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Events for Adults
July 2011
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Hayward Public Library
835 C Street
Hayward, California 94541
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Meet the Author of Latinnovating: Green American Jobs and the Latinos Creating Them
 Saturday, July 16 2:00-4:00 p.m. Main Library Meet author Graciela Tiscareño-Sato. Learn how cultural values, strong leadership and innovative thought from the Latino community inspire environmental entrepreneurship. Find out about new green careers or get inspired to create your own company. This program is for anyone interested in how green companies and organizations are created by courageous change agents. For more information phone: 510-881-7974 or email trudy.toll@hayward-ca.gov. |
Documentary Film Festival
The Calling Mondays,
6:00 p.m.
July 18 (Part 1) and July 25 (Part 2)
Main Library  The Calling is a four-hour documentary series that follows seven Muslims, Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and Jews on a dramatic journey - training to become professional clergy. Embarking on life paths that demand tremendous personal sacrifice and commitment, these seminarians must uphold timeless truths in an era that values quick fixes and hot trends, and face a public that challenges the very relevance of their mission.  A new look at an old job, The Calling takes viewers into the unknown world of seminaries to tell entertaining and compelling personal stories of how faith is lived today.The Calling underscores our spiritual common ground and offers intimate portraits that provide a fresh, nuanced portrayal of faith in America. 
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 Writer's Group
Wednesday, July 13 &
Tuesday, July 26
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Main Library
Looking for feedback on your original writing? In response to community demand, the library is launching a peer-supported writer's group. Join other local writers to help you stay on track with your writing, whether it's fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Bring at least 5 copies of the piece you wish to share with the group. The group will be facilitated by local writer and spoken word performer Leticia Garcia Bradford.
 Writing Workshop with TJ Puckett Saturday, July 30 1:00-4:00 p.m. Main Library Do you want to release the writer within? Does getting started on your project feel overwhelming? Join the library's summer community of writers in a series of three writing workshops, led by Chabot College Instructor TJ Puckett. The group will complete a series of informal exercises that explore the writing process, and be introduced to aspects of craft, such as concrete imagery, voice, and character.
Register for this free workshop by calling 510-881-7980 or emailing sally.thomas@hayward-ca.gov.
These events are supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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 Knitting Circle
Wednesdays
July 13 & 27
6:30-7:45 p.m.
Main Library
Discover the joys of knitting by joining our knitting circle at the Hayward Library. Experienced knitter Zanaib Green will help novice knitters with easy projects such as scarves and shawls and more advanced knitters with projects such as hats, gloves, socks and sweaters. All levels of knitters are welcome. Please bring size 10 or 10 1/2 knitting needles and the yarn of your choice, additional yarn will be available at the meeting.
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Movies on the Plaza
Despicable Me
Friday, July 29, 8:15 p.m.
City Hall Plaza, 777 B Street
 Join us for some free family fun! Bring the entire family, low-back, small chairs and/or blankets, flashlights (keep them low!) and enjoy a feature film on the last Friday of each month through September. This month's feature is Despicable Me. Movies are free. Snacks and refreshments are available for purchase. Movies on the Plaza are sponsored by Hayward Area Recreation and Park District and The City of Hayward. Visit www.haywardrec.org or call 510-881-6700 for more information. |
 Need Help with Reading, Writing, or Spelling?
You can get free tutoring if:
- You read below the 8th grade level
- You can speak English
- You are 18+ and not in high school
- You never went to college
Please call Literacy Plus at 510-881-7910 for more information.
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Happy 4th of July!
The Library will be closed on Monday, July 4th. |
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In Defense of Food Book-to-Action: An Afternoon with Cookbook Author Janet Fletcher and Local CSA Farmers
 Saturday
July 23
1:30 p.m.
Main Library
As Michael Pollan notes in In Defense of Food, research suggests that people who cook are more likely to eat a more healthful diet. So let's get cooking! Meet Janet Fletcher, a certified Master Gardener, San Francisco Chronicle columnist, and author of the cookbooks Fresh From the Farmers' Market and Eating Local. She will talk about Community Supported Agriculture and the advantages of shopping at your local farmers' market. Get inspiration and ideas for shopping, preparing, and cooking with seasonal produce. She will be joined by some local growers who will talk about their farms and the benefits of buying fresh and locally grown food.
Book-to-Action Discussion of: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Tuesday, July 19
6:30 p.m., Main Library
Did you miss the previous discussions of In Defense of Food? Take advantage of this additional opportunity to participate in this component of the Book-to-Action series.
These events are supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. |
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Finding Affordable Housing
Wednesday, July 6
6:00 p.m.
Main Library
Eden Information & Referral can help you get started finding affordable housing in Alameda County. A representative will be available to provide information and answer questions.
 Registration is recommended. Call 510-881-7980 for more information or registration. |
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Laughter Yoga
Saturday, July 2
3:00-5:00 p.m.
MainLibrary
Learn to reduce your stress level by laughing.
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English
Conversation Groups
Come and practice speaking English with others who are learning. All levels are welcome. No registration is required.
Mondays - Thursdays
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Day Labor Center
(680 Tennyson Rd) Tuesdays1:00 - 2:00 p.m. 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Main Library Saturdays10:15-12:00 noon Weekes Branch Contact jami.hiller@hayward-ca.gov or 510-583-5505 for more information. |
 Lawyer in the Library Saturday, July 2
12:00 noon - Main Library
Monday, July 11
6:00 p.m. - Main LibraryWednesday, July 206:00 p.m. - Weekes BranchNeed 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. |
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 Get a Great Deal on Books!
Downtown
Farmer's
Market Book Sale
Saturdays
July 9, 16 & 23
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
C Street & Watkins
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. |
 Oops! Are you library
books & DVDs late?
Go Fines-Free &
never worry again!
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.
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Book Discussion Groups Mystery & Suspense - To Say Nothing of the DogTuesday, July 12 @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. and Mission)  In Connie Willis's delightful time travel romp, hapless history student Ned Henry travels via a time machine from 2057 Oxford to 1940 England as he attempts desperately to retrieve a hideous wrought iron bishop's bird stump from Coventry Cathedral before it is bombed. When he is sent to Victorian England, things go wrong in hysterical ways as Ned finds true love, rescues a cat, and figures out what actually happened to the infamous Victorian bird stump.
Discussion facilitated by Heidi.Ontiveros@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7975. Mostly Literary Fiction - BrooklynMonday, July 11 @ Noon, Peet's Coffee (B St. and Mission) and 6:30-7:45 p.m., Main Library  We will discuss Brooklyn, by Colm Tóibín, whom the Los Angeles Times declares is "his generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power." Leaving her home in post-World War II Ireland to work as a bookkeeper in Brooklyn, Eilis Lacey discovers a new romance in America with a charming blond Italian man before devastating news threatens her happiness. 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 - Down the Nile, Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff Wednesday, July 20 @ 6:30 p.m., Main Library
 When Rosemary Mahoney took a solo trip down the Nile in a seven-foot rowboat, she discovered modern Egypt for herself. As a rower she faced crocodiles and testy river currents; as a female, she confronted deeply held beliefs about foreign women while cautiously remaining open to genuine friendship; and as a traveler, she experienced events that ranged from the humorous to the hair-raising.
Group is facilitated by Abbe.Kalos@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7941. |
Hayward Public Library
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MAIN LIBRARY
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WEEKES BRANCH
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835 C Street
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27300 Patrick Avenue
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Hayward, CA 94541
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Hayward, CA 94544
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510-293-8685
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510-782-2155
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HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 11-8
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10-5
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