In 1997, The Foundation was created by visionary Library supporters.
Mission
The Riverside Public Library Foundation raises funds to ensure the excellence of library services for Riverside Residents.
Annual Report
See our annual report:
Success Stories
Here are just some of the ways our donors have helped us fulfill our mission:
- Through our 2020 “Our 21st Century Library” annual campaign, raised funds to provide digital, online materials (e.g. e-books, e-audiobooks, e-reference materials, e-magazines, and online language learning). This is specially vital in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic to help provide continued access to library materials.
- Through our 2019 “Riverside Kids Read” campaign, raised funds to support early literacy programs such as “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” and the STAR (Story Telling and Retelling) programs.
- Through our 2018 annual campaign, raised funds to support the Art Lending Library.
- Also raised funds in 2018 for the library to purchase: laptop computers to fill the first Laptop Kiosk, wireless printing technology for all library locations, a renovation of the Casa Blanca Library computer lab, and upgrades to the Story Mobile.
- Raised funds to bring self-service kiosks (Smart-Serve 1000's) to each of the Riverside libraries.
- Raised funds for Toys-to-Go, a toy-lending library.
- Raised the funds for the new Maker Space in the Main Library
- Raised approximately $200,000 for the new Orange Terrace Library.
- On-Line Homework Help for Riverside Students
- The READy-Set-Go Storymobile
- Story Time Kits for Daycare Providers
- Furnishings & Artwork for the Casa Blanca Family Learning Center
- Computers for the Eastside Cybrary
- Best Sellers & Children's Books
- A Special Collection of Martin Luther King Materials
- Affordable Computer Buying Program For Low Income Students & Their Families
- A Refurbished Downtown Library Auditorium
- Veterans' Oral History Project
