1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City 94063 | 650-780-7593

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Friends of the Redwood City Public Library

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Children's Book Sale - October 19!

Saturday, October 19

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Inside the Children's Area of the Redwood City Downtown Library

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Huge selection of high-quality chapter, soft cover, picture, young reader, young adult, and Spanish-language books!

ALL 50% OFF

Prices start at 25 cents

Join us for great bargains on wonderful books.

honeyRedwood City Library Honey

Library Honey is HERE! Jars are $10 each and all proceeds benefit the library.

Honey Click here to buy Honey online!

OR

Honey is for sale in the Friends Bookstore at the Downtown Library at 1044 Middlefield Road.

The Friends Honey Cookbook is available for download. Enjoy a variety of recipes using honey contributed by the community! -> Honey Cookbook

You can watch the library bees hard at work in their hives by clicking here.

You can watch a short documentary about the library bees made by Daniel Negrete here

Donation Event: Books/CDs/DVDs/Puzzles/Albums

Next Event: Saturday, October 19, 2024

No donation events in November or December. Next event after October 2024 will be January 2025.

Where: Two Locations!

Location 1 - Behind the Downtown Library at 1044 Middlefield Road - 10 a.m. to Noon

Location 2 - In the Parking Lot of Redwood Shores Library at 399 Marine Pkwy - 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Wanted Items: Books, CDs, DVDs in Very Good Condition. Puzzles (if complete), Videogames, and Albums accepted as well.

Do Not Bring: Anything Dirty or more than slightly Worn. No Magazines, Encyclopedias, VHS or Cassette Tapes, Hard Back Adult Fiction if older than 3 years.

Please bring items in bags or boxes that you will leave. Every donor will be required to load the bags or boxes onto carts. Thank you!

If you have a small donation (1 bag), you can bring the materials to only the Downtown Library's donation bin near the lobby during operating hours.

Who Are the Friends of the Redwood City Library?

An all-volunteer organization who sorts, scans and prices thousands of books, manages online book sales and runs bookstores and other sales to sponsor library programming or other library goods and services.

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Learn about the 50th Anniversary and Summer Learning Celebration on Sunday, June 12, 2022

Our Link Page

Watch a Video about Friends!

Article on Friends 50th in RWCPulse

What Do We Do?

Fund library and community programs such as Summer Learning Challenge, Authors, Traveling Storytime, Little Learners, Baby/Children/Teens, Arts and Crafts, Cultural Events, Job Seeking, Music and More!

How Do We Raise Funds?

To see the many programs the Friends fund:

Contact Us

Interested in learning about our sales and events? Interested in volunteering? Any other questions? Email us at friendsofrwclibrary@gmail.com or leave us a message at 650-780-7593.

Officers

  • Mary Scavarda, Chair
  • Rose Ann Hummel, Vice-Chair
  • Patty Holubar, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Jan Coulman
  • Ellen Johnston
  • Carolyn Nathan

Friends' Board Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every Month in the Small Meeting Room in the Downtown Library or Zoom. Meetings are open to the public.