Reel Injun is a documentary about the evolution of the depiction of First Nations people in film, from the silent era to today. Featuring clips from hundreds of films, candid interviews with famous Native and non-Native directors, writers and actors, Reel Injun traces how the image of First Nations people in cinema has influenced the understanding and misunderstanding of their culture and history.

 

Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story August 8

This film delves into the troubled life of a young girl sentenced to life in prison for murder. Cyntoia Brown was an average American teenager. But a series of bad decisions led the 16-year-old into a situation that ended with her killing a man who had picked her up for sex. She was sentenced to life in a Tennessee Prison meaning, in her case, she will serve a minimum of 51 years. This film challenges our assumptions about violence and explores how factors such as biology and family history can doom some young people from the start.

For more information phone 510-881-7974 or email trudy.toll@hayward-ca.gov.

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.

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.

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 Toy Story 3. 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.

Join us for a celebration of all things Mariachi!  Gil Sperry, the author of Mariachi for Gringos will give an interactive multi-media presentation he calls Mariachi 101 to introduce everyone, not just Gringos! to the joys of this wonderful music.  His new book will be available for purchase after the presentation. At 3:00 the local Mariachi band and dance group, "Mariachi Juvenil de Hayward" and "Grupo Folklorico Tlapalli," will perform.  Refreshments will be served. 

This program is supported by the Friends of the Hayward Library.

Saturday, July 2 

3:00-5:00 p.m.

MainLibrary

 

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.

Mondays - Thursdays
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Day Labor Center 

(680 Tennyson Rd)

Tuesdays
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Main Library

Saturdays
10:15-12:00 noon
Weekes Branch
Contact
jami.hiller@hayward-ca.gov or 510-583-5505 for more information.

Monday, August 1
6:00 p.m. - Main Library

Saturday, August 6

12:00 noon - Main Library

Wednesday, August 24
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.

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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 - Thyme of Death
Tuesday, August 2 @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. and Mission)

 In Susan Wittig Albert's first book in the China Bayles mystery series, China finds her herb shop in Pecan Springs, Texas, long way from her career as a criminal attorney in Houston. But the sweet life turns sour when a friend is found dead (suicide? murder?) and China uncovers a stash of torrid love letters. Her investigation is aided and abetted by flamboyant redhead Ruby Wilcox (who owns the only New Age shop in Pecan Springs) and ex-cop boyfriend Mike McQuaid. Nominated for both Agatha and Anthony awards for Best First Mystery.

 

Discussion facilitated by Heidi.Ontiveros@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7975.
 
Mostly Literary Fiction - The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Monday, August 8 @ Noon, Peet's Coffee (B St. and Mission) and 
6:30-7:45 p.m., Main Library

Heidi W. Durrow's award-winning debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I. who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy. With her strict African American grandmother as her new guardian, Rachel moves to a mostly black community where she learns to swallow her grief and confront her biracial identity.

 

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 - Same Kind of Different as Me

Wednesday, August 17 @ 6:30 p.m., Main Library 

Denver Moore, who was born in rural Louisiana in January 1937,  relates how he was held under plantation-style slavery until he fled in the 1960s and suffered homelessness for an additional eighteen years before the wife of  Ron Hall, an art dealer accustomed to privilege, intervened.  Gritty with pain and betrayal and brutality, it also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love.

 

Group is facilitated byAbbe.Kalos@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7941.  

Hayward Public Library

MAIN LIBRARY	WEEKES BRANCH
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Hayward, CA 94541	Hayward, CA 94544
510-293-8685	510-782-2155

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