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We had the best time celebrating Día del Niño with ¡Super Snacks & Super Niños!

May 5, 2025

This Saturday, May 10 at Redwood Shores Branch Library, join us for Bike Rodeo, a Bike to the Library event, a fun celebration of bicycling and other active ways of getting around town.

Bike Rodeo: Kids can build skills and confidence by participating in the Safe Moves City experience, designed to simulate the diverse traffic environments in a large city and create problem-solving experiences for every age group. Children are encouraged to bring their own bikes and helmets, however; loaners will be also available on site.

Bike Blender: Work together to blend up healthy and delicious smoothies using a bicycled-powered blender.

Bay Area BikeMobile: The BikeMobile will be providing free tune ups and repairs. The BikeMobile can fix flat tires, adjust brakes and gears, and even replace broken or worn out parts like chains, seats, and tires. First come, first serve. Space is limited. 

Event Schedule

• 11am-2pm: Bike Rodeo, Bike Blender, Community Partner Resources, Bay Area BikeMobile, Games
• 12:00pm-12:30pm: Outdoor Storytime
• 1:30pm-2pm: Drawing

Mental Health Awareness Month

Redwood City Public Library celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month in May. This is a time to increase awareness and inspire action to reduce stigma against those with mental health and substance use conditions.

Join us for these Library events:

Self-Care Listens: Healing through Art & Music

TUE, MAY 6 | 5:30pm

An evening focused on mental health, suicide awareness, and self-care. Hear from foster youth and experts on their journeys, and enjoy self-care activities like rock painting and a Sound Bath by Manpreet Singh.

Teen Program: Wear Your Wellness

SAT, MAY 17 | 6:30pm

Let's take a break from the stress of life and let our imaginations run wild with a screen printing shirt activity, all while enjoying tasty snacks and great company. In partnership with StarVista Crisis Center

Find more events happening throughout San Mateo County here

Read more about this topic: Book List

The Lost Childhoods Exhibit and program series continues in May with a look into the foster care and juvenile justice systems through the eyes of the youth who lived it. Join us for May events:

May 6 @ 5:30pm: Self-Care Listens: Healing through Art and Music

May 13 @ 6pm: A Conversation About CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children)

May 19 @ 6pm: Not Again! School Stability for Foster Youth

May 20 @ 5:30pm: Looking Back, Moving Forward: Juvenile Justice in San Mateo County

This exhibit and program series is offered in partnership with Foster Youth Museum and CASA of San Mateo County

Children’s Spring Book Sale

Saturday, May 10, 10am-1pm

In the Family Place of the Downtown Library

Discover a huge selection of high-quality books for kids and teens—including chapter books, picture books, softcovers, young readers, young adult titles, and books in Spanish!

📚Everything 50% OFF

💰Prices start at just 25¢

Don’t miss this chance to stock up on fantastic reads at unbeatable prices!

Whether you're at home or visiting an RCPL location, your library card gives you FREE digital access to The New York Times! Stay up to date with breaking news, dive into feature stories, and explore a world of information at your fingertips—anytime, anywhere.

Register for access here

This project is supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.