Literacy Programs
Literacy Programs in the Coachella Valley
After School Program
Family YMCA of the Desert (Palm Desert)
43-930 San Pablo Ave
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 341-9622
After School Services
Family YMCA of the Desert (Palm Springs)
3601 E. Mesquite Avenue
Palm Springs, CA 92264
(760) 320-6430
AmeriCorps Promote Program
The Valley Partnership
73-301 Highway 111, 2nd Floor
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 776-5555
E-mail: c.radley@thevalleypartnership.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert
42-600 Cook Street, Suite 100
Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 568-3977
E-mail: info@bbbsdesert.org
BookPALS
Performing Artists for Literacy in School
39815 Burton Dr.
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 341-9222
E-mail: trb1803@aol.com
Boys & Girls Club of the Coachella Valley (Coachella)
85-350 Bagdad Avenue
Coachella, CA 92236
(760) 298-5287
Boys & Girls Club of the Coachella Valley (Indio)
83-100 Date Ave
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 347-5712
Boys & Girls Club of the Coachella Valley (La Quinta)
49-995 Park Avenue
La Quinta, CA 92253
(760) 564-5555
Boys & Girls Club of the Coachella Valley (Palm Desert)
42-600 Cook Street, Suite 120
Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 836-1160 ext.103
Email: JHawkins@bgcofcv.org
James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center
P.O. Box 2743
Palm Springs, CA-92263
(760) 323-8271 ext. 22
Palm Desert Library
Riverside County Library System
73-300 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Coachella Library
Riverside County Library System
1538 Seventh
Coachella, CA 92236
(760) 398-5148 or 396-2363
Coachella Valley Literacy Office
Office Riverside County Library
200 Civic Center Mall
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 342-2580
Indio Library
Riverside County Library System
200 Civic Center Mall
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 347-2383
La Quinta Library
Riverside County Library System
78-275 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92253
(760) 564-4767
Leer es Truinfar/Reading is Succeeding
Riverside County Library System
3392 A Durahart St.
Riverside, CA 92507
(951) 274-4506
E-mail: arlene.cano@lssi.com
Literacy 21
21-3389 12th St.
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 248-0326
E-mail: douglas.miller2@jud.ca.gov
Palm Springs Public Library
300 South Sunrise Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 322-8369
Reach Out and Read
JFK Memorial Foundation
73-555 San Giorginio Way
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 776-1600
Desert Hot Springs
Riverside County Library System
11691 West Drive
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
(760) 329-5926
Rancho Mirage Library
71100 HWY 111
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 341-7323
Thousand Palms Library
Riverside County Library System
31189 Robert Rd.
Thousand Palms, CA 92276
(760) 343-1556
Tools for Tomorrow
42-800 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 340-4983
Tribal Education Library Center
Torres Martinez Indian Reservation
PO Box 1160 - 66725 Martinez Road
Thermal, CA 92274
(760) 397-8146
Email: larmijo@torresmartinez.org
First Book-East Coachella Valley
54480 Avenida Rubio
La Quinta, CA 92253
Email: eastcoachellvalley_ca@firstbook.org
Sacred Heart Church of Palm Desert
43775 Deep Canyon Road
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 346-6502
Email: rnelsonwalker@aol.com

The University of California has been active in the Coachella Valley for nearly 100 years, initially supporting the agriculture industry and more recently impacting modern growth issues through research in areas such as transportation, air quality, and energy and water conservation. The UCR Palm Desert Center, established in 2005, provides graduate education to the Coachella Valley through its innovative Executive MBA and MFA degrees.