The 8th annual Peninsula Libraries Comic Arts Fest (PLCAF) begins in April! Start the celebration with a free one-day Kick Off Event and Small Press Comics Expo at the South San Francisco Library on April 6 from 10am-4pm.⁠

PLCAF will continue throughout April where participating libraries throughout San Mateo County - INCLUDING RCPL - will be hosting workshops and author visits. Check out comicartsfest.com for more updates, author lineups and in-person events for the entire month of April 2024.⁠

Anime Your Way with Carlos Nieto III

Unleash your creativity with our first PLCAF workshop next week: Anime Your Way! Join us in the Teen Center on Tuesday, April 2 at 5:30pm to meet Carlos Nieto III, former artist for The Simpsons, and follow his step-by-step drawing tutorial for creating and modifying anime characters from scratch. For grades 6-12.

Our second PLCAF event is Think It Ink It with Carlos Nieto III on Thursday April 11 at 5pm.

We're having a Solar Eclipse Viewing Party on April 8, 2024!

Come view the solar eclipse at the Downtown Library from 10am to noon, with the peak viewing time estimated to be 11am. We will have many fun science activities offered by our partners from Sciencical and viewing glasses provided by NASA. A limited supply of glasses will be on hand at the event, first come first serve. We will not have glasses to pass out in advance of the event.

The April 8 eclipse will be a total solar eclipse. It will be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States until 2044. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. Please note that it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing.

To learn more about the eclipse, go to NASA's page

TEENS: One week to apply to take over the Library!

Are you a teen (or group of teens) with an idea for an event or activity you'd like to see at Redwood City Public Library? Are you interested in helping us celebrate the diversity of the people and ideas in our community? If so, come take over your Library! We will provide you with the funds to make it happen, as well as a $100 stipend per team member. All you need to do is share a creative idea for a program that you want to see for teens at your local Redwood City Public Library and work with us to make it happen⁠!

APPLY BY MARCH ⁠31 HERE

Spring is here and it's the perfect time to get outside and visit local County and State parks! With your library card, you have access to 23 San Mateo County Parks and over 200 California State Parks. The parks you can visit include Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Memorial Park, Mount Tamalpais, and Big Basin Redwoods (to name just a few!). Parks passes waive the vehicle entry fee, allowing you and a car of friends and family into the park at no additional charge. You can place a hold on a pass and have it sent to the library of your choice, or stop by a library with a pass currently available. Get started here

Did you know we also have Grab & Go Discovery Backpacks? These packs for kids are filled with handy items for outdoor adventures. Just ask staff to check one out the next time you are at the Downtown Library!

Last but not least, don't miss the 50 years of Wunderlich County Park Celebration on Saturday, April 13 from 10am-12:30pm. It will be a day filled with hiking, historic demonstrations, music and more, brought to you by our friends at San Mateo County Parks. Register here