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i keep waiting to see the likes on this video go up but only the views do..................................

This is a all-volunteer program called Bark, barkdogs.org/

As a young lawyer, I worked across the street from the Boston Athenaeum for about 6 years. I was also a member. I liked to use my lunch break to sit in the front and read some of the daily newspapers they had from around the world. Beautiful and rare place.

The separation of church and state is dangerously close to blending…

Hopefully sanity wins and we stop putting sex in the children’s section

Man wtf save the library

All I see is that inappropriate content for minors be moved to an adult section. I don’t see anything being removed. Adults can access anything. The right thing for children to have access to that content is to have a parent present and discussing sexuality with their own kids. I don’t see a problem with it. Librarians should stop grooming children.

I go to school down the street from the library

Yeah like teens already don’t have internet porn and pictures.

Can we at least spell Mr. library hunter?

Thank you for making this. I was curious when I saw the (now I know idgets) protesting on the pier the other day what it was all about and thankfully the city has stepped in with some common sense here as far as getting sex out of the children’s section. It’s not a ban if it’s still in the library.

It’s my understanding that sexually explicit books as well as the influence of alternate lifestyles are the concern. It doesn’t seem like a ban on books, but a concern for the young and impressionable minds of children. Thus the reason to relocate these types of books. What’s wrong about that?

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If late night ultra leftist comedians and legacy media are shilling for you are you really a victim ?

HB is a conservative community rich in European heritage you know exactly what you are doing, critical race theory and sexuality novels are far ranging in theme often chockful of hateful thinly veiled pseudo-genocidal works

Neo Bolsheviks hate that OC and HB is a conservative bastion community you have all of LA to immerse your child in infantile sexuality

HB is a buffer zone to prevent the decay of modernity and the neo Bolshevism and Weimar teir public education of Los Angeles from reaching the last bastion of OC

THIS PLACE IS COOL AS HECK!!!! I was wondering if there was a cafe or if the books are so old no food and drink are allowed?

Thank you for covering our most precious library.

Fake news.

When I’m introduced to a new idea or come across something I don’t yet understand or hear conflicting opinions on a subject, it’s nice to go to a library to learn a little more from people who have spent a lot of time and care around these ideas. Young adults nowadays - just talking with classmates at school, hearing the news, using the internet - they’re going to hear bits and fragments of new ideas all over the place. The library most likely won’t be introducing these ideas to young adults, but it could be a place to help them make sense of new and unfamiliar things.

Thank you for this excellent video. It’s hard to understand why the HB City Council majority continues with this obviously unpopular move. The latest research (done by the city’s labor unions) shows that the community overwhelmingly supports the library.

groomers

Southern California is going through some tough changes. Huntington Beach, Coasta Mesa, and Laguna Beach is the most ridiculously conservative area in the Orange County. Because they are so afraid of it being like Los Angeles County, which is ridiculously gone the other way. In Long Beach, LA County, they build a multi billion dollar library with a namesake of Billie Jean King, just shuts down this new main library downtown LBC because they cannot control the homeless issue. The library cannot stop homeless people from coming in the facilities to use it. Even though they are all over the lobby sleeping in reading chairs soiling them and the carpets with a horrible stench. Homeless in SoCal are difficult, they want to live as homeless so they can abuse hard drugs and alcohol with impunity. To get into a transition program for housing, they have to clean up and get sober. Most of them don’t want to get housing with security and cops dictating their substance abuse. Why can’t California just be in the middle of the political spectrum.

It’s not a book ban my friend. It’s a book relocation from the children’s section to the adult section. You forgot books like grandads pride, it’s perfectly normal and Gender queer. Another note, stop calling our nation a democracy. A democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. The US is a constitutional republic which is defined as a system in which a representative government is bound by a written, legal document that defines its powers and limits. As a general rule, constitutional republics separate the powers of the government between three equal branches that exercise checks and balances over each other.

It always starts with banning and burning books.....then they do it to people.😢

Librarians are going to soon be obsolete. You don't need a library science degree to choose, read , or purchase a book. Advancements in technology will make the highly paid librarian as relevant as an 8 track tape. No books are being banned period.

Everyone wants quality literature and educational books available to our teens. The problem is that the very Progressive ALA recommended some books, that were put into our library that are totally inappropriate for kids or Young teens. My personal opinion is I would prefer them not to be in the library at all but moving them to the adult section is a good compromise. I just want our library to be a quality safe place for everyone to get books .

Thank you for highlighting our fight for our library! We have been speaking out for almost a year at every city council meeting, but our majority doesn’t care what we say. Hopefully, the extra scrutiny that we’ve been getting from all areas of media will make them think again about privatizing our library. Also, my son was one of the speakers highlighted here! Proud mama here, especially since my daughter also spoke.

Huntington Beach Public Library is a financially healthy, well-managed library--in fact, one of the most efficiently run in the state. If LS&S, a for-profit private corporation, run by a private equity fund, takes over the staffing, collection, and programing, it will be devastating for the city of HB. The track record for LS&S privatized libraries is not good. Recently, Mission Viejo and Fullerton, CA rejected their offer, and Santa Clarita returned to public status after losing money while contracting with LS&S. They also lost a large portion of their book collection because LS&S prefers libraries with a smaller amount of books and materials for checkout.

I am the first public commentator in the video. Thank you for highlighting what is happening in Huntington Beach, CA. The HBCC majority feels that they have a mandate to do whatever they want. They were elected by 13.6-12.3 percent in 2022. That is hardly a mandate. We clearly have a voter problem as in not enough people are exercising their civic responsibility. That is how we end up with a dare I say radicalized, fascist leaning, Christian nationalist majority. They do not listen to residents and vote per their party line (despite the council seats being non-partisan). Mayor Gracey van der Mark is pushing anti sex education and book banning which she has been doing since at least 2015. She had planned to hold a literature burning even at HB State beach several years ago (I have a screenshot of her response). She is not a good faith advocate for books and certainly not the Huntington Beach library system.

It would be such a shame to outsource this gem library to a for-profit organization! Clearly the city council is not acting in the interest of the Huntington Beach citizens…

Sooner or later companies will own all the libraries and every bar everything

Hey there! It's Cathy here, let me know your opinions on library privatization! All voices are welcomed here! 😊

I have seen these books with my own eyes at the HB libraries and they are pornographic and disgusting. My tax dollars should not pay for books with content such as “fisting” in the children’s section or ANY part of the library

Buh-bye Losers

the central library is literally the only cool things about this city. disappointing that people fall into this propaganda so easily

thank you for this, as an HB resident thank you thank you:)

If you're that worried about what your child is reading then monitor them. I always knew what my daughter was reading and watching.

Keep HB and USA straight, Christian & PATRIOTIC 🇺🇸✝️

Its not a slippery slope any more, its a cliff edge.

Its not a big deal, just read the book. Its not a big deal, just READ the book Its not a big deal, JUST READ THE BOOK!

John Oliver: Its current year Timothy. You MUST do as i say. The truth is govt institutions DO NOT have 1st ammendment protections

nobody needs woke books in the library besides the liberal blue haired people 😂

Library Hunter - thanks for raising this serious issue in HB. Some folks have asked questions on the viedo which show that they are unaware of the HUNDREDS of people who have gone to many council meetings and asked similiar and more questions. There are either no answers or answers by one or two council members that are brief, defensive and speak to MAGA values with little recognition or concerns for the over 500 residents that spoke against it. There was no study, no harm claimed, no previous problems, however the current mayor who has pursued this issue in many avenues long before she was on the HB council is the one who brought this forward. This has been her issue, similiar to the Moms for Liberty movement for many years. They brought huge photo's of pictures they claimed were in books in our library, and many of the books were not even in our libray. Similiar to the same photo's brought forward at all Mom's for Liberty library takeover's across the country especially in the southern USA states. She stated at meetings that the children's section was full of pornography. Completely untrue. Books on biological processes such as passing gas, or pooping and/or having menstrual periods are not books of a sexual natue. Books displaying a culture or religious or personal perspective different than the traditional judeo-chirstian perspective are not porn just because the book differ's from one's personal views. It is book banning when new books that do not meet the political appointees criteria are not allowed to be in the library. Simple: That book is banned from this library. That is what is happening. Tax payers, charitatable sources and other gifted money make up the funds to support our libraries. This is not a church library - it is a publc library, and should be stocked with books that reflect the wide range of multi -cultural, religious and personal perspectives whose money goes into support our library, and children's book belong in the children's section, not in a "special" section. Thank you for the viedo and the imporatant information shared by Ms. Daus.

This library looks perfect for relaxing, losing track of time, and completely immersing yourself in a wonderful book!

That place looks so unique! I watched the associated full video and learned so much about this library! Thanks Hunter!

I think lgbtq topics shouldn’t be pushed on little kids, i feel once someones a teen, they could maybe start being more aware of that

I agree that books with sexual content should not be accessible to children, I think only parents should be able to get those, and if they want to show their kids, then thats on them.

I am not sure where I stand on this, I would need more information. For one thing last your we were greeted by a table of children's materials, and then next to it a table promoting Homosexuality. I think that kind of behavior opens the Library up to scrutiny. That said, I fail to see how privatizing it would be in anyone's best interests,