The library is always looking for volunteers. There are many rewarding projects that need your help.  One of the programs is the Senior Outreach Service (SOS). Volunteers deliver library materials to people who can no longer get to the library to check out materials for themselves. Please call Trudy at (510) 881-7974 or email her at: trudy.toll@hayward-ca.gov if you are interested in providing seniors with this valuable service.

Saturday, December 4th
12:00 noon - Main  Library

Monday, December 6th
6:00 p.m. - Main Library

Wednesday, December 15th
6:00 p.m. - Weekes Branch

Need legal advice? Don't know where to begin?  Get 15 minutes of free legal advice with a licensed attorney. In person registration is required. Registration begins 30 minutes before the first session.  Space is limited.  Consultations may be assigned by lottery. Program sponsored by the Alameda County Bar Association.

Friends of the Hayward Library book sales are held at the downtown Farmers Market on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. In case of rain, the sale will be in front of the Main Library.

Saturday, December 11th
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Main Library
Learn to reduce your stress level by laughing.

Come and practice speaking English with others who are learning.  All levels are welcome.  No registration is required.

Tuesdays
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Main Library

Thursdays (except Dec 23rd and 30th)
Day Labor Center (680 Tennyson Rd)
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturdays
10:00-12:00 noon
Weekes Branch
Contact
jami.hiller@hayward-ca.gov or 510-583-5505 for more information.

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books & DVDs late?
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Keep library books, DVDs, music, etc., as long as you want.  No due dates, no late fines - ever.

First month's subscription applies to existing fines.  All late items renewed at no charge.

 

Mystery & Suspense
Tuesday, December 7th @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. and Mission)
Sarah Grave's fifth mystery in her "Home Repair is Homicide" series continues a fascinating cozy series with practical home repair advice starting each chapter. When ex-Wall Streeter Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree bought a charming 1823 fixer-upper in tiny Eastport, Maine, she figured she'd also bought herself a tranquil, stress-free life. But Jake soon learned that appearances can be deceiving, and that even small towns have their share of dark secrets - including murder.
 
Discussion facilitated by Heidi.Ontiveros@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7975.
 
Mostly Literary Fiction
Monday,  December 13 @ Noon, Peet's Coffee (B St. and Mission) and  6:30-7:45 p.m., Main Library
We will be discussing Half Broke Horses, a "true-life novel" by Jeannette Walls. Many of you will be familiar with Walls' bestselling memoir, The Glass Castle, a publishing sensation around the world. Half Broke Horses tells the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls's no-nonsense and resourceful grandmother. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier town-riding five hundred miles on her pony, alone, to get to her job.

Lily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and heartbreaking personal tragedy. Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit.
 
Discussion facilitated by Sally.Thomas@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7700. Not able to attend meetings but want to discuss this book with others? Join GoodReads.com and participate in online discussions! You must have an account on GoodReads.com to participate. Contact Sally for more information.
 
Autobiography & Memoir
The Autobiography & Memoir group will not meet in December.
 
Group is facilitated by Abbe.Kalos@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7941.

Hayward Public Library

MAIN LIBRARY	WEEKES BRANCH
835 C Street	27300 Patrick Avenue
Hayward, CA 94541	Hayward, CA 94544
510-293-8685	510-782-2155

 HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 11-8
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10-5