WE'RE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH |
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February is Black History Month and we have a series of programs and activities planned to celebrate. Please join us for one or all!
Looking for reading recommendations? We have staff curated lists for adults and kids. You can find more reading lists and library initiatives surrounding equity and inclusion on our RCPL CARES page.
Last but not least, the Domini Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center is back with a Black History Month Pop-up Museum! Located at 890 Jefferson Ave, diagonally across the street from the Redwood City Downtown Library, the museum features 22,000 square feet of exhibits on the extraordinary contributions that African-Americans have made throughout our history.
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Great news! Fresh Approach Mobile Farmers Market is now at the Downtown Library every Thursday from 10am to 11:30am. Fresh Approach Bay Area is a non-profit organization that works in the food access space to bring affordable healthy food to communities across the Bay Area. They sell produce on behalf of local, BIPOC owned organic farms. They offer a 50% discount to customers who participate in the CalFresh (SNAP), WIC, SSI/SSDI, Medi-Cal, and Unemployment programs. See you at the market!
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eBOOKS IN WORLD LANGUAGES |
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We are happy to introduce a new eBook service for kids! LOTE4Kids (Languages Other Than English) is a new collection of eBooks in world languages that allows kids to learn a language and connect with books through the magic of storytelling. Use your Redwood City Library card and choose from thousands of audio-picture books in 50+ languages, together with English translations.
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It’s very nearly February, which means the Peninsula Libraries’ annual Young Adult Novelist Convention (#YANovCon) is almost here, too! This year, the convention will be held at the Burlingame Community Center on Saturday, February 11 from 1-5:30pm. Teens, this is an unmissable opportunity to meet some of your favorite award-winning authors and ask them your burning questions about their stories or craft. The event is totally free, but books will also be available for purchase and you can get them signed for free if you like, too! Click here to view the amazing lineup and register.
And because we know many of you are writers yourselves, we also encourage you to submit your own original work of fiction (500 words or less, in any genre) to the #YANovCon Short Story Contest! This year’s theme is Family and Found Family, and the deadline to submit is February 25. For more details, go here.
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See the full events calendar here.
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Lunar New Year Calligraphy
On February 15, join us for an introduction to the art of Chinese calligraphy with Jojo Liu to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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Pop-up Chemistry
Middle school scientists explore different aspects of chemistry! Once a month, take part in hands on experiments with ACS members.
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WED FEB 1, 6:30pm
THURSDAYS, 11:30am
FRI FEB 3, 10:30am
SATURDAYS, 10am
SAT FEB 4, 11am
SUNDAYS, 1pm
WED FEB 8, 6pm
MON FEB 13, 6pm
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STAY IN TOUCH // MANTÉNGASE EN CONTACTO
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Library customer service is available for your questions:
By phone: (650) 780-7018, extension 4
Servicio bibliotecario al cliente está disponible para sus preguntas:
Por teléfono: (650) 780-7018, extensión 4
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