The Diamond Bar Friends of the Library is a non-profit, all-volunteer community service group dedicated to supporting the Diamond Bar Library, improving literacy and encouraging the love of reading. The Friends are a California registered non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
We have events and activities all year long, so please contact us to participate!
News and Events
Diamond Bar Friends of the Library
23535 Palomino Drive #232
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
November 2024
Look for us on Facebook under Diamond Bar Friends of the Library and Diamond Bar Friends of the Library Bookstore
Be a “Friend” by becoming a Member!
Be a “Friend” of the Diamond Bar Library! Membership dues are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law, tax ID 95-4611640. Your contribution will support programs, materials, and improvements for the Diamond Bar Library.
Membership Dues:
$10 -Individual (Yearly)
$15 -Family (Yearly)
$250 -Lifetime
$350 -Lifetime Family
Go here for more information on how to make a membership contribution.
*Come find us at the Diamond Bar Winter Snow Fest Saturday, December 7 from 10AM-2PM at Pantera Park where we will be tabling!*
Four Seasons Book Group
The Four Seasons Book Group is Diamond Bar Friends of the Library’s quarterly book discussion. It is also part of our annual Read Together Diamond Bar program that will be held in April 2025. Please join us in the Library Windmill Room for our lively discussions. Refreshments will be served, and you do not need to have read the books before joining us.
Four Seasons Book Group Winter meeting
Saturday, January 11, 2025
11 AM Diamond Bar Library Windmill Room
Featured book: James by Percival Everett
Selected as one of the top 10 reads of 2024, James is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view. It is in development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg.
*Next year, our Read Together Diamond Bar 2025 topic will be Earth Day, which is on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. We will have book discussions and other interesting programs planned! The annual essay contest “How a Book Changed My Life” for teens will also take place in April as part of RTDB. It is open to teens 13-18 who are encouraged to write a letter to their favorite author about how a book they wrote changed their life.
*The closing event for RTDB where the essay winners will be recognized will be on Saturday, April 26 in the Diamond Bar Library Windmill Room. Evan Griffith, the author of The Strange Wonder of Roots, will present a Writer’s Workshop in the morning and then speak in the afternoon. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.
30th Annual Wine Soiree & Benefit Auction
A huge thank you to everyone in our community who supported the 30th Annual Wine Soirée and Benefit Auction on Sunday October 6th, which benefited the Diamond Bar Library. Over 250 people attended the festive event, and over 150 beautiful auction baskets were on display. It was a time to shine for the Diamond Bar Library, as attendees sipped fine wines from around the world and savored delicious appetizers from local restaurants.
Thank you to our wonderful food and beverage hosts:
Albertson’s Supermarket
Anheuser Busch
Basil & Co.
Claro’s Italian Restaurant
Crumbl Cookies
Encore Teppan
Fusion 2 Any 1 Sushi & Roll
Georgie’s Mediterranean Restaurant
Happy Harbor Restaurant
NiNi Café
Round Table Pizza
Silver Spoons Thai
Sprouts Farmers Market
Scroll to the bottom of the page to see additional photos from the event: 2024 Wine Soiree Photos
Did you know that our library is one of the most visited of all the 86 branches in the Los Angeles County Library system? The Diamond Bar Library offers something for everyone, with many programs for small children to seniors. For example, you can rent WiFi hotspots, reserve free museum passes, and obtain a free parking pass for California State Parks.
Our Bookstore
by Rosette Clippinger, Bookstore Manager
*Check out our $5-a-bag section! You can fill up a bag of books for just $5.
*Come in and browse our specially priced book sets. They make great gifts or collectors’ items!
Every season we will have a special themed basket for one lucky customer to win! Visit our bookstore, purchase a book, and enter to win the basket. One ticket per transaction can be entered into the opportunity drawing. “Cozy Comforts,” the winter season opportunity basket, is now on display at the bookstore. The drawing for the basket will be on Friday, December 13th.
“A true friend is like a good book; the inside is better than the cover”-Anonymous
Bookstore hours are:
Monday-Saturday 11 am – 5 pm
Bookstore Donation Guidelines
While we appreciate the generous donations given to us by community members, we request that you follow the below guidelines before donating to be considerate of our volunteers’ time spent sorting donations.
We are looking for new or gently used books in almost new to fair condition.
We don’t accept:
-Outdated (10+ years) travel guides and non-fiction reference books
-Computer books and textbooks
-VHS and cassette tapes
-Magazines and encyclopedias
-Torn, yellow, bug-infested, and water damaged books
Book donations may be dropped off anytime during library business hours. For more information, go here: Diamond Bar Library
Thank you for supporting the Friends of the Library Bookstore
Upcoming Events inside the Diamond Bar Library Windmill Room
- Four Seasons Book Group Winter meeting: Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11 AM. Featured book: James by Percival Everett
- Closing event for Read Together Diamond Bar 2025: Saturday, April 26, 2025
DONATE HERE: https://dblibraryfriends.org/donate/