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Exterior view of the Porter Ranch Library

Address:: 11371 Tampa Avenue
Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Phone:: 818-360-5706
Fax:: 818-360-3106
Email:: Contact form
Librarian:: Shayera Tangri, Senior Librarian

Upcoming Events at Porter Ranch Branch Library

Second Saturday of the Month at 1:00 p.m.

Knitting Club (Advanced)

Join us every month for the advanced knitting class.

Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Little One's Storytime

Join us for little one's storytime, with books, scarves, shakers, songs and more! This program is intended for children ages 0-5 years.

eiffel tower illustration with french text

January 2, 2020 4:00PM

Learn Basic French

This program offers a taste of basic French conversation. Any level is welcome. This is a program for teens and their family.

Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Little One's Storytime

Join us for little one's storytime, with books, scarves, shakers, songs and more! This program is intended for children ages 0-5 years.

January 11, 2020 11:30AM

Typewriter Poetry

In this unique poetry experience, library patrons will receive an original poem on the spot. The poet crafts a poem using a vintage...

Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Little One's Storytime

Join us for little one's storytime, with books, scarves, shakers, songs and more! This program is intended for children ages 0-5 years.

February 6, 2020 4:00PM

Learn Basic French

This program offers a taste of basic French conversation. Any level is welcome. This is a program for teens and their family.

What We Are Reading

How to raise a reader

Paul, Pamela,

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The Starless Sea

Morgenstern, Erin

In her first novel since 2011’s The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern illustrates again that she is a masterful fantasy storyteller

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Midnight chicken : (& other recipes worth living for)

Risbridger, Ella,

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The Girl Who Reads on the Metro

Feret-Fleury, Christine

In The Girl Who Reads on the Metro, Christine Feret-Fleury tells a delightful tale about the love and power of books and the nee

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Anja Niemi in character

Niemi, Anja, 1976- photographer, interviewee.

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Today We Go Home

Estes, Kelli

Kelli Estes tells parallel stories separated by 150 years: one of a woman’s struggle to get into the US Army to fight in the Civil War, t

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Violet

Thomas, Scott

Violet, the new novel from Scott Thomas, author of 2017’s excellent Kill Creek, tells a story that is a bit difficult t

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Haunting of Tram Car 015

Clark, P. Djeli

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Mexican American baseball on the Westside of Los Angeles

Santillan, Richard,

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Richardson, Kim Michele

In The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson tells two stories that have, until now, been overlooked in most fiction an

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Hours of Service

Mon:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tues:	12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Weds:	10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thurs:	12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fri:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sat:	9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sun:	Closed

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What We Are Reading

How to raise a reader

The Starless Sea

Midnight chicken : (& other recipes worth living for)

The Girl Who Reads on the Metro

Anja Niemi in character

Today We Go Home

Violet

Haunting of Tram Car 015

Mexican American baseball on the Westside of Los Angeles

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek