Riverside Public Library

About the Library

Riverside Public Library has a history that reaches back to 1888, growing from just a few rooms in the historic Loring Building to a distinguished Mission-Revival Library building financed by Andrew Carnegie to its current system of eight libraries with a ninth under construction.

Today, RPL serves a fast growing community of approximately 300,000 covering 85 square miles. With a collection of approximately 600,000 books and other library materials, as well as 235 public access computers (including catalogs) and an annual circulation of 1.23 million, RPL is a major provider of information services and cultural programs in California's Inland Empire.

Library/Museum expansion report

View the City Manager's report from January 2009 on: "Options to Enhance Museum and Library Facilities."