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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in a riverside thicket,
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