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Photo Gallery
 
Teen film crew Lina, Solana & Donovan conduct interviews
about the first gay prom in Hayward.
(for more photos visit us on Flickr)
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 The library will be closed:
Monday, February 13
Monday, February 20
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Ayurveda Lecture by Dr. Vaidya Priyanka  Saturday, February 18 2-4 p.m., Main Library Dr. Vaidya Priyanka "Vaidyaji" will present an 18-point holistic health lecture that will embrace the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda in everyday life, followed by a guided mediation and a question and answer session. Dr. Priyanka teaches the principles of Ayurveda and explains how to integrate the various applications of this ancient science alongside nutritional supplements of the West. Registration is required for this free event. Call 510-881-7980 to register or for more information. |
Bike Traffic Skills 101
Saturday, February 11
1-5 p.m., Main Library
Join East Bay Bike Coalition for a half day of bike riding! During this on-the-bike practice session, you will work in small groups with certified instructors to improve your handling skills, emergency maneuvers, and ability to confidently and safely share the road with other traffic. Bring a bike, helmet and bike lock. Please note that bikes are not allowed in the library. Drinks and snacks provided. Free bike lights (front and back) will be provided to everyone that completes the course! For adults and teens 14+. Register online at www.ebbc.org/safety.
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Smart Start with California Highway Patrol Monday, February 27 6 p.m., Main Library
The California Highway Patrol's Start Smart program is a driver safety education class that targets new and future licensed teenage drivers aged 15-19 and their parents/guardians. A CHP officer will discuss traffic collision avoidance techniques, collision-causing factors, driver/parent responsibilities, and seatbelt usage.
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5 Easy Ways to Boost Your Immunity 
Saturday, February 25
2-3 p.m., Main Library
As the seasons change and we transition into spring, we are often susceptible to colds. You can boost your immunity all year long with simple and natural methods. Christina Angelos, a Senior Intern at Life West Chiropractic College will give an informative and interactive workshop on building immunities the natural way.
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Knitting Circle
Wednesdays, February 8 & 22
6:15 p.m., Main Library
Knitters of all levels, be they beginners or experts, and other yarn crafters are invited to join Hayward Public Library's Knitting Circle. Bring your project and join the group! On February 22nd, we will be sharing and demonstrating different techniques in needle crafting.
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Lawyer in the Library  Saturday, February 4 12 noon-2 p.m. - Main Library
Monday, February 6 6 p.m.- 7:45 p.m. - Main Library
Wednesday, February 15 6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. - Weekes Branch
Do you need free legal advice? Don't know where to begin? Get 15 minutes of free legal advice at the Hayward Public Library with a licensed attorney. Registration in person is required. Registration begins 30 minutes before the first session. Space is limited. Consultation is assigned by lottery. Lawyer in the Library is sponsored by the Alameda County Bar Association. Call 510-881-7980 for more information.
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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
Call 510-881-7910 * Literacy Plus * Hayward Public Library |
Recycle & Support the Literacy Plus Program 
The Literacy Plus program has recently partnered with Planet Green, a printer cartridge and cell phone remanufacturing and recycling company, to start an exciting new fundraiser that recycles mobile phones and used printer cartridges - and we want you to be part of it!
Taking part is easy - simply drop off your used inkjet cartridges and old cell phones with us - you can include cell phone batteries and even cell phone chargers. The drop-off location is the Hayward Public Library.
Your participation in this recycling campaign will raise greatly needed funds for the Literacy Plus program.Let's work together, one cartridge and cell phone at a time, to clean up the planet and raise money.
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Get a Great Deal
on Books!
Saturdays
February 11 & 25 9 a.m.-1 p.m. C Street & Watkins
Friends of the Hayward Library book sales are held at the downtown Farmers Market. In case of rain, the sale will be in front of the Main Library. |
 English Conversation Groups
Practice speaking English with others who are learning. All levels are welcome. No registration is required.
Mondays-Thursdays
5-7 p.m.
Day Labor Center
680 Tennyson Rd.
Tuesdays
1-2 p.m.
Main Library
Saturdays
10:15 a.m.-12 noon
Weekes Branch
Contact Jami.Hiller@hayward-ca.gov 510-583-5505 for more information. |
 Writers' Group
Monday, Feb 6
Wednesday, Feb 22
6:00 - 7:45 p.m.
Main Library
Get feedback on your original writing in a peer-supported writers' group facilitated by local writer Leticia Garcia Bradford. Get the support you need to help you stay on track with your writing, whether it's fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Bring 5-10 copies of the piece you wish to share with the group.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Hayward Public Library.
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Laughter Yoga
Saturday, February 4 3:00 p.m. Main Library Come and join in the laughter, reduce stress, and learn that silliness is great for your health. |
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Book Groups
Mystery Novels by Women - Murder is Binding
Monday, February 7 @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. & Mission)
 In Lorna Barrett's charming village cozy, Tricia Miller is the owner of Haven't Got a Clue, a mystery bookstore in a small New England town filled with antiquarian and specialty book-sellers. She is content building her business until the day her overachieving cookbook-author sister Angelica arrives in town. Tricia finds the body of the elderly owner of the local cookbook bookstore, The Cookery, and becomes the Sheriff's main suspect in her murder! Tricia must turn to her sister for help despite their fierce sibling rivalry, as her sister is the only one who believes Tricia is innocent. But can Tricia put up with her long enough to solve the murder?
Mostly Literary Fiction - French Lessons
Note date change due to holiday!
Wednesday, February 15 @ noon, Peets Coffee (B St. & Mission) &
6:30 p.m., Main Library
 Get ready for Valentine's day with a discussion of love and romance in Ellen Sussman's novel French Lessons. A single day in Paris changes the lives of three Americans as they each set off to explore the city with a French tutor, learning about language, love, and loss as their lives intersect in surprising ways. As they traverse Paris's grand boulevards and intimate, winding streets, they uncover surprising secrets about one another-and come to understand long-buried truths about themselves.
 Autobiography - Julie & Julia Wednesday, February 15 @ 6:30 p.m, Main Library Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell. Julie Powell is 30-years-old, living in Queens and working at a soul-sucking secretarial job. She needed something to break the monotony of her life. Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and saved her soul.
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The Friends of the Library is a nonprofit organization that has been supporting Hayward Public Library since 1982. The purpose of the Friends is to stimulate continuing community interest in the Hayward California Public Library and to be supportive of the Library staff and activities. The organization encourages gifts of books, magazines, desirable collections, endowments, bequests, and membership in the Friends of the Library, and participates in fund-raising activities
Support the Friends by making a donation.
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