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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 service in your community. See a list of our current volunteer opportunities.
Upcoming Business Workshops
Tuesday, July 22, 6:30-8:30 pm
How to start a new business
Saturday, July 26th, 10:00 am-12:30 pm
Public speaking & presentation skills
Saturday, July 26th, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
How to build and design your own business website
Inlandia Summer Writer’s Workshop
Every other Thursday: July 31, August 14 and August 28
Join us for an exciting Inland Empire-themed writer's workshop this summer at the Riverside Library! Open to the public and to writers high school aged and older.
Go Green with Buzz!
Summer Reading Program
Buzz Bee leads readers and pre-readers on an environmental tour this summer while biking through Riverside. Kids learn about recycling, reuse and conservation as they read for prizes. Sign up now at any RPL branch. For free and fun entertainment, check out our Summer Kids' Programs.
Teen Space this Summer
Read books and earn free stuff, learn to play chess like a pro, hang out in Teen Space and play Guitar Hero, or join the Teen Council and give us your two cents. You have no excuse to be bored this summer.
Library expansion task force meetings
The task force was created to make recommendations concerning the possible expansion of the downtown library and Metropolitan Museum. View the Task Force's documents and recommendations.
Celebrating the Inland Empire in word, image and sound
The Inlandia Institute, a joint venture between the Riverside Public Library and Heyday Books, is a vibrant and joyous center of literary activity housed at the Main Library.
Arlington Library Now Open!
Come visit the newly remodeled and expanded branch. Open Monday-Thursday 10-8, Friday & Saturday 10-6.
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 News and Events E-Newsletter
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Come visit our library blog!
Check out our new blog for book lovers, The Librarian's Own Grove (in honor of Patricia Beatty's book about Riverside, The Queen's Own Grove).
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