Join the Library Community
The
Main Library is a central downtown
fixture
in the community of Redwood
City,
CA. There are three other
branch locations, as
well as many services that
are available
online twenty-four
hours a day. Redwood City
Public Library is also part
of
the
Peninsula
Library System.
Get Involved
There are many ways to get involved in your library community.
- Get a library card and take advantage of the free collection of books, videos, etc.
- Attend the many free events and programs offered for all ages
- Volunteer some time or make a donation
- Tell us what you would like to see at YOUR library
- Become a member of the Library Board
Library Board
The Library Board consists of five
members, appointed by the City Council for terms of three years each. Members serve without compensation and cannot hold any other office or position in the City while serving as members of the Board. The duties and responsibilities of the Library Board, as prescribed in Sections 18 through 20 of the City Charter, are as follows:
- To establish rules for its proceedings, appoint, discipline and remove, subject to civil service provisions, such officers and employees as may be provided for by the Council and exercise all authority and perform all duties prescribed by this Charter or by ordinance;
- To control and manage the public library system of the City;
- To make and enforce rules and regulations necessary for the administration, government and protection of the library system;
- To purchase necessary books, journals, publications, and other personal property;
- To borrow books from, rent books to, and exchange the same with other libraries and to extend library privileges to non-residents upon such conditions as the Board may prescribe;
- To appoint and remove at its pleasure a librarian who shall be the chief executive officer of the public library system.
