La Quinta Public Library

Happy Earth Day!  I hope you have a chance to enjoy some sunshine and sniff some flowers! Admire your garden, go for a walk and check out the variety of plants in your area or clean up some trash in your nearby park. When it's time to relax indoors, enjoy one of these books and learn how to compost, how to have less waste or read up on climate change! Click on the titles below to learn more about the books. You can request these books online at the links below or by calling us at 760-564-4767 or stop by and check them out.   Happy Reading! Jade, Reference Librarian 4.22.2021 For Adults Fiction The Water Knife - Paolo Bacigalupi   (eBook) Gold Fame Citrus - Claire Vaye Watkins   (eBook)  (eAudiobook) Oil on Water - Helon Habila The Overstory - Richard Powers   (eBook) Gun Island - Amitav Ghosh   (eBook) Goodnight, Rose - Chi Zijian Trashed - Derf Backderf Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler   (eBook)   (eAudiobook) Nonfiction 365 ways to live green : your everyday guide to savi

  This month, Riverside County Library System along with The Hope Collaborative are bringing awareness to child abuse. Library branches across the county, including La Quinta, will feature special displays all April long to bring awareness to this issue as well as the resources that are available to help those in need.      In 2013 The Hope Collaborative was appointed the Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC) for Riverside County. Their mission is to promote the safety of children and prevent abuse and neglect throughout Riverside County.       The Hope Collaboration offers free educational workshops for children, parents and professionals including, but not limited to: Mandated Reporter Training (for professionals), Internet Safety (for children and parents), Understanding Bullying (for children, professionals, and parents).       In addition to their workshops, The Hope Collaboration also offers direct services to abuse survivors. They work with “Riverside County Treatment Providers