San Mateo County taking over operations of branch in Redwood City, will give it new name
Published on February 24, 2021 in CommunityStaff
San Mateo County Libraries will take over operations of the Fair Oaks Branch Library from the City of Redwood City starting March 15, as part of a plan to increase public service hours of operation and to expand programs at the branch, according to library officials. The library, which will become the 13th in the San Mateo County Libraries family, will also be renamed to North Fair Oaks Library.
It’s part of a new cost-sharing agreement between the City of Redwood City and San Mateo County Library Joint Powers Authority that will extend the minimum number of weekly service hours at the North Fair Oaks branch from 50 to 60.
Redwood City set to transfer operations of Fair Oaks Branch Library to County
Published on February 16, 2021 in CommunityStaff
Redwood City is set to transfer operational responsibility of the Fair Oaks Branch Library to San Mateo County Libraries, which in many ways “will be invisible” to library patrons, officials said.
The Redwood City council is scheduled to vote on the proposed transfer at its meetings on Feb. 22. If approved, the transfer is set to take effect March 15.
“Under the anticipated transfer, the City of Redwood City would continue to provide funding to support library services for the North Fair Oaks community, but the library will be operated by San Mateo County Libraries,” officials said.
The Menlo Park City Council had a busy meeting Tuesday, ironing out details about news racks, which library information system to use, what to do about unfunded pension liabilities and a possible way to support grocery store workers.
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Redwood City - The County of San Mateo continues building on its Digital Inclusion Initiative with the launch of 13 new SMC Public WiFi locations at outdoor and SMC Park and Connect sites across the county. The newly expanded SMC Public WiFi locations include:
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Brisbane – Brisbane Community Pool
South SF – Magnolia Senior Center, South San Francisco City Hall, Miller Avenue Public Parking Garage, South San Francisco Adult Probation Office, and Orange Memorial Park
San Mateo – Health and Human Services-WIC and San Mateo Medical Center
The County has also partnered with the Peninsula Library System and San Mateo County Libraries to extend their existing library public WiFi networks for outdoor internet access at 12 sites. This allows library patrons, students and the public to use WiFi networks even when the libraries are closed.