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Check out this amazing collaboration between Sequoia YMCA and Redwood City Public Library for our youth this summer!

Looking for a free and nourishing meal, a new book to take home and summer fun for kids? We’ve partnered with Sequoia YMCA to provide enriching and engaging activities following their free summer lunch program. Lunch is served 12-12:30pm. You’ll find us following lunch on Mondays, June 24-July 29, from 12:30-1:30pm. Come for healthy lunches, summer reading and free activities to help young minds and bodies grow and thrive!

Lunch at the Library is a project of the California State Library, supported with funds from the State of California.

LEARN MORE: https://www.redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/77497/2638

Tickets are only $10 each for our Children's Book Event on May 20th! Meet children's book author and illustrator team Jorge Argueta and Elizabeth Gomez in an intimate setting at 6:30 pm in the Redwood City Public Library where they will debut their book “Bilingüe, Superhéroe / Bilingual, Superhero,”. Share the joy of books and the power of reading to children while raising funds to support Redwood City Public Library. Buy your ticket today!

Meet Children's Author-Illustrator Team and See Special Film to Support the Library Support the library by attending this family-friendly fundraising event! Celebrated local authors/illustrators Jorge Argueta and Elizabeth Gómez, will meet families and debut their book “Bilingüe, Superhéroe / Bilingual, Superhero.” They will discuss how a children's book evolves from concept...

Bring the family to share the joy of books and help raise funds to
support Redwood City Public Library at the same time! We are bringing celebrated local author-illustrator team Jorge Argueta and Elizabeth Gómez to the Library to debut their book Bilingüe, Superhéroe/Bilingual, Superhero. Tickets are $40 (for up to
4 seats). Reservations are required. Ticket price includes a link to stream the entire feature-length documentary film Story and Pictures By. Learn all about the event and purchase tickets

Meet Children's Author-Illustrator Team and See Special Film to Support the Library Support the library by attending this family-friendly fundraising event! Celebrated local authors/illustrators Jorge Argueta and Elizabeth Gómez, will meet families and debut their book “Bilingüe, Superhéroe / Bilingual, Superhero.” They will discuss how a children's book evolves from concept...

Meet Local Authors/Illustrators

Meet Children's Author-Illustrator Team & See Special Film to Support the Library on May 20 at 6:30pm at the Downtown Library Celebrated local author Jorge Argueta and illustrator Elizabeth Gómez will be at the library to meet library families in an intimate setting. They will debut their book “Bilingüe, Superhéroe / Bilingual, Superhero,” a compelling story with an important theme: speaking more than one language i...

Redwood City libraries are marking National Library Week from April 7 through April 13. Read more in this week's RWCPulse.com article.

Redwood City libraries mark National Library Week The Redwood City Library Foundation is encouraging the community to give donations to local libraries

Be a part of our youngest supporters! Today, April 3, marks Library Giving Day. Our Redwood City libraries are bustling centers of discovery, growth, and community, providing an array of enriching experiences beyond just books. Even the littlest members are embracing the joy of giving, helping to fill the piggy bank at the Downtown Library to ensure our libraries remain vibrant havens of learning and creativity. Everyone is welcome to contribute whatever they can! Swing by today – or donate online at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EGYFX7JS8PN9Q.

There are at least 7 ways to celebrate Library Giving Day on April 3rd -
1. Donate online (does your company match?)
2. Donate with a check mailed to the RCLF office:
3. Donate your old car
4. Gift stock
5. Make a tax-free donation from your IRA
6. Create a Planned Giving Legacy
7. Donate your time
For more information https://www.rclfdn.org/help-out

Libraries are the ultimate dating app for book lovers – check out some of their love letters (from patrons ages 1 ½ to 81)! https://www.rclfdn.org/general-clean

Library Giving Day is April 3rd. Show your love for the library by making a donation today! Your donation will keep the app (i.e Library) fresh! RCLF Board members will match the first $500 in donations. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EGYFX7JS8PN9Q

Donate to Redwood City Library Foundation Help support Redwood City Library Foundation by donating or sharing with your friends.

Happy Pi Day!
Pi is a never-ending constant that is approximately equal to 3.14. Without Pi, we wouldn’t be able to accurately calculate or create circles. Engineers use Pi to calculate and optimize sound waves for TV and radio. Plays a key role in the formulas of probability and statistics.
Our libraries feature many STEAM-themed activities and content including Fix-It Clinics, Create, craft, Collobare – Making is for Everyone, LEGO Robotics League, Technology Servies and more. Check out the calendar of events. https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/library/events

Love Letters for Storytime - at Redwood City Public Library Downtown, Schaberg, or Redwood Shores branch. And a frog!

To mark International Women's Day (today!) and Women's History Month, check out these curated book lists at Redwood City Public Library: Women's History for Kids and Women Who Changed the World. https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/library

Heriberto Madrigal, the Library Services Manager, posts new lists frequently on the Library's "Read!" column (between "What's New" and "Upcoming Events"). "We want to make sure that we're meeting the community's needs and that everyone feels welcomed in the library."

Audio books, books on the Libby app, sharing opinions in book clubs... love letters for the books include these and more!

Love letters from kids are the best. Whether it's the books or makerspace, there is something for kids of all ages.

The cozy, quiet space provided by the library for reading helps make the community a wonderful place. Whether notes are written in Spanish or English -

Love Letters from all ages. 1 1/2 year old Pia 'writes' about storytime, 5 year old Weston loves the books, and 81 year old Judy writes about her love of the Redwood City Public Library through the years.

Library love letters came in online as well as drawings.

During the month you have been telling us why you love the library. The responses are touching! We have posted them in the downtown library and and wanted to share online also. We will be posting on our stories here for the next few weeks. Enjoy.

Is your child or grandchild's preschool signed up for Traveling Storytime? Traveling Storytime’s trained volunteers read to groups of children in daycare centers and preschools throughout Redwood City. Since its inception in 2000, volunteers have read to more than half a million children! Traveling Storytime also provides free books for families to build home libraries and read often at home. Come to the open house to learn how to bring stories to preschoolers!

Redwood City Library Foundation has been one of the funders for the beloved Traveling Storytime program for many years.

For more information/ Más información https://www.redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/74501/2638

February is ‘Love Your Library Month'. Send a love letter to your library! Tell us why you love the library and please be specific! Name your favorite programs, events and library helpers! You may fill out a paper form at one of the three library branches or fill out a digital form in English or Spanish.

We will post "love letter" responses throughout the month. Everyone is encouraged to stop by the downtown library to read them!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2vNAY5iqXXSaQnhG4F1vfwX8_e3fTF5gylWklP7z0hZMlLA/viewform

Espanol https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPGkIlV_M71kzhhJQP_oCJeziB_IvULmVq98o2CQpl7e3lPg/viewform

Did you miss The Right to Read film screening last November?

The Right to Read is available to watch online for free, TODAY ONLY, in celebration of Black History Month (thanks to the NAACP)

Visit https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org/
to access the film for the next 24-hours,
Thursday, February 1: 12:00 AM PT to 11:59 PM PT

Para ver la película con subtítulos en español, visita esta
pagina web
https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org/february-1-spanish-subtitles-1

Your donations are helping children learn! Thanks to your support, we recently bought 30 new iPads to replace old and glitchy iPads circulating in the children's room of the Downtown Library!

The new iPads are pre-loaded with pre-school appropriate apps, and can be checked out for 3 weeks at a time. This large purchase supports the library's Bridging the Digital Divide initiative, which focuses on providing devices and internet service to those who might not otherwise have access.

Keep supporting children's learning and make a donation today. http://redwoodcitylibraryfoundation.org/

Home | Redwood City Library Foundation Our mission is to support the Redwood City Library in cultivating literacy, life-long learning, and community connections.

Did your New Year's resolutions include saving money; volunteering in the community; learning a new skill; or reading more?
Redwood City Public Library can help you achieve all these goals in 2024!
The Library provides FREE materials, resources and programming to keep you learning, growing and connected. (Community support makes this possible - thank you - donate anytime!)
Check out the Library class/program calendar:
https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/library/events/library-events
or
Check out volunteer opportunities at the Library:
https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/library/volunteer

Happy New Year from the Redwood City Library Foundation!

Keep our community learning! When you donate to the Library Foundation, you are donating to the community. Just look at how the Makerspace has something for everyone: sewing and embroidery machines, LEGO robotics, art salons, 3D printers, coding, crafting and far more. Who knows where this could take you? For Jason Newblanc, a laser cutting workshop in the Makerspace after he had been laid off was the key to a new career as an artist. His work often features Redwood City subjects, like the octopus at the Courthouse Square. Read his story and donate today! https://www.rclfdn.org/post/how-the-makerspace-helped-launch-a-new-career-1

Libraries cultivate literacy, life-long learning, and community connections. They are a cornerstone of democracy, providing all people with free resources that promote innovation, equity, critical thinking, and respect for differing viewpoints.

RCLF has kicked off our fall appeal to meet the immediate and evolving needs of our vibrant, diverse community. Please donate today and RCLF’s Board of Directors will match the first $5,000 in donations received by 12/31/23! Learn more https://www.rclfdn.org/help-out

Join this global day of doing good and giving back! Nov. 28 . You can make a difference! Please GIVE! And encourage your friends and family to join you in creating real impact by funding important iniatives at the Redwood City Public Library! Donate today and our board will match up to $5,000. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=6PNBS6FYMHXWU

“If the library wasn’t here to offer a pathway for experiencing other people’s narratives, society would have tiny minds with itty-bitty understandings of the rest of the world.” -Susan, Library Patron is coming up on November 28. Show your love for your Redwood City Public Library and your community! Donate today and our board will match up to $5,000!

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