About

Our History

Founded in 1994. Moved into the bookstore in the new library at this location in 2005. We are a 501c3 nonprofit which exists to support the Bonita-Sunnyside Library as it strives to encourage literacy, lifelong learning, and the love of reading throughout our diverse community.

We are a group of approximately 130 community members who work together to support our beloved library. Click here to see about becoming a member.

Most of our funds are generated through our Friends of the Library Bookstore. We accept donations of all kinds! Click here for more info.

We have thousands of books – fiction hard cover and paperback books, nonfiction books in every genre, coffee table books, vintage books, large-print books, children’s and YA books, reference books, cookbooks, books in Spanish, DVD’s, CDs, audio books and more!

What we do with the Monies Raised

  • Purchase 10-15 bestsellers every month for the Library
  • Purchase newspaper and magazine subscriptions
  • Fund almost all of the Library’s children’s programs and many of the adult programs
  • Purchase supplies/materials as needed

List of this August 2025’s Bestsellers Purchased for the Library

Atmosphere                     Taylor Jenkins Reid       2 copies (1 hardback, 1 large print)

The Wedding People        Alison Espach     2 copies (1 hardback, 1 large print)

Project Hail Mary              Andy Weir                     2 copies

The Frozen River               Ariel Lawhon                1 copy 

The Anxious Generation   Jonathan Haidt           1 copy