Established 1911 Website www.rivlib.net Staff 214 | Branches 35, and 2 bookmobiles Population served 1,094,681 Phone +1 951-369-3003 | |
Location Library Management Offices
5840 Mission Blvd.
Riverside, California 92509, USA
951-369-3003
Fax 951-369-6801
Hours: M-F 8-5 Size 1,550,173 books and periodicals
52,742 audio materials (CDs, audiobooks)
23,731 video items (DVDs and VHS tapes) Address Grandview Ave, Riverside, CA 92509, USA Circulation 3,464,547 items, 42% are children's materials, 3,170,424 visits/year, 127,717 program attendance/year Similar Riverside Public Library, Corona Public Library, Grand Terrace Branch Li, Norman F Feldheym Central Li, Moreno Valley Public Lib | ||
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The Riverside County Library System (RCLS), located in Riverside County, California, United States, is a public library system composed of 35 libraries and two bookmobiles. The RCLS is a member of the Inland Library Network. It is the first library system in the nation that turned over its entire operation to a private company.
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Management
Prior to July 1997, the Riverside County public libraries were managed by the city of Riverside, California. When property tax money was diverted from libraries to schools in the early 1990s, the library system began to experience cut in hours, dwindling collections, and staff lay-offs. In July 1997, the County hired Library Systems and Services, Inc., located in Germantown, Maryland to operate its sprawling public library system. All library employees, except for the county librarian, janitorial service, and landscape maintenance, work for the private company. LSSI divided the library system into three districts, increased hours within each district and added staff. For its success, the RCLS Management Outsourcing Program became the 1998 National Council for Public-Private Partnerships Project Award Winner.
Services
Retrospective
In November 2007, RCLS sponsored a retrospective exhibit of photographs portraying 125 years of Riverside County library history, "The Libraries of Riverside County: A Millennium of Service" in the lobby of the UC Riverside Science Library as well as traveling over 250 miles throughout the County. The exhibit was viewed by over 275,000 people during its year long exhibition. It commemorated public, private, academic, medical and tribal libraries in Riverside County.