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Riverside County Library System is currently experiencing a system-wide power outage affecting all locations and services. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Please check back here for updates.

El Sistema de Bibliotecas del Condado de Riverside está experimentando actualmente un corte de energía en todo el sistema, el cual afecta a todas las sedes y servicios. Estamos trabajando para resolver el problema lo más rápido posible.

Good day library patrons! Library Connect will be at the Dinosaur Express this upcoming March! Dinosaur Express is an event promoting STEM activities for you and the whole family! You can even meet Buddy the Dinosaur and some awesome Lego master builders! Use the promo code "RCLS" to get 20% off your ticket purchase! We're excited to see you there!

Good day, library patrons! Monday, January 19, 2026, all Riverside County Libraries and Museums will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Please plan accordingly and visit us before or after the holiday to return books, access our digital services, or visit our museums. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we look forward to serving you again soon!

Library Connect is excited to share the news of 2026 Shelf Indulgence Reading Challenge! Each month we will be highlighting an author's birthday and encourage readers to discover- or rediscover- their stories.

January we are celebrating Zora Neale Hurston, who wrote the influential novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'.
"Hurston’s novels, short stories, and plays often depicted African American life in the South. Her work in anthropology examined black folklore. Hurston influenced many writers, forever cementing her place in history as one of the foremost female writers of the 20th century." (Chicago- Norwood, Arlisha. "Zora Hurston." National Women's History Museum. 2017. www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/zora-hurston.)