Riverside Public Library Foundation
Literacy Legacy Program
The Design of the New Riverside Main Library
ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞŝƐĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJƉƌŽƵĚŽĨŝƚƐůŽŶŐĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ĂŶĚŝƚƐĞĐůĞĐƟĐƌŽďƵƐƚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐ - ƚƵƌĂůůĞŐĂĐLJ͘tŚŝůĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŚĞƐĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐ^ƚĞǀĞ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶĂŶĚ :ŝŵ&ĂǀĂƌŽŽĨ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶ&ĂǀĂƌŽĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĂůŝďƌĂƌLJƚŚĂƚŝƐĐŽŶƚĞŵƉ ŽƌĂƌLJŝŶƉůĂŶĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ ʹĂǀŝƚĂůŵŽĚĞƌŶŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂďƌĞĂƐƚŽĨĂůůƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĂƐLJŵďŽůŽĨĂĚ - ǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘/ƚĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĂůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬďĞĮƫŶŐŽĨŽƵƌƟŵĞ ͕ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ ďƵƚĂůƐŽƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŝƐĐŽŵŵĞ ŶƐƵƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵ- ƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJĐŝƚLJƉŝŽŶĞĞƌƐ͘
The exterior design of the new Riverside Main Library ŝƐŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚďLJĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĂůŝĨŽƌ - ŶŝĂĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůƐƚLJůĞƐʹ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚŽůŽŶŝĂůZĞǀŝǀĂů͕DŽŽƌŝƐŚZĞ ǀŝǀĂů͕^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ'ŽƚŚŝĐ͕ZĞŶĂŝƐ - ƐĂŶĐĞZĞǀŝǀĂů͘dŚĞƐĞǀĂƌŝĞĚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞdŚĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶ/ŶŶŝ ƚƐĞůĨŝŶŝƚƐƵƐĞŽĨĐĂƐƚͲŝŶͲƉůĂĐĞ ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŝƚƐ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ ZĞǀŝǀĂů͖ ƚŚĞ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ DŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ǁŚŝƚĞƉůĂƐƚĞƌƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐ͕ďŽƚŚĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĂŶĚƐŝŵƉůĞ͕ƚŚĂƚǁŚĞŶĐƵƌǀ ĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂƐŬLJ͕ ƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐĞŚĞĂƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶƐƵŶ͖ƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ĂŶĚĞĂƐŝůLJƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚďĂůůŽŽŶǀĂƵůƚĨŽƌŵʹƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͕LJĞƚĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚ ŚĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϴƚŚ ĞŶƚƵƌLJ͕ŝŶƚŚĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŝŶŐ&ŽdždŚĞĂƚĞƌŽĨϭϵϮϵ͕ŝŶƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ ŽĨƚŚĞDŝĚͲϮϬƚŚͲĞŶƚƵƌLJ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚ/ƌǀŝŶŐ'ŝůů͕ŝŶ
ĞƌŽ^ĂĂƌŝŶĞŶ͛ƐdtdĞƌŵŝŶĂůĂƚ:&< ŝƌƉŽƌƚʹƚŚĂƚŐŝǀĞƐŚĂƉĞƚŽƚŚĞ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĞŝůŝŶŐ͖ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĂƌďůĞƉƌŝŶƚƉŽƌĐĞůĂŝŶƟůĞƚŚĂ ƚĨĂĐĞƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐDŝƐƐŝŽŶ/ŶŶ ǀĞŶƵĞƚŚĂƚŐŝǀĞƐƚŚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞĂƚŽŶĐĞĂŶĐŝĞŶƚ;ƐŚĂƌĞ ĚďLJĐŝǀŝĐĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨLJĞĂƌƐͿĂŶĚLJĞƚďŽůĚĂŶĚŵŽĚĞƌŶŝŶĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ In the Interior of the Library, ƌŝĐŚƌĞĚƐ͕ŐŽůĚƐ͕ŐƌĞĞŶƐ͕ĂŶĚŽĐŚƌĞƐĨƌŽŵĂŶĐŝĞŶƚƟŵĞƐĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐĞŶůŝǀĞŶǁĂůůƐ͕ƉŽƌĐĞůĂŝŶ͕ĂŶĚĂƌƚ͘dŚĞŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ^ƉĂĐ ĞǁĂůůƐĂŶĚĐĞŝůŝŶŐƐĂƌĞĂƚŽŶĐĞ ĂĐŽůŽƌĨƵůŵĂƌŬĞƚƉůĂĐĞŝŶ'ƵĂĚĂůĂũĂƌĂ͕ĂƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŵŝĚͲĐĞŶ ƚƵƌLJĂƌƟƐƚ:ŽƐĞĨůďĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚĂ ůŝƩůĞďŝƚŽĨWŽŵƉĞŝŝƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶĨŽƌŐŽŽĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ͘ůŝŐŚƚĮdžƚƵƌĞ ŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJƟŵĞĂƌĞĂƌĞĐĂůůƐ ĐĂƌŶŝǀĂůƌŝĚĞƐŽƌĨĞƐƟǀĂůůŝŐŚƟŶŐʹĂŶŚŽŵĂŐĞƚŽZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ͛Ɛ&Ğ ƐƟǀĂůŽĨ>ŝŐŚƚƐ͘ From a high vantage point, ůŝďƌĂƌLJƉĂƚƌŽŶƐǁŝůůƐĞĞƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJĞŶǀŝƌŽŶƐŽĨZŝǀĞƌƐŝ ĚĞ͘ dŚĞϯƌĚͲĂŶĚϰƚŚͲŇŽŽƌĂƌĞĂƐŽīĞƌĂƐƚŽŶŝƐŚŝŶŐǀŝĞǁƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJƐ ƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐŶŽƌƚŚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ ^ĂŶ 'ĂďƌŝĞů ĂŶĚ ^ĂŶ ĞƌŶĂƌĚŝŶŽ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ƌĂŶŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƐƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞůŽĐĂů ůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬ DŽƵŶƚ ZƵďŝĚŽƵdž͘&ŽƵƌůĂƌŐĞďŽƵůĚĞƌƐĐŽŵŵŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ^ĂŶƚĂŶĂZŝǀĞƌďĂƐ ŝŶĂƌĞŝŵďĞĚĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ ϯƌĚͲŇŽŽƌŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƚĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕ƉŝĞĐĞƐŽĨůŽĐĂůƚĞƌƌĂĮƌŵĂƵƉ ŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŽƉĞƌĐŚ͘ dŚĞĨŽƌŵƐŽĨƚŚĞŶĞǁůŝďƌĂƌLJĂƌĞďŽƚŚƟŵĞͲŚŽŶŽƌĞĚĂŶĚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚů ŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŐĞŶĞƌĂ - ƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŽƐĞůŝǀŝŶŐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƵƉŝŶZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞĂŶĚǁŝůůĐƌĞĂƚĞ ĂůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŽĨŽƵƌ ƟŵĞʹĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕LJĞƚƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐƚŽĚĂLJ͛ƐŚŽƉĞƐĂŶĚĂ ŵďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ Join the Literacy Legacy
The Riverside Public LibraryŝƐƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶ- ŝŶŐ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ʹ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ũŽLJ ĂŶĚǁŽŶĚĞƌŽĨƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞǁŝƐĚŽŵŽĨĚŝǀĞƌƐĞŝĚĞĂƐ͕
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨůŝĨĞůŽŶŐůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘
Library services Ă ƌ Ğ Ɖ ƌ Ž ǀ ŝ Ě Ğ Ě Ă ƚ Ğ ŝ Ő Ś ƚ ů Ž Đ Ă Ɵ Ž Ŷ Ɛ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞǁ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ͕ ŵĞĞƚ - ŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐĨŽƌƐŵĂůůĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ĂŶĚĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐ
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘ KŶ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϱϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ͘ dŚĞLJ ůĞĂƌŶ ŶĞǁ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ͕ƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĂŶĐĞŝŶƐƚŽƌLJƟŵĞƐ͕ĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌ
ǁŽƌŬǀŝĂĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƐ͘dŚĞLJďŽƌƌŽǁŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ŝƚĞŵƐ͕;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŶĞĂƌůLJϰϰ͕ϬϬϬĚŝŐŝƚĂůŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐͿ͕ƉĂƌ- ƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶϭ͕ϳϬϬƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ĂŶĚŚĂǀĞǀŝƐŝƚĞĚƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌLJ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϯ͘ϱŵŝůůŝŽŶƟŵĞƐ͘
dŚĞ ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ WƵďůŝĐ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ>/d
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ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨŽƵƌƐƚĂƚĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲĂƌƚ ůŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐ͘
LITERACY LEGACYǁŝůůĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ
ĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐƐƉĂĐĞƐĨŽƌŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŶ-
ŶĞĐƟŽŶƐďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͗
ŽŽŬƐ
;ŵŽƌĞďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌƐĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐŬƐͿ
Digital Resources
;ĞͲŬƐ͕ĞͲĂƵĚŝŽďŽŽŬƐ͕ĞͲƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐͿ
Technology
Adult and Family Literacy Programs
Classes/Programs for all ages
/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĞŶƚĞƌƐ
Spaces for Community Gathering
Join the Literacy Legacy...
ůŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐ͘
The Literacy Legacy Program
^ƚŽƌLJƟŵĞƌĞĂ
/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĞŶƚĞƌ
ĚƵůƚŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐ
The LITERACY LEGACY PROGRAM
dŚĞ ŐŽĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ŝƚĞƌĂĐLJ >ĞŐĂĐLJ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ΨϭϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ĮǀĞ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ͕ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ŝƚƐĞdžĐĞůůĞŶĐĞĨŽƌZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͘zŽƵĐĂŶŵĂŬĞĂůĂƐƟŶŐŐŝŌĂŶĚďĞĐŽŵĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŝŶƚǁŽǁĂLJƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĮǀĞͲLJĞĂƌƉĞƌŝŽĚ 12 You can put your name, or the name of
a loved one, on one of the prominent
spaces in the new Main Library
;ƐĞĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƉĂŐĞƐĨŽƌƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚĂŵŽƵŶƚƐͿ
You can put your name or the name of a loved
ŽŶĞŽŶƚŚĞ>ĞŐĂĐLJtĂůů;Ψϭ͕ϬϬϬŽƌΨϮ͕ϱϬϬͿOR
DĂƌŬĞƚƉůĂĐĞ
Carnegie Reading Room
Illuminated globes and a vintage
table from Riverside’s original
Carnegie Library (1903) add
elegance to this 12-seat reading/
meeting space.
The Marketplace is the
distinctive entry to the library
featuring new books, self-check-
out machines, laptop kiosks,
and a grand piano.
In an interior, large, whimsical
space, the Storytime Area invites
reading and learning together in
cheery comfort.
The Oculus Rift Virtual Reality
Station, 3-D printers, a sound
recording booth, iMac desktops,
and the Young Adult book collection
in the Innovation Center inspire
aspiration and creativity.
With views to the north and south,
the fourth-floor Adult Collections
space offers non-fiction, fiction,
large-print, and Spanish books
and materials.
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The Riverside Public Library Foundation • P .O. Box 349, Riverside, CA 92502-0349 • Tax ID: 33-0780130 • riversidelibraryfoundation.org The Riverside Public Library Foundation raises funds
to ensure the excellence of public library services for City of Riverside residents
Since 1997, the Foundation – thanks to the generosity of Riverside indi - viduals and businesses and foundation grants – has raised more than $1.8 million, providing enhancements to library services that otherwise would not have been possible.
Because of the Foundation’s wonderful donors and supporters, the Library currently offers these programs and services:
The Annual SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Works of art, the fountain and amphitheater at the SSgt Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Family Library
The Martin Luther King, Jr ., Special Collection
The Veterans’ Oral History Project
The HEALTH LITERACY Collection
BOOKS for the collections: best sellers, books for children, hundreds of new books for the Orange Terrace Library; books to support the EARLY LEARNING programs The PLAY AND LEARN ISLANDS, with manipulatives and STEM activities The system-wide POLARIS INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM (ILS) MAKERSPACE – high-tech equipment for creativity and innovation TOYS-TO-GO, the toy-lending library in each of the 8 library branches SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS - in each library branch
The automated LAPTOP CHECKOUT STATION in the Main Library E-BOOKS, E-AUDIOBOOKS, and digital licenses for all library patrons Past Programs offered by the Library:
Computers provided at low cost to families who together learn computer skills at the library
The STORYMOBILE – serving day-care programs in the City The EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM for ages 0-5 and their caregivers On-line homework help for grades K-8
The TEEN SPACE in the Main Library
The Riverside Public Library Foundation Board - 2021
The Foundation raises funds through annual community donations, fundraisers, permanent restricted and unrestricted endowments, major and planned gifts, endowed collections, honorary and memo - rial gifts and securing grants. All grants received are passed through 100% to the Library; additional fundraising covers all administrative expenses.
The volunteer Board makes all decisions related to the Foundation.
The only paid staff is a part-time assistant who performs the day-to- day work of the Foundation. This arrangement makes it possible to give directly to the Library the overwhelming majority of the total funds raised. (See our annual report at riversidelibraryfoundation.org) Board members make an annual meaningful financial contribution to the Foundation and positively promote the Riverside Public Library and the Foundation to the City Council and to the community.
Funds raised from this campaign will supplement but not take the place of City funding for the Library.
2021 Board Members
Susan Toscano, President
Julie Hartwigsen, CFO
Irene Conable, Secretary
Judith Fish, Immediate Past President
Brian Federici
Linda Itzen
Ai Kelly
Eric LaNier
Marsha Loveridge
Barbara Purvis
Susan Rainey
Georgia Renne
Cheryl Sautter-Konyn
Barbara Shackelton
John Wahlin
Steven Ybarra
Members Emeriti
Henry Coil
Wendell Tucker