Jenny Cheng
Community Library Manager
21155 La Puente Rd.
Walnut, CA 91789-2017
Phone: (909) 595-0757

History
The Walnut Library was founded in March 1916 in the original Walnut Elementary School. It was maintained there until 1964 when bookmobile service was initiated to better serve the area. When the Walnut population increased, a 3,250 square foot rental storefront at 134 N. Pierre Street was opened in 1970.Ê The library has been at the present location since February 13, 1985.

Collection
The collection includes about 100,171 books, 87 magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 3,400 video recordings and 5,070 audio recordings. Materials are available in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Japanese and Vietnamese for adults and children. Special collections include selected college catalogs, telephone directories, large print books and pamphlets. The library is also a depository for BKK and Spadra landfill reports.

Services
Walnut Library staff provides reference and reader's advisory service, Internet computers, weekly preschool storytime on Friday at 10:30 a.m., evening storytime on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., and other children's programs.

Facilities
The library has 10,727 square feet, with a meeting room capacity of 42 seats, 3 study rooms, and a Friends of the Library Bookstore. Special equipment include a photocopy machine, a coin-operated typewriter, and two public Internet computers.

Political Representatives

• U.S. Congressional District: 26th
  David Dreier
  URL: http://www.house.gov/dreier/

• State Senate District: 29th
  Bob Huff
  URL: http://cssrc.us/web/29/default.aspx

• State Assembly District: 60th
  Curt Hagman
  URL: http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/a60/index.aspx

• Supervisorial District: 1st
  Gloria Molina
  URL: http://molina.lacounty.gov/

Local Links

	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona URL: http://www.csupomona.edu/ Information about Cal Poly Pomona.
	City of Walnut URL: http://ci.walnut.ca.us/ Information about city government, services and events.
	City of Walnut Municipal Code URL: http://qcode.us/codes/walnut/
	Mt. San Antonio Community College (Mt. SAC) URL: http://www.mtsac.edu/ Information about Mt. SAC, a local community college, located in the City of Walnut.
	Walnut High School URL: http://www.walnutvalley.k12.ca.us/whs/ Information about the Walnut High School and its community.
	Walnut Unified School District URL: http://www.walnutvalley.k12.ca.us/ A description of the school district and schools, including those in the district which are located in the City of Diamond Bar.