jam session hosted by the Newhall Public Library, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Gilbert Bernal/The Signal

Newhall Library holds “musical instrument petting zoo” for kids and teens

Gone are the days when you would be shushed for making noise in the library. As librarian Liza Purdy puts it, that’s an antiquated stereotype and the Newhall Library is a “full throttle library.” On Monday, the Old Town Newhall Library was full of music as the library hosted a “musical instrument petting zoo” for children and teens as part of the monthly “Green Eggs and Jam” music program.

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Read more about the article Veteran art on display at Newhall Library
Residents had the opportunity to look at art inspired by the traumatic experiences of veterans at the "Opening Our Minds and Hearts to Veteran Trauma - Informed Art" gallery event held at the Old Town Newhall Library Wednesday evening. November 13, 2019. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Veteran art on display at Newhall Library

Four-year Navy veteran Laneta McBridge never thought art would help her to process her emotions. Once introduced to Homes 4 Families, a nonprofit dedicated to helping create affordable housing for…

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Read more about the article Books and Battles blends gaming, math and creativity
Brothers Phineas (left) and Yorick Hertz show off the figurines they painted at the Newhall library's "Books & Battles" program. Matt Fernandez/ The Signal

Books and Battles blends gaming, math and creativity

With the school day concluded, teenage patrons of the Old Town Newhall Library rushed to the Teen Zone section to participate in the latest “Book & Battles” session.  Books &…

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Read more about the article SCV residents receive update from LA County on vote centers
SCV voters ask about the upcoming voting system set to be implemented in time for the 2020 California Primary Election. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

SCV residents receive update from LA County on vote centers

Voters from Santa Clarita and across Los Angeles County appeared at the Newhall Library on Saturday to learn more about the updated countywide voting system set to be implemented for…

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Read more about the article Santa Clarita brings Native American masks exhibit to Newhall Library
File art. water-permeable pavement installed at library parking lot. Dan Watson Jan 14, 2017

Santa Clarita brings Native American masks exhibit to Newhall Library

The city of Santa Clarita presents “Putting on Power,” a new exhibition of Native American masks, on display now through Sept. 24 at the Old Town Newhall Library Community Room.…

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Read more about the article World’s biggest light show a big hit for SCV
People watch the solar eclipse at the Newhall library on Monday, August 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

World’s biggest light show a big hit for SCV

More than a thousand people turned up for the world’s biggest light show Monday and, despite having to share protective eyewear to see it, few if any left disappointed. An…

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