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Redwood City Library Foundation

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Redwood City Library Foundation

Increases financial support for the Redwood City Public Library's services, collections and programs.

Description:

Increases financial support for the Redwood City Public Library's services, collections and programs. The foundation supplements public funding and complements the Friends of the Redwood City Library and the Redwood City Friends of Literacy in their fundraising activities. Programs include: - The Traveling Storytime, the initial project of the foundation, raises the level of reading awareness and foster a love of books and libraries in preschool age children by presenting storytelling at child care facilities in Redwood City. The Campaign for the Opening Day Collection at the Redwood Shores Library successfully raised $850,000 to purchase the entire contents of the collection for the new library opened in September 2008. Past projects include creation of a dedicated Teen Homework Center and purchase of a Hearing Loop for the Community Room of the Main Library. The current campaign aims to raise $250,000 to increase the collection at the Fair Oaks Library.

Location

1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 37.4839129 -122.227542 Other

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Eligibility:

None

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Service Areas:

  • Redwood City