Frequently Asked Questions

Volunteers help schoolchildren with homework, read stories, assist with donations and operate the Friends of the Library Bookstore, shelve books, assist students in computer classes, tutor those who need help with speaking, reading or writing English, mend and process books, help with office tasks and assist with library special events. Anyone who is interested in volunteering must complete a volunteer application . These can also be picked up from any of the library’s information desks. Please call the Administration Office at (626) 307-1269 for more information.

You can support the library by volunteering, donating money or books or by joining the Friends of the Monterey Park Library. The Friends of the Library assists with the semi-annual book sale, runs the Bookstore, raises funds for programs, presents library programs, etc. Please ask at the Reference Desk for an application. Dues are $5 for a single person, $10 for a family, $3 for Seniors, $25 for Patron status, $50 for Sustaining and $100 for Benefactor. The Friends is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.

The Monterey Park Library Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that raises funds to supplement the library's budget. Tax-deductible gifts made out to the Monterey Park Library Foundation should be mailed to the library at 318 South Ramona Avenue, Monterey Park, CA 91754. For more information, call (626) 307-1418 or e-mail Library@MontereyPark.ca.gov. The library also accepts donations of new-to-fairly-new books and magazines in good condition for the Friends Bookstore. Donations should be placed through the Donation Drop next to the rear entrance. All proceeds from sales of donated items go to support the library.

The library’s meeting rooms are available for public use of a civic, cultural or educational character. The facilities are not available for commercial purposes except by the Library Foundation and the Friends of the Library. Meeting rooms are available only during library hours. Application forms are available from the Reference Desk or from the library’s website. An organization is required to provide a security hold of $100 before an application to reserve a meeting room is approved. Each organization wishing to use a library meeting room must agree to abide by the library’s rules and regulations.