Our Mission
The Riverside Public Library Foundation raises funds to ensure the excellence of library services for Riverside residents.
Did You Know?
In 1997 The Foundation was created by visionary Library supporters. Here are just some of the ways our donors have helped us fulfill our mission:
The Riverside Public Library Foundation raises funds to ensure the excellence of library services for Riverside residents.
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Did You Know?
In 1997 The Foundation was created by visionary Library supporters. Here are just some of the ways our donors have helped us fulfill our mission:
- 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
Annual Campaign
The Riverside Public Library Foundation's annual giving program is called the Annual Campaign. It is conducted in three phases including an insert in Riverside Public Utilities billing in April which reaches over 118,000 households in the City. [Learn More..]
Planned Giving
Planned Giving is a tool that helps you achieve your goals for the Library Foundation, while enhancing your financial plans and security. Some of the types of gifts are through: Wills, Trusts, Insurance Policies, Charitable Gift Annuities, Retirement Plan Assets. [Send me Info..]