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Our Exploring the Flavors of Latin America series kicked off with a demo of how to make Mangonadas!

Join us to make Pupusas this Saturday

September 23, 2024

United Against Hate Week is here! It's a call for local civic action to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of our neighborhoods, towns and cities. Redwood City stands United Against Hate and we hope you will too.⁠ ⁠Community members can pick up Redwood City/North Fair Oaks Stands United Against Hate posters at the Downtown Library in the lobby while supplies last.

Join us with Welcoming Redwood City and community partners as we create a community that is welcoming and free of hate for all. We have a full slate of events planned to celebrate! Click through to register or learn more:

City Council Recognition of Welcoming Stars

MON SEP 23, 6pm

Teen Program: Taste the World

MON SEP 23, 5:30pm

Teddy Bear Tea

SAT SEP 28, 10am-12pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City. Space is limited: RSVP

Drag Story Hour

SAT SEP 28, 11am

Adult Makers: Art Unites

SAT SEP 28, 11:00am, Downtown Library Makerspace

For our United Against Hate reading list, go here

Happy Banned Books Week! From September 22-28, Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. Redwood City Public Library stands against book banning. We center our service priorities around inclusive programs, services and books that lead to equitable outcomes for members of the highly diverse community we serve. Below are a few ways you can participate in Banned Books Week.

📚 Enjoy a banned book! Read one of the Top 10 most banned books of 2023

📖 Join the discussion at the Book Bites book club on Sep 24, reading Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn

🍻 Attend Redwood City Library Foundation’s Upscale Pub Crawl on October 9 from 5-9pm to learn about banned books and have some fun while supporting the Library Foundation. Get your tickets here: www.rclfdn.org

Redwood City Public Library is teaming up with the Redwood City Fire Department for Fire Prevention Week. During the week of October 6-12, the Fire Department will drop by Library programs for kids to educate everyone about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home. Join us to meet Fire Fighters and learn how best to keep your homes and loved ones safe.

Mon OCT 7, 10:30am – Cuentos y Cantos

Wed OCT 9, 10:30am – Toddler/Preschool Storytime @ Schaberg

Wed OCT 9, 3:30pm – Little Learners

Thu OCT 10, 11:30am – Toddler/Preschool Storytime @ Redwood Shores

To find out more about how to keep your home protected against fire, visit the Fire Prevention Week site here

Save the date: Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale

Did you know that every book sold by the Friends of the Redwood City Public Library—whether in the Downtown Bookstore or at their large book sale events—comes from community donations? Even better, all proceeds directly support library programs!

Join the Friends on

Saturday, October 19 from 10am-1pm for their final 2024 fundraiser in the Children's Room of the Downtown Library. All books will be 50% off, and prices start at 25 cents. There will be a huge selection of high-quality chapter, soft cover, picture, young reader, young adult and Spanish-language books!

TEEN PROGRAMS

For Kids

Kid Makers: LEGO Robotics League

TUE SEP 24, 4:30pm

Little Learners

WED SEP 25, 3:30pm

Seaside Story Hour with Marine Science Institute @ Redwood Shores

SAT SEP 28 11am

Drag Story Hour

SAT SEP 28, 11am

Music with Val @ Redwood Shores

SAT OCT 5, 11am

Kid Makers: Fall Crafts

SAT OCT 5, 2pm

For Adults

Book Bites

TUE SEP 24, 12pm

Tai Chi @ Redwood Shores

WED SEP 25, 10:15am

Hatha Yoga with Padmini

THU SEP 26, 11am

Repair Advice with Fixit Clinic

FRI SEP 27, 10:30am

ALL PROGRAMS