Four Seasons Book Group
The Four Seasons Book Group is the quarterly book discussion organized by the Friends of the Library. You do not need to have read the book to participate–everyone is welcome. Come and join us and bring a friend or two.
Look for Read Together Diamond Bar month in April 2026. Do you have a suggestion for a book or a theme for our Read Together Diamond Bar 2026 month? You can email us here with your thoughts and suggestions for Read Together Diamond Bar 2026.
September 27th Local Authors Event
On Saturday, September 27, at 2 p.m. we celebrated literacy with local authors as we heard how they came to write their books. Our previous Diamond Bar Library Community Library Manager Pui-Ching Ho introduced us to her newest book, Inspiring Stories for Boys and Girls to Unlock Their Superpowers which is No. 1 on Amazon for its first week. She was joined by five other very interesting local authors: Glenda Armand, Cathleen Earle, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Marriyan Hill and Dr. Donna Marie Hunter who shared their books with us. This was a very enjoyable and interesting afternoon with many guests and community groups attending. Thank you to Diamond Bar/Walnut AAUW and Diamond Bar Woman’s Club for joining us.
Read Together Diamond Bar 2025
Thank you to everyone who supported and participated in this year’s Read Together Diamond Bar that was held throughout the month of April. It was a joyous celebration of community and literacy. There were activities for all ages that brought people together around books and literacy. Special thanks to Mayor Chia Yu Teng and the entire Diamond Bar City Council for proclaiming April 2025 as Read Together Diamond Bar month. Also, special thanks to our Community Library Manager Cynthia Yu and her staff for providing such educational, innovative and fun activities throughout the month of April.
This year, our Read Together topic was about Earth Day, which was on Tuesday, April 22. We had book discussions and other exciting programs planned in the Diamond Bar Library Windmill Room. The annual essay contest “How a Book Changed My Life” for teens also took place in April as part of RTDB. It was 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.
Here were the books chosen:
- Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen (Adult Fiction)
- Fault Lines by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (Young Adult)
- One Day This Tree Will Fall by Leslie Barnard Booth (K thru second grade)
- The Strange Wonders of Roots by Evan Griffith. (Middle Readers)
On Saturday, April 26, author Evan Griffith discussed his book The Strange Wonders of Roots as well as his work and life as a writer. The winners of the student essay contest “How a Book Changed My Life” were also announced. Go here for the list of winners and to read their essays.
The author, Evan Griffith is in the middle with the white plaid shirt. The essay contest winners, second from the right, are: Betty Chen, Dana Chan, and Cami Duncan.