Celebrate our 100 Year Anniversary providing library services to the community! 12/07/2025 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Palm Springs Public Library (Rimrock Shopping Center)4721 E Palm Canyon Dr # APalm Springs, California 92264
The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Barbara Rogers and Gary Geske will be honored with the 484th star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars in the categories of Humanitarian and Literary. The star will be unveiled during a public dedication ceremony on Thursday, December 11, at 3:00 p.m. at 849 N Palm […]
Join us every Second Saturday for a curated book swap focused on art, design, and architecture.Bring a book you’ve loved and exchange with fellow patrons—or with the shop at the owner’s discretion. Complimentary drinks light snacks provided. Bring a book • Take a book • Share ideas Gently loved books only, please.Free & open to […]
Steven J. Zipperstein will discuss his book Pogrom, which tells the story of a riot that transformed the course of twentieth-century Jewish history. He will be joined in conversation by UCR Maimonides Chair of Jewish Studies Michael Alexander in presenting The Mark & Pamela Rubin Lecture in Hate, Genocide, and Ethnic Cleansing. Over several days […]
Photographer Lisa McCord presents Rotan Switch, a project that spans 43 years from1978 – 2021, documenting life on her grandparents’ cotton farm in the Arkansas Delta, following five generations of a community. Rotan Switch takes its name from the community’s central landmark–the railroad switch where cotton was once loaded onto trains bound for the Delta. […]
he Palm Springs Public Library, Brothers of the Desert and Mizell Center have teamed up once again to present the second annual “Our Voices Our Stories: Celebrating Black Authors” a FREE community event in celebration of Black History Month on Sunday, February 8th from 10 AM – 1:00 PM. This event will begin with a […]
Palm Springs Speaks Season Seven, presented by the Friends of the Palm Springs Library, will begin with Actor Cheech Marin appearing on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in conversation with Manny “the Movie Guy” dela Rosa, beloved, local Entertainment Journalist and Emmy-award winning film critic. Tickets are still available online through the Plaza Theatre ticketing site […]
This Saturday, Juniper Arts in Joshua Tree will host a public event tied to the release of Glimpses of the Joshua Tree Dream, Volume 2: Women of the Mojave. On Saturday, March 14 from 6–9 p.m., the gallery will present an exhibition and storytelling evening featuring photography from the new book alongside video interviews, desert […]
March 27-29, 2026 The desert’s literary landscape continues to grow with the debut of the Palm Spring Book Festival, a new festival designed for the entire Palm Springs community and produced by OUTspoken, a fiscally sponsored nonprofit project dedicated to amplifying diverse voices and stories. The inaugural event takes place March 27–29, 2026, at Festival Theaters (789 E. Tahquitz Canyon […]
March 27-29, 2026 The desert’s literary landscape continues to grow with the debut of the Palm Spring Book Festival, a new festival designed for the entire Palm Springs community and produced by OUTspoken, a fiscally sponsored nonprofit project dedicated to amplifying diverse voices and stories. The inaugural event takes place March 27–29, 2026, at Festival Theaters (789 E. Tahquitz Canyon […]