Rancho Cucamonga Public Library

Rancho Cucamonga Public Library serves a highly diverse community in one of California’s fastest growing areas. The Library incorporates rich cultural programming while maintaining a strong focus on family and multi-generational involvement. A series of Cultural Arts Nights showcase culture while Back 2 Basics supports children who read below grade level. Play and Learn IslandsTM(PALs), small scale exhibits that introduce play into libraries, are extremely popular and feature interactive elements and books to help children develop problem solving, reading and writing, spatial relations, motor, collaboration, and creative skills. Since their 2009 introduction, Rancho Cucamonga has loaned PALs at no cost to 35 California library jurisdictions.