Program Information

Read Together Diamond Bar 2026

Look for Read Together Diamond Bar month in April 2026. Read Together Diamond Bar is an innovative, month-long annual program to unite people of all ages and backgrounds and encourage reading at the same time. Many cities, large and small, hold successful One City-One Book programs, including Diamond Bar. Please look for more details in future emails and join us in April.

They Called Us Enemy is our teen/adult book for Read Together Diamond Bar. Stealing Home by J. Torres is the book selection for ages 8 to 12, and My Lost Freedom, also by George Takei, is the picture book selection for young children. Cynthia Yu and her staff will be providing many activities and programs related to all of these book for adults, teens, and children throughout the month of April as usual.

Read Together Diamond Bar 2026

Read Together Diamond Bar (RTDB) is a yearly event that encourages readers and book lovers in the community to read the same book during the month of April. This year’s theme explored the experiences of Japanese Americans while they were incarcerated in internment camps during World War II. The book selected was “Life After Manzanar.” The special programs included a guest speaker, author Naomi Hirahara, an Essay Contest for Students, and many special projects and programs related to our theme.

On Saturday, April 25^th, our special guest author was Naomi Hirahara, sharing and discussing her latest book, “Life After Manzanar.” Ms. Hirahara is the Edgar Award-winning author and former editor of the RafuShimpo. She is best known for her Mas Arai mystery series, the bestselling historical mystery “Clark and Division”, and her deep exploration of Japanese American history in many books. Life After Manzanar illustrates the lives of former Manzanar internees as they rebuilt their lives after WWII. Ms. Hirahara was thoroughly engaging and thought provoking. It was an enjoyable afternoon everyone in attendance.

The Essay Contest

Many students submitted creative, warm-hearted and thoughtful letters to their favorite author in response to the How a Book Changed my Life essay contest. The judges of this year’s contest had to work very hard to determine three winners among the many essays. This year’s winners are Zhan Gao from Diamond Bar High School, Bethany Yu from Walnut High School, and 7^th grader Charlize Chen from Suzanne Middle School. Congratulations to these talented writers. You can read their winning essays at the Diamond Bar Library or here online.

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Four Seasons Book Group

The Four Seasons Book Group is the quarterly book discussion organized by the Friends of the Library to discuss a wide range of books. You do not need to have read the book to participate–everyone is welcome. Come and join us and bring a friend or two.

The next Four Seasons Book Club meeting will be held on Saturday, July 25th at 11 AM in the Library Windmill Room. Please join our Four Seasons book group as we read and discuss Crown City by Naomi Hirahara.

Please mark your 2026 calendars for the Four Seasons quarterly meetings as follows on Saturdays at 11 AM:

Summer-July 25th at the Windmill Room
Fall-November 14th at the Windmill Room