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One more week of Bilingual Stories and Songs with Kimba Chipilina @ Schaberg Branch Library

July 21, 2025

The Summer Learning Challenge is entering its final month, and with school just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to celebrate.

Join us for Summer Splash & Back to School Bash

• Saturday, August 2
• 10:30am – 12:30pm
• Outside the Downtown Library

Get ready for a morning packed with fun, hosted by our amazing Summer Learning Challenge high school interns!

Enjoy:

• A high-energy performance at 11am by James Henry, Master Percussionist
• Classic lawn games
• Delicious treats
• A Friends of the Library book sale
• Meet-and-greet with Redwood City School District Librarians

Let’s make the most of these summer days—bring your friends and family for a celebration you won’t want to miss!

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Hey Teens! Ready for an awesome summer adventure? Join us for a one-week programming session from August 4-8, packed with fun and exciting activities. You'll dive into topics like Mental Health, Public Speaking, basic Cooking skills, Entrepreneurship, and even Screen Printing. Plus, we’re throwing an epic end-of-summer celebration just for you! Don’t worry—no experience is needed, and all materials will be provided. This is your chance to learn new skills, make new friends, and have a blast while you're at it. We can't wait to see you there! For grades 9 to 12.

REGISTER HERE

Schedule, 1-3pm each day:

8/4: Mental Health Day with Day Break 

8/5: Public Speaking with Arishka Jha

8/6: Cooking with a local chef

8/7: Setting up a business and screen printing workshop with Eric Kneeland 

8/8: Summer Celebration 

A local craft carpenter has built this one-of-a-kind Little Library for the Redwood City Library Foundation to auction off to benefit Redwood City Public Library. If you wish to bid on the Little Library, sign up to be informed when bidding starts by emailing RCLF at: rclf-info@redwoodcity.org

Help RCLF support community education about banned books and censorship efforts. Book bans threaten the freedom to think, to question, and to grow. Even in the Bay Area, books are threatened, but we are fortunate that our local leaders believe in protecting the right to read.

In celebration of Banned Books Week 2025 from October 5-11, join fellow library supporters on October 8 for the 4th Annual Pub Crawl. Enjoy discounted libations and snacks and learn more about censorship threats and how you can speak up. Censorship is so 1984!

A reminder that Early Bird $40 ticket sales for the RCLF 4^th Annual Pub Crawl ends September 12. Ticket prices are $50 after that date. Get your tickets today!

It's Disability Pride Month, and we are honoring the history, achievements, experiences and struggles of the disability community throughout July. Join us at these Library and community events.

TUE JUL 29, 6:30pm

Canine Companion Disability Independence Storytime @ Redwood Shores

Meet Guzzy, a Canine Companion labrador and learn all about her job helping her human.  

WED JUL 30, 10am-1pm

6th Annual Inclusion Festival

Entertainment, resources and interactive booths. Be sure to find us at the Library booth!

We also recommend checking out our Disability Pride Month staff picks list

A Beginner’s Guide to Redwood City’s Open Data Portal

Welcome to Redwood City’s new blog series!

In our first post, we introduce the Redwood City Open Data Portal, a user-friendly hub for interactive dashboards, maps, and downloadable datasets.

Explore local data on building permits, road closures, zoning, and more. Not sure where to begin? Try the Building Permits Dashboard or the Community GIS Map.

We’ll be sharing more tools and resources throughout the series, so stay tuned! If you’d like to follow along, click here to subscribe to the blog.

Ready to dive into the data? Click here to explore the Open Data Portal.

Backpack and School Supply Drive

The Redwood City Fire Department is collecting new backpacks and school supplies for students of all grade levels. From July 15 to August 15, donation barrels will be available at Redwood City and San Carlos Fire Stations, all Redwood City Public Library locations, and City Hall.

Thanks to your generous donations last year, we were able to support many local families—and with your help, we hope to assist even more this year.