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A NOTE FROM THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR
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We are still here for you! RCPL staff are working hard to connect you with our online resources, services, and suggestions for how to keep reading and learning while you practice social distancing. After all, our mission is "RCPL cultivates community by welcoming all people to experience the shared joys of literacy and learning," and we aim to keep on connecting with you through this difficult time.
This weekly newsletter offers virtual library resources, service updates, and ways to keep informed about the
City and
Library's response to Coronavirus (COVID-19). In addition, we continue to find innovative ways to provide service during this time, so read on for good news! Please forward this email along, and encourage your Redwood City friends and family to
subscribe.
Be well and remember to shelter in place to protect yourselves and our community!
Derek Wolfgram
Library Director
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STORIES AND PLAY WITH RCPL LIBRARIANS
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 First up, we are happy to announce that on Friday we released a new pre-recorded video series, Stories and Play with RCPL Librarians. The recorded stories will be posted on Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 am on library social media channels. Tune in to see Pam, Andrea, Armando, Jan and Heriberto read stories and play. The first collection features a guest appearance by our very own Library Director, Derek Wolfgram.
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 We've been busy sharing our
online library resources as well as learning suggestions compiled by our librarians. This week's feature is for all of you homeschooling your little ones!
FEATURED LIBRARY RESOURCES
 Do your kids need help with homework? Brainfuse provides live online homework help with trained tutors! Tutors can guide students through homework challenges and help them develop the necessary skills to complete assignments on their own. All you need is your library card to get started. Don't have a card? Go here.
To get started with Brainfuse, go here.
BookFLIX fe
atures video p
icture eBooks for kids as well as paired non-fiction read-along books. It's a great way to reinforce reading skills and to introduce children to a world of knowledge and exploration.
STAFF LEARNING RECOMMENDATIONS
We are here to help you find educational and fun ways for you and yours to keep learning and growing while sheltering in place. We've developed a page of resources for kids compiled by our Youth Services staff here. If you have any more suggestions, feel free to email us here.
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STAY INFORMED AND REACH OUT
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STAY INFORMED
Our
Library Service During COVID-19 microsite
offers resources for learning at home, service update
s, and ways to keep informed about the City and Library's response to Coronavirus (COVID-19).
You can also find extensive information on the City COVID-19 pages, as well as resources and essential services on the Parks, Recreation, & Community Services minisite.
FOLLOW US
Library service information, educational activities suggestions, digital reading and viewing lists, storytimes, and recommendations from our kids, teens, and adult staff are being shared on our
Facebook,
Instagram, and
Twitter. Follow along!
CONTACT THE LIBRARY
Li
 brary customer service is available for general questions. Reach out to us!
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Below is a list of services available at this time. For updates, visit our COVID-19 microsite here.
- All Redwood City Public Library locations are currently closed until further notice.
- Library events are cancelled through May 1.
- Due dates for all library materials, including Wifi hotspots, are extended through June 30.
- No overdue fines will be charged for any items currently checked out. Please keep your library materials until we reopen.
- Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks; use streaming TV, movie, and music services; and access digital subscriptions to newspapers and magazines here.
- Our Zip Books service continues. Zip Books is a way for customers to request books that the Library doesn't own. The item is shipped directly to you using Amazon Prime.
- Second Harvest food distribution to Project READ enrolled families will continue, for pickup only, and will be expanded to twice a week.
- Library customer service is available for general questions. Please call (650) 780-7018, extension 4 or rclinfo@redwoodcity.org.
- Online resources are available to current card holders and new cardholders. Don't have a card? Sign up here for an eCard, good for 30 days.
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