CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Fast Facts-FY 2026
62,000 square foot building
6,529 Library card holders added
103,672 total Corona Public Library cardholders
224,556 patron visits
11,184 reference questions answered
1,329 programs with 34,466 attendees
332,938 total circulations
9,347 Holds Filled
803 Zip Books ordered
337,090 visits to the webpage
279,404 Instagram reels viewed
Public Internet access at multiple terminals with
over 23,680 uses
6,522 Passports processed, with 5,721 photos taken,
generating more than $314,155 in revenue
4,491 E-Cards issued
Library wide free Wi-Fi usage at 33,549 sessions
Staff of 16 full-time and 36 part-time employees
Friends of the Library provided over $167,000 for
ReaderCon Event, Summer at Your Library, author
events, library materials, and matching Adopt-ABook funds Programming and Services
New Programs and Services this year:
Expanded the following library collections: book
club kits, Library of Things, children’s audiobooks, and literacy and ESL collections
New programs started: Romance Book Club, Extreme
Reader Challenge, Halloweekend at the Library, and
Kids Coding class
Weekly Programs and Services included:
Corona Adaptive
Adaptive Story Hour; Busy Boxes; Adaptive Art
Class
Family Literacy Programs
Preschool Storytime (ages3-5); Little Ones
Storytime (ages 0-24 months); Toddler Storytime
(ages 18-36 months); Homework Center; Play Café
(caregivers w/ 0-5yrs); STEM for Little Twigs
Maker Exchange
Open hours for ages 16+ and activities for ages
10-15; Spooky STEM; Anatomy Science
Library On the Go
Weekly Park outings; Summer Kids Camp
Partnership; Community Outreach; School Site
Visits; Library Tours
Teen Services
Math Tutoring; Volunteer Opportunities; monthly
programs; passion development workshops
Bi-monthly & Monthly Programs and Services included:
Spanish Bilingual Storytime
StoryWalk® at Mountain Gate Park
Book Clubs
Read to a Dog
Children’s craft programs
Dungeons & Dragons
Annual & Ongoing Programs and Services included:
Corona Adult & Family Literacy Services
One-on-One/Group Tutoring; CNUSD Adult School
ESL Classes; Computer Basics Classes; Tutor/Learner
Workshops; Literacy Outreach events
Career Online High School
Veterans Connect @ Your Library
Summer at Your Library
Summer Reading Challenge; SAYL Events &
Activities; Teen + Adult volunteer opportunities,
Finishers Party, Lunch at the Library
Youth Reading Programs
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten; Read Across
America; In-N-Out Cover to Cover; Star Wars Reads
Adult Special Events
Paint & Sip nights, Murder Mystery, Gilded Book
Edges, Book Bedazzling, Paranormal Investigations
Community Events
National Library Week; Corona ReaderCon,
Halloween Storytime, Star Wars Storytime
Community Partnership Programs included:
Corona-Norco Unified School District
Adult School classes, School Library Luncheon,
History Day Tour, school site visits & tours
Riverside County Office of Education
Head Start Holiday
Corona Animal Shelter
Family Literacy Pet Care workshop
Corona Fire Department
Fire Safety Storytime
Paws of Love
Fire Safety Storytime
Corona Fleet Department
Car maintenance and safety
Corona Art Association
Adaptive Art Class
Riverside University Health System
Dental Month Storytime, Car seat safety
Corona Genealogical Society
Monthly Speaker, Weekly Genealogy Workshops
With Love Like Yours (W.A.L.L.Y)
Teen passion development workshops
VISIT US AT:
650 South Main Street, Corona, CA 92882
951-736-2381 I www.coronaca.gov/library