Laguna Niguel Friends of the Library

05/12/2026

Visit the Friends Gallery and see the lovely artwork by local artist Ene Osman now through August 8th!

05/09/2026

JUMBLE Book Sale Today!
Open until 2pm… 25 cents each!

05/08/2026

JUMBLE Book Sale at the Laguna Niguel Library tomorrow 5/9 from 10-2 pm. Find a gift for the mom’s in your life. See photos for some oldies but goodies. & other options. All items at 25 cents. Proceeds benefit our community library.

05/03/2026

JUMBLE Book Sale Next Weekend!

05/01/2026

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=936586412473108&set=a.718485487616536&type=3&mibextid=wwXIfr

"There is something almost impossibly moving about the fact that Queen Camilla, one of the most prominent advocates for reading in the world today, walked into the New York Public Library in late April 2026 and did something no one had managed to do for nearly ninety years: she reunited Roo with his family. The Queen's Reading Room, her beloved literary charity born quietly on Instagram during the pandemic, brought her to the NYPL's iconic Fifth Avenue branch for a historic UK-US literacy celebration, and the guest list alone was extraordinary, Dame Anna Wintour, the legendary fashion and cultural force who has shaped taste and culture for decades, and Sarah Jessica Parker, who told a reporter ahead of the event that her 'great focus' was on funding for libraries at a time when so many face hardship. But it was the children in that Trustees Room who owned the day. They had been taught by broadcaster and author Gyles Brandreth to practice their bows and curtseys, and when the Queen arrived they erupted in a chorus of 'Hello, Your Majesty!' that filled the room with the kind of joy you cannot manufacture. Camilla read aloud to them from the Pooh books, her voice warm and unhurried, the way a grandmother reads, the way a best friend reads. And then, with breathtaking gentleness, she handed over the little Roo, handmade by Merrythought, Britain's oldest teddy bear maker, to NYPL President Dr. Anthony Marx, completing a collection that had waited since the 1930s to be whole. The Queen herself had said it best: 'Books are the best friends you can have, in good times and in bad.' On this day, in this library, that truth felt more alive than ever, and a tiny stuffed kangaroo, after nine decades away, finally came home."

04/25/2026

It’s a great day to get a new book to read!

03/28/2026

It’s a great day to get a new book! Stop by the Friends!

03/28/2026

Stop by the Friends Bookstore and see the inspiring artwork by artist Susan Menchel, now through May 9th!

03/26/2026

Save the date for the May JUMBLE Book Sale:
Saturday, May 9th 10am-2pm!

03/25/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/books/review/new-mystery-books.html

Our critic on three terrific new mysteries and a gem-filled story collection.