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PLAY Malinky Music & Movement at Redwood Shores Branch Library, next up on October 4

September 8, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month starts soon (September 15-October 15) and we will be celebrating all month long! Check out the highlights below and visit our calendar for additional information.

Teen Makers: Loteria

WED SEP 15, 5pm

Taller de Alebrijes

WED SEP 17, 24 and OCT 1, 6pm

Peruvian Dances with Asociación Cultural Kanchis @ Redwood Shores Branch Library

SAT SEP 20, 11am

Danzas Peruanas con /Peruvian Dances with Asociación Cultural Kanchis

SAT OCT 4, 11am

In the community

Fiestas Patrias

SUN SEPT 14, 2-8pm

Last but not least, enjoy our reading lists for Hispanic Heritage Month:

·    For Adults

·    For Kids

Welcoming Week in Redwood City: September 12–21, 2025

Join us to kick off Welcoming Week, September 12–21, with a series of events that build connections and highlight the richness of our diverse community.

Highlights include:

• Cafecito with Supervisor Lisa Gauthier – Sep 12 at Eskina Restaurant
• Storytime with Promotores – Sep 13 at the Downtown Library
• Fiestas Patrias – Sep 14 at Courthouse Square
• Voices of Welcome Story Wall – Sep 15 at Casa Círculo Cultural
• Welcoming Week Storytimes – Sep 16–17 at library branches
• Welcoming Star Celebration – Sep 17 honoring Project READ and Jane Slater
• Youth Art & Wellness Fair – Sep 19 at Siena Youth Center



Welcoming Week programs are supported by Welcoming Redwood City and community partners. Find all the events and details on the Welcoming Week webpage.

This month, we were thrilled to award readers a variety of end-of-summer prizes and one $1,000 education scholarship for completing the Summer Learning Challenge. Teens and adults also took home exciting prizes. A big thank you to everyone who joined us in reading and learning all summer long!

The Summer Learning Challenge is an annual library tradition that helps kids keep their skills sharp, prevents Summer Slide and sparks a lifelong love of reading. Research consistently shows that library summer programs support students in returning to school ready to learn. We’re already looking forward to Summer 2026!

The Summer Learning Challenge programs—along with many of our year-round library events—are made possible thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Redwood City Library. The Redwood City Library Foundation provides funding to ensure all Summer Learning Challenge participants receive free books.

Got extra books, puzzles, or DVDs? Bring them to the Friends of the Redwood City Library's monthly donation event on Saturday, September 20!

Here’s where to drop off:

• Downtown Library – 1044 Middlefield Rd | 10am–Noon

• Redwood Shores – 399 Marine Pkwy | 10–11:30am

Your support goes toward funding programs during the Summer Learning Challenge, storytimes, career workshops, teen events and more.