This incredible documentary is a collection of stories by local Japanese Americans about their personal experiences of being sent to internment camps during World War II. This film was produced by San Leandro Library with a grant from the California State Library. The Library found that there was so much demand and encouragement, that this living history project has been expanded to include a second film.

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Hayward Public Library.

Hear from local contractors and homeowners about how energy efficiency improves the comfort of the home and how to get up to $6,250 in energy efficiency rebates from PG&E and the City of Hayward.  Register in advance at 

http://energyupgradehayward.eventbrite.com/  

For more information about the workshop, call Erik Pearson at 583.4210 or visit www.hayward-ca.gov and click the Green Hayward button.

Enjoy a free feature film on the last Friday of each month through September. Bring the whole family, low chairs and/or blankets, and flashlights. September's film is Tangled.

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.

East Bay Bicycle Coalition will teach you about bicycle safety.  You'll learn about riding in traffic, sharing busy streets with cars, the rules of the road and your rights, avoiding crashes, and fixing flat tires.  Please do not bring your bike.  Space is limited and advance registration is required at www.ebbc.org/safety.

Saturday, September 3

3:00-5:00 p.m.

MainLibrary

Learn to reduce your stress level by laughing.

Monday, September 12

Tuesday, September 6 @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. and Mission) 

In Patricia Cornwell's first forensic mystery set in Richmond, Virginia, a brilliant serial killer has left a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman.  But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it's being sabotaged from within and someone wants her dead!

Discussion facilitated by Heidi.Ontiveros@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7975.

Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman's wry, vibrant debut novel follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English language newspaper as they struggle to keep it-and themselves-afloat. Fifty years and many changes have ensued since the paper was founded by an enigmatic millionaire, and now, amid the stained carpeting and dingy office furniture, the staff's personal dramas seem far more important than the daily headlines.

In 1986, Susan Gilman and a classmate embarked on a bold trek around the globe starting in the People's Republic of China. At that point, China had been open to independent backpackers for roughly ten minutes. Armed only with the collected works of Nietzsche and Linda Goodman's Love Signs, the two friends plunged into the dusty streets of Shanghai. Unsurprisingly, they quickly found themselves in over their heads.  As their journey became increasingly harrowing, they found themselves facing crises that Susan didn't think they'd survive. But by summoning strengths she never knew she had, the two travelers found their way out of a Chinese heart of darkness.

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

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