Branch Supervisor
Melina Velazquez
Location
2985 Madison Street
Riverside, CA 92504
Phone
(951) 826-2120
New SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library Building Project
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Study Room
SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library: The Casa Blanca Library has one study room for reservation. Reservations can be made up to one week in advance for two hours a day total. Click on the link below to access the reservation system. A valid Riverside Public Library card is required to reserve and check out a study room. When you arrive, you can check in at the front desk and they will assist you.
SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library Study Rooms Reservation
Instantly book a Study room at the SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library. The Study room can be reserved for a maximum of two hours a day.
About the SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library
The 10,000 square foot SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library opened in 2003 and houses close to 30,000 books, DVD’s, CD Books, Music CD’s and Spanish-language items. In 2009 the Library was remodeled with new shelving units and computer stations.
SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library is now a “Family Place Library” which is a center for early childhood information. We have a collection of books, toys, DVD’s, music CD’s and other materials for babies, toddlers, parents and service providers. Included we have a PAL (Play and Learn) island and 4 Early Literacy Stations. All of these items were funded by the Carpenter Grant.
Casa Blanca offers a quiet study room, a computer lab and a community meeting room is available for public use. Please call for more information.
Programs
After school tutoring, movies, literacy group meetings and other special events are offered throughout the year. Check the City calendar.
Internet Services
This location offers library customers up to 2 hours of computer use per day. Unlimited WiFi is available for laptop & mobile devices. The library provides the ability to print from the public computers via SAM (Smart Access Manager), iPads are available for check out. You may maintain up to a $10.00 balance on your SAM account. Black and white printing is $0.15 per page. Color printing is $0.25 per page.