Palm Desert Branch Library serves 51,500 residents in the City of Palm Desert. Established in 1962, the library is part of the Riverside County Library System. The library system maintains 1.2 million volumes and circulates over 3 million items per year. Palm Desert Branch Library offers books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, online resources, two meeting rooms, programs for all age groups, public computers, wireless internet access, and printing services.