The Library is what to do after school
Library donors have said that children’s programs and resources are their highest priority. So our 2024 Annual Campaign, called “The Library is what to do after school,” will support programs and resources for the children of Riverside.
Your donations to this campaign will provide a much-needed homework help software program called Brainfuse, books to support students with homework help, and program supplies for the already existing afterschool programs and family story times at all eight libraries in the city.
An important goal of this year’s focus is to encourage children to view the library as a welcoming place to learn, explore, and do.
Please donate today.
And, thank you. We appreciate your continuing interest in and support of the Riverside Public Library Foundation as we help make the Riverside Public Library the learning center for our community.
Did you know...
In 2020-21 only $300,000 in city funds were provided for library books and materials? That is $21.62 per capita in city library funding. This places Riverside Public Library 45th in line among other city libraries in California or in the bottom third. Riverside ranks 12th in population of California cities. (This information comes from the California Public Libraries’ Local Income Per Capita, LIPC, dataset according to the FY2020-21 Public Libraries Survey by the California State Library.)