HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary - Civic Academy 2025LIBRARY SERVICES
October 27, 2025
Shannon Vonnegut
Director of Library Services
PALM DESERT LIBRARY
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Located on the College of the Desert Campus
73300 Fred Waring Drive
Monday- Wednesday 10am-8pm
Thursday-Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 1-5pm
Establishment of the Library
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City Council moves to
separate from the County &
forms library task force
June 2023
County BOS & State
Library approve withdrawal
City enters into COD lease
City establishes library
ordinance
Feb - Apr 2024
Library closed for a 2 -
month refresh.
Staff began community
outreach.
May 2024
Soft -opening of library.
JULY 1, 2024
Grand Opening event.
Nov 20, 2024
PALM DESERT LIBRARY
VALUES
•Curiosity
•Discovery
•Exploration
•Imagination
•Health & Happiness
MISSION
•The Palm Desert
Library nurtures
community well -
being through social,
cultural and learning
experience.
VISION
•A Palm Desert filled
with promise,
progress, play, and
prosperity.
Library Annual Statistics
FY 2024-25
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Metric Actual Notes
Library cards issued 12,992 Number of active customers
Checkouts 177,523 Physical and Digital checkouts
Visits 110,909 Number of library visitors
Study Room & Community Room bookings 1,895
Lap-top Checkouts 7,784 Number of laptop sessions
Online Help/Website visits 147,755 Visitors to the library's website
Outreach Event 83
Volunteers 17
THE
COLLECTION
New Books, New Releases
Digital Collection – Libby, magazines, newspapers
Link +
Zip Books. We can mail you books! Increase
diversity of collection and reach the homebound
Library of Things
LIBRARY
PROGRAMS
FY 2024 -25
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Type of Programs Number of
Programs Attendees Program Examples
Early Learners
and Family
Programming
176 2,707 Storytimes and Little
Learners Lounge
School Age
Children 151 2,884
Afterschool
Discovery and LEGO
afternoons
Young Adult 97 931 Class Visits and
Teenscape
Adult 210 4,549
Film Series, Learning In
Retirement, Craft, Book
Clubs, Grand Opening,
and Mahjong
Virtual 35 1,489 Virtual Author Talks
669 12,560 *Does not include group meetings
LIBRARY
PARTNERSHIPS
The purpose of outreach and partnerships is
to raise community awareness of
our programs and services and to gain
a deeper understanding of the
community's needs.
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Examples include:
- Joslyn Center (older adults)
- Farmers Markets
- Concerts in the Park
- College of the Desert Street Fair
- Desert Sands Unified School District
- Find Book Bank
- The Arts Council
- The Shops at Palm Desert
Bookmobile and Little Free Libraries
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Looking Ahead
Fall 2025 Event Highlights
•The Community Room is a Voting Center from October 24 – November 4,
2025
•Zip Books comes to Palm Desert!
•Learning in Retirement Program Series through December
•Star Parties Wednesday, November 5 & Wednesday, November 16 at 6 pm
•weather permitting
•Rekindle with Libby, Thursday, November 13 at 3pm
•Winter Wonderland, Saturday, December 13 at 12 pm
Palm Desert Library at
Central Park
•20,198 square foot library and
an adjacent building for the
Visitors Center, a Café and a
community room including a
teaching kitchen.
•Library plans include meeting
rooms, study rooms, innovation
lab, Veterans services and
outdoor patio space.
•Planned opening early 2028
THANK YOU