Desert Hot Springs Has One Of The Most Beautiful Public Libraries in Riverside County

In June 2021, the new, state of the art, Desert Hot Springs Library opened located at 14380 Palm Drive. It is a 15,500 square foot single story building with 2 study rooms, a community meeting room, opportunity rooms, furniture with plug in technology, a teen library space, children’s library space, story time room, and a Friends of the Library bookstore. To swiftly check items out, there are 2 self-check stations. There are 11 adult computers and 4 children’s computers for patron usage. The collection has roughly 31,000 items for all ages. As Desert Hot Springs continues to grow and embrace diversity, the library is here to support through resource access and programming.

In 1956 a new building was dedicated and much of the labor on the building was donated by local residents. The library stayed in this location until 1972 when the library moved to a 3,527 sq. ft. building, run jointly with the City of Desert Hot Springs, on West Drive. In May of 2021, this location closed to the public to get ready for its next move.

In June 2021, the new, state of the art, Desert Hot Springs Library opened on 14380 Palm Drive. It is a 15,500 square foot single story building with 2 study rooms, a community meeting room, opportunity rooms, furniture with plug in technology, a teen library space, children’s library space, story time room, and a Friends of the Library bookstore. There are also 2 self-check stations and 12 computers for patron usage. The collection has 31,000 items for all ages and for varied interests in the growing and diversifying population of Desert Hot Springs.