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Basically BOOKS
The spacious new Basically BOOKS at 23447 Golden Springs Road (near the intersection of Golden Springs and Diamond Bar Boulevard) is now open for business. The new expanded business hours are Monday 10 am to 5 pm; Tuesday 10 am to 7 pm; Wednesday and Thursday 10 am to 5 pm; Friday 10 am to 7 pm; Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. We are closed on Sunday. We always have featured sales throughout the month so stop by and visit this very special bookstore.
All proceeds from Basically BOOKS go directly to benefit the Diamond Bar Library. Donations and new volunteers are always welcome. If you are interested in being part of this great community resource, please call bookstore manager Mary Hackett at 909 396-9954 or email to BasicallyBOOKS@aol.com.
Book discussions are held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at Basically BOOKS. The June 22 book discussion will feature The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. On July 27 we will discuss All Other Nights by Dara Horn. New members are always welcome and encouraged to attend. For more information, please call Alice Moffitt at 909 396-9954 or email to BasicallyBOOKS @aol.com.
Read Together Diamond Bar
This coming October the Friends of the Diamond Bar Library will sponsor Read Together Diamond Bar in partnership with the Diamond Bar Library and the Friends of the Pomona Library's BIG READ. The Pomona Friends' group has received a $17,050 NEA grant for their BIG READ. They are one of only 75 communities nationwide to receive this grant for 2010/2011.
There will be many activities based around the classic Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury during October at both the Pomona and Diamond Bar libraries. Bradbury's classic bestseller is the story of firemen who are paid to set books ablaze. Guy Montag is a fireman who burns books in a futuristic American city. In Montag's world, firemen start fires rather than putting them out. The people in this society do not read books, enjoy nature, spend time by themselves, think independently, or have meaningful conversations. Instead, they drive very fast, watch excessive amounts of television on wall-size sets, and listen to the radio on "Seashell Radio" sets attached to their ears.
The temperature of fahrenheit 451 is thought to be the degree when paper will burn. We encourage everyone to read this very interesting book and join in as many events as possible. A calendar will soon be available with planned events.
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