Mecca Library Maker Space (2026-2027)
The Mecca Library’s MakerSpace will create a permanent and open space for our tweens and teenagers that supports their creativity and strengthens their mental health and social skills. This project aims to develop a pathway from creative hobbies to long-lasting careers. Grant funds will be allocated to purchase supplies, materials, tools, and equipment including the first 3D printer in the Eastern Coachella Valley! The MakerSpace will be located in the library’s Teen and Tween Area. Library staff will use the MakerSpace for special crafts and activities to promote and provide educational hands-on workshops. As programs develop and become successful, the library will continue to secure further resources in order to improve access and equity for our unincorporated communities in the Eastern Coachella Valley.
Contact: Lesly Vallejo
Email: lesly.vallejo@rivlib.net
Phone: (760) 396-2363
Thousand Palms- Read, Renew, Repeat (2024-2025)
Program info coming soon!
Summer Reading Program- Find Your Voice (2023-2024)
Friends of the Desert Libraries, Thousand Palms Chapter are dedicated along with our Chapter Library to meeting the needs of the children in our community. This is achieved in a 6 week summer reading program—Find Your Voice. Approximately 200 children will be impacted by this program. Individual children will receive a participation bag, weekly activities and incentive prizes over the course of the six weeks. The ages of the children range from preschool to high school. Our goal using the reading program is to further our children’s awareness in the power of reading. Also thru the power of reading learning more in subjects like art & music, and/or higher education.
Contact: President Denise
Email: dhmorrissey@aol.com
Summer Reading Program- Read Beyond the Beaten Path (2022-2023)
Friends of the Desert Libraries, Thousand Palms Chapter are dedicated along with our Chapter Library to meeting the needs of the children in our community. This is achieved in a 6 week summer reading program—Read beyond the beaten path. Approximately 200 children will be impacted by this program. Individual children will receive a participation bag, weekly activities and incentive prizes over the course of the six weeks. The ages of the children range from preschool to high school. Our goal using the reading program is to further our children’s awareness in the power of reading. Also thru the power of reading learning more in subjects like art & music, and/or higher education.
Contact: President Denise
Email: dhmorrissey@aol.com