:: Library News & Events
All branches of the Riverside Public Library will be closed July 3 & 4 in observance of Independence Day.
Summer Reading is Here!
For children and teens. Read books, get free stuff!
More Summer Fun @ Your Library
Inlandia Creative Writing Workshop
Thursdays, June 11 - July 20, 6:30 pm
Poet and Professor Ruth Nolan will again lead this popular creative writing workshop designed to encourage writers of all genres and levels of accomplishment to set and meet their own creative writing goals.
Inlandia Teen Creative Writing Workshop
Mondays, June 22-July 27, 2-4 pm, Main
Thursdays, June 25-July 30, 2-4 pm, Orange Terrace Branch Library
Visit the Teen Events page for more summer events!
Save money and support your local library!
Purchase a $hop Riverside Community Card at the Main Library. Use your card to save money at participating businesses and support your library, which will receive $10 per card sold. Card expires 12/1/09. Find out more at Shop Riverside.
Library news and events E-newsletter
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Your library urgently needs volunteers!
Your library needs you! Can you volunteer?
By sharing your time and talent with us, you can make a big difference in the quality of library services in your community.
See a list of our current volunteer opportunities.
Citrus label collection now online
Citrus labels were created as a way of grabbing the eye of the buyer but their images endure. The library's collection includes many local brands and covers a wide range of subject matter. Also online: Wallace J. Miller's detailed illustrations of Riverside businesses from the 1890s.
Your library is bigger than you think!
Borrow or request books from over 40 public and academic libraries in the state, and have them sent to your nearest RPL branch. Link+ lets you borrow books at no charge and delivery is fast! Find out more.
Library/Museum expansion report
View the City Manager's report from January 20 on: "Options to Enhance Museum and Library Facilities." See other documents and background information on the library expansion plans on our "Right Library for Riverside" page.
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