Services
- A Latino outreach program Leer Es Triunfar (Reading Is Succeeding), an outreach program for the library's Spanish language readers (the program earned the library a John Cotton Dana Award in 2005)
- RCLS operates several literacy services including Basic Adult Literacy, English as a Second Language, Family Literacy and, since 2002, a countywide early literacy program called Project Read with Me.
- The Riverside County Library was chosen by the Association for Library Services to Children as the site of the 2010 Arbuthnot Lecture, featuring Kathleen T. Horning.
- Riverside County Library Adult Literacy Program, coordinated through program offices in the Glen Avon, Indio, and Temecula libraries.
- Bookletters, an online book review and author information service, includes a list of award winning books, as well as a best-sellers list.
- RCLS Live Homework Help, an online, log-in resource for students.
- The Riverside County Library System was co-recipient of the Raul and Estella Mora Award for its annual promotion of Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros.
- Print-on-demand. The library provides access to print on demand books via the Espresso Book Machine.
- In 2009, RCLS was invited by the California Council for the Humanities to be its sole public library partner in a California State Library funded project called "Making a Difference," to encourage programs providing opportunities for social engagement.
- RFID. In June 2007, RCLS announced a county-wide migration to Radio-frequency identification.
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