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Teen Weekly Programming
Open to Teens in grades 6-12
Wii Gaming
Tuesdays 4:00-6:00 PM
Thursdays 4:00-6:00 PM
Saturdays 12:00-2:00 PM
Weekly Movie
Wednesdays starting @ 4:00 PM
Come watch a movie recommended by teens
and just hang out with your peers.
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Talk Soup - Teen Book Club
Tuesday February 2 @ 6:00 PM
Downtown Library - Small Meeting Room
This month we are reading The Prophecy of the Sisters, by Michelle Zink
In late nineteenth-century New York state, wealthy sixteen-year-old twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe find that they are on opposite sides of an ancient prophecy that has destroyed their parents and seeks to do even more harm. |
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Hearing Device Exhibit and Demonstration
Wednesday February 3 @ 10:30 AM
Downtown Library - Community Room
Learn about simple devices to let you hear beautiful clear sounds, even in noisy situations!
Come and try more than 20 helpful, effective devices and see for yourself just how much more you understand when using them!
Hosted by The Hearing Loss Association of the Peninsula (formerly SHHH) and the
Redwood City Library Foundation. |
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Food Film Series:
Big Night - Introduced by David Clay
Wednesday February 3 @ 6:30 PM
Downtown Library - Community Room
“One's appetite will be big for both the food and the movie.” - Frank Ochieng, Movie Eye. Directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott. Rated R; 109 min, 1996. David Clay teaches film study & appreciation and literature in the Humanities Division at Cañada College. |
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Peninsula Writers Bloc
Wednesday February 3 @ 7:00 PM
Downtown Library - Small Meeting Room
Group meetings include readings from participants, as well as opportunities to learn more about the craft of writing and getting published.
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Live in Concert!
Dorian Michael & Kenny Blackwell
Thursday February 4 @
7:00 PM
Downtown Library - Fireplace Room
Join us for a live performance of duo Kenny Blackwell mandolinist of the famed Laurel Canyon Ramblers, and guitarist Dorian Michael, who has played in about every style and in every type of work situation a blue collar musician could hope for. Unforgettable acoustic music! |
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Spanish Language
Book Fair
Friday February 5
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Downtown Library - Community Room
Bibliotecas Para la Gente and Redwood City Public Library invite you to join us at the Spanish Language Book Fair!
Teachers, Public, School & Academic Librarians…here is your opportunity to select Spanish-language books, DVD’s and CD’s for adults, Teens, and Children! |
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Personal Investing & Your Budget
with Karen Maki
Wednesday February 10 @ 12:00 PM
Downtown Library - Fireplace Room
How Do You Know What You Can Afford?
Join us for a noon workshop that can help you begin to get clear about your finances. Learn more about how you think and feel about money to improve your personal investing skills! Karen Maki is a Money Coach. |
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Meet the Author – Richie Unterberger
White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-by-Day
Thursday February 11 @ 7:00 PM Downtown Library - Community Room
"Richie Unterberger…has assembled the definitive Velvets biography in White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day." - Austin American-Statesman
Visit: www.richieunterberger.com |
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Kaiser Permanente Lecture Series-
The 40-70 Rule: Bridging Communication Between Seniors & their Families
Wednesday February 17@
10:30 AM Downtown Library -
Community Room
Join us to learn practical skills and tips to improve communication between adult children and their parents. |
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Book Group - Let's Talk Books
Pablo Neruda & Mary Oliver:
Selected Poems
Thursday February 18 @
12:00 PM
Downtown Library -
Fireplace Room
"Mary Oliver's poetry is an excellent antidote for the excesses of civilization."
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Finding the "Right Match" College for You
Saturday February 20 @ 10:30 AM
Downtown Library - Fireplace Room
Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed by the flood of college information and the idea of getting into and paying for college? In this session we will discuss how to evaluate whether a school is the right one for you and how to build a balanced list of prospective colleges for you.
Anyone interested in college, specifically parents with college bound teens, are encouraged to attend. |
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Stanford Health Lecture Series-
Understanding Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Wednesday February 24 @
7:00 PMDowntown Library -
Community Room
Speaker: Shamita Shah, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology-Hepatology), Stanford University Medical Center
This talk will explore the background, proposed causes, and key features of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, as well as goals for management, options for treatment and health maintenance. Presented by Stanford Health Library. To register please call (650) 498-7826. |
