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January 13, 2025

We are excited for this new year, including kicking off the year with a new round of Listening Sessions. The conversations with community members will inform updates to our Service Priorities for the next few years. Also coming soon, the Downtown Library is the host of the 10th annual Young Adult Novelist Convention, which brings 13 accomplished young adult book novelists to our community.

We look back on 2023-2024 with pride at all that we accomplished for and with our community. Redwood City Public Library served its community with over 1 million items borrowed, 81,000 program attendees and 23,166 volunteer hours. Highlights include 10,661 Makerspace participants, 689 adult learners supported and 420 pounds of rooftop honey harvested. We hope you enjoy the visual wrap-up below!

RCPL Listens provides an opportunity for community members to share their aspirations to help shape the Library’s Service Priorities for 2025 and beyond. Targeted listening sessions are available for specific community members, and open sessions are available for anyone who wants to contribute to the Library’s future plans.

Targeted Listening Sessions

For seniors: January 28, 11am

For youth: February 5, 7pm

Open Listening Sessions

February 3, 6pm, Downtown Library

February 18, 6pm, en español, Downtown Library

March 5, 6 pm, Redwood Shores Branch Library

For further details, go here

📚✨ Join us for the 10th Annual Young Adult Novelist Convention (YANovCon) on Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 11am to 4:30pm at Redwood City Public Library's Downtown Library!

Kick off the day with a Writing Workshop for Teens by Kara H.L. Chen, followed by a keynote by Abigail Hing Wen. Enjoy a Teen-Led Q&A and panels on Coming of Age in a Digital World. The event ends with book signings (books available for purchase thanks to Linden Tree Books).

This year's YANovCon proudly features the following award-winning, notable, and new young adult novelists: 

Kara H.L. Chen / Josh Galarza / Anna Gracia / Carolina Ixta / Stacey Lee / Jessica Parra / Grace Shim / Shannon Takaoka / Lala Thomas / Maggie Tokuda-Hall / Edward Underhill / Dale Walls / Abigail Hing Wen 

Brought to you by our partner libraries from the Peninsula Library System

Find all the details here

Join our exciting English-language virtual book club, Book Club for Kids, for 3rd-5th graders (Ages 8 - 12)! Our required Parent Information Meeting is this Thursday, January 16 at 5pm via Zoom (register for the Club to receive the link). Your attendance ensures your child's successful participation in the book club.

At Book Club, kids get FREE books to keep and cherish while enjoying fun discussions with kids their age. Book Club is a great chance to boost reading skills, participate in fun book-themed games and crafts and explore new worlds and ideas from the comfort of home.

Dates: January 20 through March 27

When: Weekly on Thursdays from 5-6pm

Where: Online via Zoom. Once you're registered, we'll send you all the details on how to get your free books and join the Zoom meetings.

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. To register and learn more, go here

We have a Spanish Book Club too, Club de Lectura para Niños! To learn more about the February session, including the January 30 parent meeting, go here

Donate gently used books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, videogames, or albums to the Friends of the Redwood City Public Library on January 18!

📅 When: Saturday, January 18

📍 Where:

10am-12pm: Downtown Library at 1044 Middlefield Road

10-11:30am: Redwood Shores Branch Library at 399 Marine Pkwy

✨ How Your Donations Help:

Donated items are sold in our bookstore and proceeds directly support community library events and programs

🛑 Note: Puzzles must be complete, and items should be in very good condition.

Please note: All libraries will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

For Kids

Little Learners

WED JAN 15, 3:30pm

Pequeños Aprendices

SAT JAN 18, 11am

Animal Tracks with San Mateo County Parks @ Redwood Shores

SAT JAN 18, 11am

For Teens

Teen Program: Movie Night

THU JAN 16, 4:30pm

Teen Program: Money Wednesdays with Monterra Credit Union

WED JAN 15, 4:30pm

For Adults

Adult Makers: Creative Up-Cycling for Textiles

THU JAN 16, 6:30pm

Mock Interviews with Phase2Careers

TUE JAN 21, 6pm

Repair Advice with Fixit Clinic

FRI JAN 24, 10:30am

Vida y Cultura: Sábado Makers

SAT JAN 25, 10am

ALL PROGRAMS