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 are a dynamic group of volunteers. We have projects 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

September 2024
Look for us on Facebook under Diamond Bar Friends of the Library and Diamond Bar Friends of the Library Bookstore

30th Annual Wine Soiree & Benefit Auction

Get Your Tickets Here for the Best Party in Town!

Mark your calendars for the 30th Annual Wine Soiree on Sunday, October 6 from 4-7 PM at the Diamond Bar Library!

The Diamond Bar Friends of the Library is excited to welcome back our famous Wine Soirée, the second to be held at the Diamond Bar Library. Soirée Chair Susan Pantages and her committee promise a fun-filled afternoon with all proceeds going directly to support the Diamond Bar Library. Come with your friends, family and neighbors for a wonderful evening of silent, live and book auctions, lively music, a raffle, delicious food tasting from many local restaurants, interesting wines, and two different beer stations, all in support of literacy in our community.

Food and Beverage Hosts at this time are:

Albertson’s Supermarket
Anheuser Busch (pouring Stella Artois and Elysian Brewing)
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

Live Auction Items (Partial List)

Admission for 4 to the Magic Castle
Two Night Stay at The Standard, East Village in Manhattan, NYC
Two Tickets to the Pacific Symphony and Dinner at Fleming’s Steakhouse
Stay at Inn at Churon Winery in Temecula
Dinner with Diamond Bar Mayor Stan Liu

And many more fabulous items to bid on for a good cause!

The Diamond Bar Library is one of the most patronized and beautiful libraries in Los Angeles County’s system of eighty-seven libraries. Come and celebrate our 30th Wine Soirée with us, as this is a great event for the community to gather for a very festive afternoon and to also support literacy.

For event information go here: Wine Soiree

Click here to purchase a program ad and here to donate an auction item.

Tickets are $75 and include a commemorative wine glass.

Ways to Buy Tickets:

*In person at the Friends’ bookstore inside the Diamond Bar Library
*By contacting Rosette Clippinger at dbrosette@aol.com or (909) 525-8828 or Soiree Chair Susan Pantages at 951-318-3340
*Via PayPal/credit card below
*Via Zelle below

If you are buying tickets online through PayPal/credit card or Zelle, please keep your email receipt handy in case of discrepancies at Will Call.

 

Wine Soiree Tickets


1. Scan the above QR code using your phone’s camera OR open up Zelle in your banking app and look for Diamond Bar Friends of the Library using the email treasurer@dblibraryfriends.org .

2. Enter an amount based on how many tickets you want to purchase. Each ticket is $75, so 2 tickets are $150, 3 tickets are $225, etc.

3. Enter the names of additional attendees in the memo. If the names are not known at the time of purchase, this can be left blank.

4. After payment is submitted, your ticket purchase will be logged onto our Will Call sheet.

The Friends Receive Generous Donation from Local Educational Organization

Late last month, members of the Friends’ Board and bookstore volunteers met with Mr. Ming Zhong of CalcMaster to receive a generous $3,000 donation. Mr. Zhong is a young entrepreneur who has a deep respect for libraries, and an interest in helping young students succeed. He and his five partners formed a non-profit organization – CalcMaster – with a mission to make advanced math resources more accessible to all. Their company provides online, individual learning for advanced mathematics and calculus students. Since their company’s formation three years ago, their website has been visited more than 900,000 times. The Friends deeply appreciate Mr. Zhong’s generosity, and sincerely thank him and his partners for their donation! Those interested in Mr. Zhong’s company may contact him through their website: http://www.CalcMaster.online.

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 the month of April 2025. Next year, we will choose topics surrounding Earth Day, which will be Tuesday, April 22, 2025. We are looking for book suggestions concerning the theme of the natural world around us. One suggestion is Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future by Daniel Lewis.

Four Seasons Book Group Fall meeting

Saturday, November 9, 2024
11 AM Diamond Bar Library Windmill Room
Featured book: The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war; but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifices and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten… a perfect read in honor of Veteran’s Day.

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. An enthralling and ferociously funny re-imagination of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told from the perspective of the enslaved Jim.

 

Bookstore News

by Rosette Clippinger, Bookstore Manager

September Bookstore Specials

*All paperbacks are 2 for $1, or 50 cents each.

*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!

*Look for the seasonal Opportunity Basket in the Bookstore made by board member Mary Kay Nichols. Each customer is entitled to one free ticket per purchase.


“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

  • 30th Annual Wine Soiree & Benefit Auction: Sunday, October 6, 2024 from 4-7 PM at the Diamond Bar Library
  • Four Seasons Book Group Fall meeting: Saturday, November 9, 2024  at 11 AM inside the Diamond Bar Library Windmill Room.
    Featured book: The Women by Kristin Hannah
  • Four Seasons Book Group Winter meeting: Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11 AM inside the Diamond Bar Library Windmill Room.
    Featured book: James by Percival Everett

Make a Donation via credit card.