Welcome to our peaceful oasis in downtown Palm Springs
Our Reading Room
Visit our Reading Room in the heart of Palm Springs.
Enjoy a peaceful atmosphere for reading, research,
prayer, and quiet contemplation.
Monday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Call for weekly hours.
235 South Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Are you looking for
spiritual refreshment?
We have many resources to inspire, uplift, energize, heal, and provide spiritual insights for dealing with today’s world.
You will find these resources on-site, online, and to-go. Learn more about God, Love, and what Jesus taught us about His tender care for each of us.
An experienced Christian Scientist is present to help you as much or as little as you like. Please feel free to ask questions.
What is a Reading Room?
First, and most importantly, it is a quiet haven of peace. The Reading Room is part library and study area and part salesroom.
On-site — Read this week’s Bible Lesson. Speak with the librarian and ask questions. Visit the quiet study room, which is a place to read books and periodicals, study and do research, listen to CDs, and pray.Online — We have Internet access to browse our church websites, including JSH Online (digital periodicals, pamphlets, archives, and more).
To-go — Our salesroom is a bookstore that has Bibles, books by Mary Baker Eddy, research materials, and Christian Science literature to borrow or purchase.
Each Christian Science church has a Reading Room in its local area. It is staffed by experienced Christian Scientists who can answer questions and direct visitors to resources. A quiet area is set aside for individual prayer and study.
Resources…
We have the King James Version of the Bible & reference books to read, study, or purchase. Also in stock are the works of the discoverer of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy. The Bible and Mrs. Eddy’s seminal writing Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures are our textbooks.
Sit in a comfy chair in this quiet atmosphere and read this week’s Bible Lesson.
Discover inspirational music CDs, pamphlets on special topics, children’s books, and magazines all written from the Christian Science perspective. Find answers to world challenges in our literature.
Come read or buy a copy of The Christian Science Monitor, an award-winning international newspaper for more than 100 years.
Access JSH Online on the computer for articles, testimonies of healing, and more.
More Resources…
To read, study, borrow or purchase
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The Holy Bible plus Bible study aids
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Science and Health with Key to The Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
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Other writings by Mary Baker Eddy
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Biographies of Mrs. Eddy
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Anthologies of favorite articles on spiritual healing and Christian Science
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Books, CDs, and pamphlets for children
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Colorful materials to teach children the Beatitudes, the Ten Commandments, and Bible stories
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Hymnals, music CDs, CDs focused on helpful topics, and pamphlets
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Christian Science periodicals (which include articles and real-life, verified testimonies of healing):
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Weekly Bible Lessons
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Christian Science Sentinel
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The Christian Science Journal
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The Herald of Christian Science (multiple languages)
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The Christian Science Monitor
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A Few of our Publications –
Take a Look
The Christian Science Bible Lesson
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The Christian Science Sentinel
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El Heraldo de la Ciencia Cristiana
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Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Mary Baker Eddy wrote Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures to give to the world the practical system of Christian healing she discovered in the Bible.
Read this book.
The Christian Science Monitor
“The object of the Monitor is to injure no man, but to bless all mankind” –Mary Baker Eddy
The Christian Science Monitor is a news weekly that confidently confronts today’s complex and changing world. The Monitor imparts understanding with insight, intelligence, and integrity. Learn more