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The Library will be closed
Monday, November 12 (Veterans Day)
Wednesday, November 21 @ 6:00 p.m.
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, November 22-24 (Thanksgiving) |
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 Poetry Workshop: "Finding Your Own Poetic Voice"
Saturday, November 10
1:00-2:30 p.m., Main Library
Develop your poetic voice in a workshop with Oakland poet Judith Offer. Carefully examine poems of well-known poets, looking for the elements of each poet's style, so you can make choices of style in your own work. All interested poets of any amount of experience are welcome to this free workshop.
Following the workshop, Judith Offer will serve as the guest facilitator of the peer writers' group. Bring your own work to share if you wish to participate in the meeting.
Judith Offer has published 5 books of poetry, and her work has appeared in many magazines and broadcast on National Public Radio.
Advance registration for the 1 pm workshop is required. To register, or for more information, call 510-881-7980.
Writers' Group
Saturday, November 10, 2:45-4:00 p.m., Main Library
Monday, November 26, 6:00-7:30 p.m., Main Library
Get feedback on your original writing in a peer-supported writers' group facilitated by poet and playwright Judith Offer (Nov. 10) and local writer Leticia Garcia Bradford (Nov. 26). 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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NonProfit Resource Center Workshops
Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m., Main Library
 November 6: Getting Ready for Foundation Fundraising
November 20: Foundations and their Roles in Philanthropy
The NonProfit Resource Center is pleased to bring these free workshops from the Foundation Center to the Hayward Public Library. These workshops will cover a variety of topics of interest to people involved in nonprofits. Watch for more upcoming workshops in the next few months.
For more information and a complete schedule please email Trudy Toll at trudy.toll@hayward-ca.gov or call her at 510-881-7974.
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Lawyer in the Library 
Saturday, November 3
12 noon-2 p.m. - Main Library
Monday, November 5
6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. - Main Library
Tuesday, November 20
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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Check Out a Chromebook!
Chromebooks, simple laptop computers based on Google's Chrome browser and operating system, can now be checked out at the library! Hayward Public Library has been selected to participate in a pilot project conducted by the California State Library in cooperation with Google. Library users can check out a Chromebook and use it in the library.
Chromebooks are fast, secure and easy to use. They do not run traditional software or store files. Instead, they connect to the Internet via the library's WiFi, where software and documents are stored in "the cloud." You can use your free Google account or use Guest mode (for those without Google accounts).
Ask a library staff member how you can check out a Chromebook!
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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 are 18+ and not in high school
- You never went to college
Call 510-881-7910
Literacy Plus - Hayward Public Library
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Get a Great Deal
on Books!
Saturdays
November 10 & 17
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. |
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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.
Saturdays
10:15 a.m.-12 noon
Weekes Branch
Contact Jami.Hiller@hayward-ca.gov 510-583-5505 for more information. |
Laughter Yoga
Saturday, November 3 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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Want to Start Your Own Book Group?
The library has multiple copies of many of our previous book discussion titles, ready for your group to check out and start reading. Ask at the Information Desk and a librarian will show you.
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Would you like to get a text message when your holds are ready for pickup or your checked out items are almost due? Sign up for the ShoutBomb service. it's easy. Just text the word SIGNUP to hpl@shoutbomb.com and follow the prompts to get started.
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Book Groups
Mystery Novels by Women - How to Wash a Cat 
Tuesday, November 6 @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. & Mission)
The first book of author Rebecca Hale's cozy mystery series, each of which features an aspect of California History, is set in an antique shop in modern day San Francisco and includes a puzzled accountant heroine, the tale of a Gold Rush legend, a pair of tulip-shaped cufflinks, an enigmatic uncle, a persistently obnoxious neighbor, an inartfully stuffed kangaroo, and, of course, the washing of a cat.
Mostly Literary Fiction - Snobs
Wednesday, November 7 @ noon, Peets Coffee (B St. & Mission) &
6:30 p.m., Main Library
From the award-winning screenwriter of Gosford Park and the creator of Downton Abbey comes this superbly observed novel of an insider's look at a contemporary England that is still not as classless as is popularly supposed. The best comedies of manners are often deceptively simple, seamlessly blending social critique with character and story. This astute portrait of the intersecting worlds of aristocrats and actors confirms Fellowes as an irresistible storyteller and a witty chronicler of modern manners. (Note change of regular meeting date.)
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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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