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The Library will be closed
Monday, December 24
Tuesday, December 25
Monday, December 31 (open 10-2)
Tuesday, January 1 |
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Now We Can Dance:
The Story of the Hayward Gay Prom
A film premiere Friday, December 7, 7:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 777 B Street 
The Lambda Gay Prom has been an annual Hayward event since 1994 - one of the longest-running events for queer youth of its kind in the country. Yearly, hundreds of Bay Area youth have come to see the prom as a safe place to be themselves and celebrate with other youth.
This documentary film is a culmination of a two-year project which trained teens to be filmmakers with the help of a team of library staff and professional advisors. It highlights the history of the prom as an important Hayward institution and its impact on attendees and the community.
"Working on the film I learned a lot about the history of Hayward and the perspectives of the adult community and youth on LGBTQ issues. I learned how important the gay prom is to exist because it gives kids a place to have fun and fulfills their right to feel comfortable," said Natalina Campopiano, a teen filmmaker and senior at Hayward High School. "It makes me appreciate what I have now."
After the screening, stay to meet the filmmakers and discuss the film with a special panel of community leaders and film subjects who played a key role in launching the event and who continue to organize this well-loved prom for hundreds of Bay Area youth every year. Admission is free.
This project was sponsored in part by Cal Humanities and the Friends of the Hayward Public Library. |
 Santa Paws Pet Parade
Saturday, December 1 Parade begins @ 10:00 a.m. at Foothill & B Street and ends with an awards ceremony in the park outside the Main Library
Bring your pets & join in the fun! |
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Writers' Group
Wednesday, December 5, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Main Library
 Get feedback on your original writing in a peer-supported writ ers' 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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 The library provides access to important resources for health and wellness. Health Care Alameda County tells about free or low-cost health care in Alameda County. If you have questions about medication or other health topics, visit Medline Plus or PubMed for a medical dictionary, diagrams and videos, and current health news presented by the National Library of Medicine. For access to these free reliable resources, visit the library's webpage and click on "Online Resources for Research." Not sure how? Stop by the Information Desk and a librarian will be happy to help you! |
Lawyer in the Library 
Saturday, December 1
12 noon-2 p.m. - Main Library
Monday, December 3
6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. - Main Library
Wednesday, December 19
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 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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Visit Museums
& More for Free!
Get passes to local museums and cultural institutions at free or discounted prices.
Print your passes online.
No returns required and no possibility for overdue fines!
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Get a Great Deal
on Books!
Saturdays
December 8 & 15
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, December 1 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 - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
 Tuesday, December 4 @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. & Mission) Meet one of the most unusual detectives ever introduced in a Mystery series; Flavia de Luce, a precocious eleven-year-old girl living in her family's ancient country house somewhere in 1950-era England, who is passionate about poison and spends most of her spare time in a long abandoned Victorian chemistry lab located in one of their mansion's towers. In author Alan Bradley's quirky Christmas mystery, Flavia discovers the joys of being on a movie set but has to cope with a raging blizzard and a body found after midnight strangled with a length of film, both of which distract her from her mission to try to whip up a concoction to ensnare St. Nick!
Mostly Literary Fiction - The Complete Stories of Truman Capote
Monday, December 10 @ noon, Peets Coffee (B St. & Mission) &
6:30 p.m., Main Library
We will discuss the landmark collection that brings together Truman Capote's life's work in the form he called his "great love." The Complete Stories confirms Capote's status as a master of the short story. Ranging from the gothic South to the chic East Coast-including several of his well-loved holiday stories-all the unforgettable places and people of Capote's lifetime are here, in stories as elegant as they are heartfelt, as haunting as they are compassionate. Reading them reminds us of the miraculous gifts of a beloved American original.
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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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