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Hannah Cha
Guest Blogger, July 08, 2020

Today, we highlight a teen volunteer from the Porter Ranch Branch Library. We’d like to call Hannah Cha an all-around teen volunteer, that rare volunteer who considers shelving books therapeutic.


Octavia Butler
Sara Rebman, June 24, 2020

As the month of June comes to an end, we are celebrating the first anniversary of the Octavia Lab and Octavia E.


teen at a chalk board
Guest Blogger, March 09, 2020

Humans are destroying the planet. We’re eviscerating our atmosphere with growing holes in the ozone and using the planet as our trash can with no awareness of the consequences. It can be overwhelming to think about. You may be thinking...“well, don’t blame me!” or “what can I do about it?”


zine collage of Valerie J. Bower
Angi Brzycki, February 04, 2020

Valerie J. Bower is a Los Angeles based photographer. Valerie describes her work as dream-like, monochrome street photography that shows a softer, feminine point of view on typically masculine themes and subjects.


Artist and Zine-Maker Esther Pearl Watson
Angi Brzycki, January 15, 2020

Meet Esther Pearl Watson, a Los Angeles based artist, illustrator, children’s book author and zine maker.


Rin Chupeco and her new novel The Never Titling World
Kelli Lowers, November 26, 2019

Rin Chupeco has written obscure manuals for complicated computer programs, talked people out of their money at event shows, and done many other terrible things. She now writes about ghosts and fantastic worlds but is still sometimes mistaken for a revenant.


Berkeley student Ashley Park
Guest Blogger, October 07, 2019

As I bid farewell to my high school and head to college, I can’t help but reminisce about what it felt like, at that time, as the most important four years of my life.


comic panel of comic librarians
Vince Zalkind, September 12, 2019

“Let’s have a campaign…every child should obtain a library card and use it”.


Volunteers during summer lunch program
Guest Blogger, August 26, 2019

Healthy food choices for kids, teens, and caregivers is an important part of creating a well-balanced school year and family life.


3 graphic novel book covers
Vince Zalkind, August 20, 2019

It’s back-to-school time! Time to sharpen up your pencils, meet your new teachers, and grab your list of classics to read for homework. Time to put away those comic books and graphic novels in favor of “serious” literature, right? Wrong!


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