NEWS RELEASE
REDWOOD CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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We are celebrating the Friends of the Redwood City Public Library the week of October 17-23, 2021, as part of the 16th annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week. We are grateful for the Friends 365 days a year, but this week we are pausing to spend time honoring all that they do for RCPL.
Who are the Friends of the Redwood City Public Library? Established in 1972, they are an all volunteer group that dedicates many hours per year sorting, scanning and pricing thousands of books, running the Downtown Library Bookstore, Redwood Shores Branch Library Book Kiosk and online book sales plus staffing material donation events every month. They also sell honey made by our very own RCPL Bees! The Friends fund Library programs throughout the year, including the Summer Learning Challenge, Little Learners, music, author events, book clubs and so much more. For the current fiscal year, Friends has approved program funding of over $90,000. It is due to their hard work and passion for our library and its programs that we are able to provide the depth and breadth of activities that we do!
"The Friends of the Redwood City Public Library have contributed over $800,000 during the past decade to support beloved Library activities and events like the Summer Learning Challenge, author visits to local schools, early literacy workshops for children and families, and so much more. Their support helps make RCPL the responsive, impactful, active community resource that it is, especially for the people who need us the most," says Library Director Derek Wolfgram.
To say thank you, consider giving them a donation to support Library programming. You can also follow them on Facebook and Instagram for updates on Friends and Library activities including sales and events.
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