Redwood City: Fair Oaks Library To Be Run By San Mateo County

REDWOOD CITY, CA — The Fair Oaks Branch Library will be run by San Mateo County Libraries beginning Mar. 15, with operations transferring to the county from Redwood City.

In a news release on Wednesday, Redwood City officials noted the move will “increase public service hours of operation and expansion of programs.” The city will continue to provide funding to the library, which will increase its service hours to 60 hours per week and be renamed the North Fair Oaks Library.

The library, located at 2510 Middlefield Road, will be the 13th city branch operated by San Mateo County Libraries, which manages different library branches in the county. The county has owned and maintained the building since 1995, and the library will remain under the Peninsula Library System so the public can access its materials throughout the county.

“This library is a community treasure,” San Mateo County Supervisor Warren Slocum said in the news release. “With increased hours both for curbside service, and for when it fully reopens, this library will serve and meet the needs of the families in North Fair Oaks — particularly the children.”

Diane Howard, Redwood City’s mayor, added that the city is proud of the services the library has provided over several decades.

“We look forward to this new approach to library services for the neighborhood’s residents,” Howard said. “Redwood City Public Library and San Mateo County Libraries have had a valuable longstanding partnership, and we look forward to youth and families benefitting from the enhanced services the North Fair Oaks Library will offer.”

People can visit www.smcl.org/curbsideservices for more information or contact the library's Customer Care Team by calling (833) 937-7625, texting (650) 851-0147 or using an online form available here.

Read more about the change in a news release here.

Bay City News contributed to this report.