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Summer Learning Challenge fun kicked off last week with Sterling Bubbles at Magical Bridge Playground

June 22, 2026

Looking for a place to chill this summer? The Teen Center is the spot! We're opening an hour earlier Monday through Friday so teens can grab a free lunch from Lunch at the Library at 12pm and bring it up to enjoy with friends.

Hang out, watch World Cup matches on the big screen, play games or just relax in a cool space made for teens. Don't forget to ask staff for our Summer Learning Challenge bingo card - lots of big prizes if you finish! Plus, don't miss these special summer events:

Tuesdays, 3pm: Jackpot Junction

Tuesdays, 4pm: Video Game Night

WED JUN 24, 4pm: Pride Month Button Making

Thursdays, 3pm: Lowkey Creative

Thursdays, 4:30pm: Movie Night

FRI JUN 26, 11am: Screenprint Fruit Totes

Monday–Friday, 12–1pm |June 15–July 24

Looking for a free lunch served with activities and books? Come to the Downtown Library for Lunch at the Library! The service provides lunches for children and teens all summer long thanks to funding from the California State Library.

Starting this Friday, come early at 11am for Fun Fridays: Fresh Experiences Before Lunch, featuring hands-on programs with farmers, beekeepers and live animals that bring the journey from farm to table to life.

Fun Fridays series:

Screenprint Fruit Totes - JUN 26, 11am 

Meet a Veggie Farmer - Thursday, JUL 2, 11am

The Farmer's Market - JUL 10, 11am

Big Buzz About Bees - JUL 17, 11am

Petting Zoo - JUL 24, 11am

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The Summer Food Service Program is a program of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, administered in California by the California Department of Education. Lunch at the Library is a project of the California State Library, supported with funds from the State of California.

Summer Learning Challenge is off to a fantastic start! Kids can earn prizes all summer long just by reading, attending library programs and participating in fun learning activities. Prizes include LEGO sets, Squishmallows, science kits and more!

Be sure to turn in your reading log to be entered into our first prize drawing on Tuesday, June 30. A second prize drawing will take place on Friday, July 31.

And there’s even more to look forward to—at the end of the summer, all participants will be entered for a chance to win a $1,000 education scholarship!

Learn more about the Summer Learning Challenge and explore all of our summer programs here.

Bring home a jar of Friends of the Redwood City Public Library honey! Harvested from the library's own beehives, each jar is available for $10, with all proceeds supporting library programs and services. It's a sweet way to support your library while enjoying a taste of Redwood City!

Honey is available for purchase in the Friends Bookstore at the Downtown Library (1044 Middlefield Road), or online.

Want more about the library bees? Download the Friends Honey Cookbook featuring community-submitted recipes and watch a short documentary about the bees created by local filmmaker Daniel Negrete here.

Looking for childcare?

San Mateo County families can join a free Nanny & Parent Meet & Greet to meet certified nanny, family, friend and neighbor caregivers. Offered by TIFFAN and JobTrain with support from Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Attend one event or join all three:

Workshop 1: Tuesday, July 7 | 7-8:30pm | Online via Zoom

Workshop 2: Thursday, July 9 | 7-8:30pm | Online via Zoom



Live Meet & Greet: Saturday, July 11 | 10-11:30am | Online via Zoom

Sign up here