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Desert Hot Springs

Latest Releases

BRANCH EVENTS

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Playing is Learning!

Wed, Aug 21, 10:00AM - 12:00PM

If you take care of children for a family member, friend, or neighbor CCIP offers free workshops, playgroups, resources and opportunities to meet people who also take care of children.*Every child will take home a book and activity!

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Fri, Aug 23, All day

STEAM Corners

Sat, Aug 24, 12:00PM - 1:30PM

A family-friendly event for families with children ages 0-5!�Un evento familiar para familias con niños de 0 a 5 años!

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Sun, Aug 25, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Fri, Aug 30, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Sun, Sep 01, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Labor Day

Mon, Sep 02, All day

The library is closed in observance of Labor Day. It will reopen on Tuesday, September 3rd at 10 a.m.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Baby/Toddler Storytime

Tue, Sep 03, 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Come join us for Baby/Toddler story time at the library! This program is to build early language and literacy foundations for children 6-36 months old.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Family Storytime

Wed, Sep 04, 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Come join us every Wednesday at 3:30 PM for Family Story Time. We will read, sing, dance and craft! This event is free and open to the public!

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Fri, Sep 06, All day

Family Fun Time

Sat, Sep 07, 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Come join us every first Saturday of the month from 11 AM to 1 PM for Family Fun Time! Have some fun family time coloring or painting at the library! *All Supplies provided

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Sun, Sep 08, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Baby/Toddler Storytime

Tue, Sep 10, 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Come join us for Baby/Toddler story time at the library! This program is to build early language and literacy foundations for children 6-36 months old.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Family Storytime

Wed, Sep 11, 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Come join us every Wednesday at 3:30 PM for Family Story Time. We will read, sing, dance and craft! This event is free and open to the public!

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Fri, Sep 13, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Sun, Sep 15, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Baby/Toddler Storytime

Tue, Sep 17, 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Come join us for Baby/Toddler story time at the library! This program is to build early language and literacy foundations for children 6-36 months old.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Family Storytime

Wed, Sep 18, 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Come join us every Wednesday at 3:30 PM for Family Story Time. We will read, sing, dance and craft! This event is free and open to the public!

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Fri, Sep 20, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Sun, Sep 22, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Baby/Toddler Storytime

Tue, Sep 24, 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Come join us for Baby/Toddler story time at the library! This program is to build early language and literacy foundations for children 6-36 months old.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Family Storytime

Wed, Sep 25, 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Come join us every Wednesday at 3:30 PM for Family Story Time. We will read, sing, dance and craft! This event is free and open to the public!

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Fri, Sep 27, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Sun, Sep 29, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Baby/Toddler Storytime

Tue, Oct 01, 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Come join us for Baby/Toddler story time at the library! This program is to build early language and literacy foundations for children 6-36 months old.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Family Storytime

Wed, Oct 02, 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Come join us every Wednesday at 3:30 PM for Family Story Time. We will read, sing, dance and craft! This event is free and open to the public!

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Fri, Oct 04, All day

Family Fun Time

Sat, Oct 05, 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Come join us every first Saturday of the month from 11 AM to 1 PM for Family Fun Time! Have some fun family time coloring or painting at the library! *All Supplies provided

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Sun, Oct 06, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Baby/Toddler Storytime

Tue, Oct 08, 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Come join us for Baby/Toddler story time at the library! This program is to build early language and literacy foundations for children 6-36 months old.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Family Storytime

Wed, Oct 09, 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Come join us every Wednesday at 3:30 PM for Family Story Time. We will read, sing, dance and craft! This event is free and open to the public!

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Fri, Oct 11, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS - Closed

Sun, Oct 13, All day

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Columbus Day

Mon, Oct 14, All day

The library is closed in observance of Columbus Day. It will reopen on Tuesday, October 13th at 10 a.m.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Baby/Toddler Storytime

Tue, Oct 15, 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Come join us for Baby/Toddler story time at the library! This program is to build early language and literacy foundations for children 6-36 months old.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Family Storytime

Wed, Oct 16, 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Come join us every Wednesday at 3:30 PM for Family Story Time. We will read, sing, dance and craft! This event is free and open to the public!

DESERT HOT SPRINGS: CLOSED

Fri, Oct 18, All day

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Today's hours

Closed

Tomorrow's hours

We're open 10:00AM to 6:00PM

All opening hours

Mon, Aug 12	10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Aug 13	10:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Aug 14	10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Aug 15	12:00PM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 16	Closed
Sat, Aug 17	9:00AM to 3:00PM
Sun, Aug 18	Closed

Alexis Brodie

Address

11691 West Drive
Desert Hot Springs
California 92240

Tel: (760) 329-5926

Fax: (760) 329-3593

More about this branch

The first library branch in Desert Hot Springs opened in 1954 in the Little Gallery of the Desert, the library was sponsored by the Desert Hot Springs Improvement Association. Over the next ten years the library moved to different locations around the city until the local Rotary Club undertook sponsorship of the library. They purchased a lot on Pierson Boulevard and began a yearlong drive to finance the construction of a new library building. In 1956 the 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 opened in its current location on West Drive. The library offers programs for all ages, computers for Internet use, as well as books, audiobooks, and DVDs for checkout.

Featured Resources

eResources Databases

Ancestry

Ancestry Library Edition

Search your family heritage online.
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Authors and Biography

Biography in Context

A biographical reference database that covers the areas of literature, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, arts and news.

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Literature Resource Center

Contains thousands of entries from Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Authors New Revision series, the Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Literary Criticism Select. Includes plot summaries and critical essays from sources such as Novels for Students as well as resources for criticism of modern and classic poetry.

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Business and Legal

California State Bar Publications

California State Bar Publications provides practical legal facts in a handy Consumer Education Pamphlet.

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Reference USA

The premier source of business and residential information for reference and research. ReferenceUSA is used by top libraries throughout the US for research, small business marketing, job searching and more.

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Careers, Tuition and Learning

ABCmouse

Early Learning Academy online education program for children ages 2 - 7. Access only available within the library.

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Brainfuse

Brainfuse Learning Site offers easy to connect one-to-one online tutoring free. (Please have your library card available to use this link)

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Career Transitions

Career Transitions provides a practical and personalized experience for users of all backgrounds and technology comfort levels. Users can easily discover and target fast-growing careers and industries in their immediate locations -- and locations across the United States. Career Transitions also features quick assessments to help people identify new opportunities based on their current skills, occupational knowledge, and interests.

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Scholastic Go

Engaging online age-appropriate reference resource to help build a love of research through reading and learning!

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Tuition Funding Sources

Tuition Funding Sources is a private website designed to help students find scholarships, college and career information. TFS offers students the largest scholarship database in the world with over $41 Billion in scholarship awards along with a career personality test and detailed college and career information. Pepsi-Cola sponsors the TFS program nationwide. Pepsi-Cola and TFS have been helping students find scholarships and other sources of financial aid for more than 20 years

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Culture and Religion

King James Bible

The King James Bible is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed as well as published in 1611

Download the King James Bible

eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, Other Library Services

Braille Institute

Free library service for the blind, visually impaired or have reading or other physical disabilities.

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Enki

Thousands of New eBooks are Available to You!

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Overdrive

A growing collection of eAudiobooks and eBooks that can be downloaded directly to your home computer.

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RB Digital

RB Digital (Recorded Books) is now your home for over 11,000 eAudioBooks and 130 eMagazines. No more waiting for your turn. All books are available to every patron who wants to listen. Get the app now.

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Health and Fitness

Health & Wellness Resource Center

Periodical and journal articles as well as videos on a wide range of health topics from ADD&ADHD to Alternative Medicine, HIV, and various surgical procedures.

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Health Reference Center

Health Reference Center is a one-stop, full service resource for health-related research. It combines indexing of approximately 195 periodicals, eight reference books, and over 700 pamphlets; more than 1,800 overviews from Clinical Reference Systems; selective indexing for articles in approximately 1500 additional general interest titles; and full text for more than 185 periodicals, all reference books, overviews, and pamphlets.

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Languages

Pronunciator

World's largest language learning service. Free at your library.

News and Magazines

InfoTrac Newstand

This newspaper database contains a collection of more than 140 cover-to-cover newspapers from around the world plus an additional 300 sources of selected news and business coverage.

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InfoTrac General Reference Center Gold

Periodical, newspaper and reference articles from over 5,000 publications on such diverse topics as humanities, art, current events, technology and general interest topics. Full-text articles from over 3,000 periodicals.

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