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Library Events in August

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  • Bookstock 6: Saturday, August 14, 1-4PM: Courthouse Square Redwood City. Three hours of peace & music! Crafts — Food — Music — Book Sale. Featuring The Sippy Cups and Cotton Candy Express.
  • Children’s Librarian Chuck Ashton is retiring after 23 years in Redwood City. Come say farewell to the “Yuckmeister.” Presented by the Redwood City Public Library and the Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department.
  • Peninsula Book Club, Tuesday August 31 @ 6:00 PM: Meeting Room B. We will discuss Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. For more information and to RSVP, visit MeetUp.com .
  • Volunteer with the Friends of the Library: The Friends operates a resale book store inside the Downtown Library to generate funds to support library programs and events. Call 650-780-7050 to get more information about joining the Friends and to identify your volunteer interests. For volunteer opportunities at the Redwood Shores Branch Library, call 650-780-5740 for information. See you in September!
  • Meeting Space Available at the Redwood Shores Branch Library: Visit www.redwoodcity.org/library/info/meetingrooms.htm
  • Join the “Make a Splash. Read!” Summer Reading, Listening, or Parents Club:  The library is open at any of the four Redwood City libraries through August 31st. Read for 600 minutes (10 hours) before August 31st and receive numerous awards. And now there’s a summer reading club just for babies! Sign up any time the library is open at any of the four Redwood City libraries through August 31st. Read for 600 minutes (10 hours) before August 31st and receive numerous awards.
  • Baby’s Summer Reading: There’s a summer reading club just for babies! Sign up any time; the library is open at any of the four Redwood City libraries through August 31st.

Redwood Shores Library Dates and Information for November

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Art Gallery Display:
“Inner Landscapes – Outside Spaces” by Gina Louise
Through November 2009

Hindi Storytime
Saturday November 14 @ 11:00 AM

Family Program with Phil Ackerly
Saturday November 21 @ 11:00 AM
Join us for a fun program with the magic guy!

Chinese Storytime
Saturday November 28 @ 11:00 AM
Join us for stories told in Chinese.
Tuesdays @ 7:00 PM
Bedtime Stories • Ages 3-8
Thursdays @ 10:00 AM

Russian Storytime
Thursdays @ 10:30 AM

Preschool Stories • Ages 3-5
Thursdays @ 11:30 AM

Tiny Tales • Ages 0-18 months
Second Saturdays @ 11:00 AM
Hindi Storytime
Fourth Saturdays @ 11:00 AM
Chinese Storytime

Teen Activities and Gaming Wednesdays

Horizons Deli Café is now open at the Redwood Shores Branch Library! Café hours are Monday – Thursday, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Saturday – Sunday, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Meeting Space Available at the Redwood Shores Branch Library.

Redwood Shores Branch Library • 399 Marine Parkway

650.780.5740

www.redwoodcity.org/library

The New Café At The Redwood Shores Library Is Now Open

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Horizons Deli Café, presented by Fresh & Natural Food Service Group, will be open Monday through Thursday, 8:00am until 8:00pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am until 5:00pm. The 8:00am opening time will allow the café the opportunity to cater to people that are walking the Bay Trail in the back of the library and the Redwood Shores neighborhood. There is a separate entry to the café in the back area of the library.

Horizons Deli Café will feature a variety of menu selections, such as salads, sandwiches and wraps, soups, gourmet baked goods and desserts, healthy breakfast options, coffee, espresso, tea,  juices, and more…

The opening of the café in the Redwood Shores Branch Library is certainly another element that makes the library a special destination.

Redwood City Downtown Library Temporarily Closed

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The Redwood City Downtown Library will be closed for approximately 35 days for the installation of a new heating and air conditioning system, beginning Monday, November 30th, 2009, with an expected reopening on Monday, January 4th, 2010. This is a major construction project, and so in the interest of public safety the Library must be closed while it is in progress. The new system will be significantly more efficient, saving the City energy, reducing the building’s carbon footprint, and saving money on power bills.

During this temporary closure, the Library will also be building a new teen center, adding three new study rooms, expanding the area used by the Project READ literacy program, and upgrading the technology lab. All of this work is designed to create a more comfortable, inviting, usable, and improved experience for the tens of thousands of library patrons who visit each year.

Even though this will be a temporary inconvenience, library visitors are encouraged to use this as an opportunity to fully explore Redwood City’s three branch libraries, including the newest library at Redwood Shores where a new café has just opened. Two branch libraries (Schaberg and Fair Oaks) will have extended hours to help accommodate more customers.

All public programs that normally take place at the Downtown Library will be suspended for the construction period, but the library’s collection of books and other materials can still be accessed online – items placed on hold for library patrons can be picked up at the Schaberg Branch Library instead of the Downtown Library. The book drops at the Downtown Library will remain open for returning materials.

Redwood City and the Redwood City Public Library apologize for this inconvenience, but remind patrons that these improvements will make their “Five-Star” Downtown Library even better, and help to save a lot of energy too!

People are encouraged to visit one of the three branch libraries in the Redwood City Public Library system:

* Downtown Library,1044 Middlefield Road, 780-7018, CLOSED 11/30/09 – 1/3/10

* Redwood Shores Branch Library, 399 Marine Parkway, 780-5740; Hours are Monday – Thursday: 10-8; Closed Friday; Saturday: 10-5; Sunday: 12-5

The Redwood City Public Library offers many free programs for children, adults, and families, and is the learning center of our community. For more information about library events and services you may access the library’s home page at www.redwoodcity.org/library  or call 780-7026.