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The Library will be closed
Tuesday, January 1
Monday, January 21
The library will open at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 24, due to staff training
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NonProfit Resource Center Classes
Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m., Main Library January 8: How to Approach a Foundation
January 15: Grantseeking for NonProfits
January 22: Grantseeking for Individuals
January 29: The Ask
 The NonProfit Resource Center is pleased to bring these workshops from the Foundation Center to Hayward Public Library. These free classes will continue into February 2013. These classes will cover a variety of topics of interest to people involved in nonprofit organizations. For more information and a complete schedule please email Trudy Toll at trudy.toll@hayward-ca.gov or call her at 510-881-7974. |
Drop-In Computer Tutoring
Tuesdays, January 8, 15, 22 & 29  1:00-2:30 p.m. Weekes Branch Library
Drop in to Weekes Branch for free computer tutoring. No registration required, first come, first served. Space is limited. Learn how to search the Internet or create an email account. These sessions are designed to teach basic skills. Keyboard and mouse skills required.
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 Teach Someone to Read- Change a Life Become a literacy tutor for Literacy Plus--You'll be amazed at what you learn! Volunteer tutors work one-to-one with adult literacy students, helping them improve their basic reading and writing skills, and achieve their learning goals. Volunteers gain valuable teaching experience, develop a powerful connection with another lifelong learner, and become part of a community of learning in Hayward.
New Tutor Orientations will be on January 8 and 14, 2013.
Tutor Training will be held on January 15 and 26, 2013.
You are required to attend one tutor orientation and one tutor training class. Please call 510-881-7910 for more information.
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 Knitting Circle
Wednesday, January 9
6 pm. - Main Library
Welcome back knitters, both beginners and experts, to the Hayward Library Knitting Circle! The Circle will be meeting only on the 2nd Wednesday every month and will now include other fiber crafts including crochet, needlepoint, tatting, etc. As usual, we ask new members to bring size 10 knitting needles and yarn of their choice, but we also have extra supplies available if needed. Bring your project and knit (or tat or crochet) along with us!
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Writers' Group
Saturday, January 12, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23, 6:00-7:30 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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Lawyer in the Library 
Saturday, January 5
12 noon-2 p.m. - Main Library
Monday, January 7
6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. - Main Library
Wednesday, January 16
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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 You knew the library has great homework help for kids, but did you know it also has great test preparation resources for teens and adults? By using Tutor.com, you have access to information and practice tests for the GED, SAT, STAR tests, Civil Service tests, ASVAB, and more. To access, visit our webpage, scroll down to Resources, and select Test Prep & Careers. Not sure how? Stop by or call the Information Desk and one of the librarians will be happy to help you. |
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Get a Great Deal
on Books!
Saturdays
December 12 & 26
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, January 5 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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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 - The Seventh Sinner
 Tuesday, December 4 @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. & Mission)In Elizabeth Peter's first Jacqueline Kirby mystery, Jacqueline, a 40ish striking red-headed Librarian, meets up with a group of art and art history students in the fascinating and romantic city of Rome. Her Librarian instincts kick in when one of the more unlikeable students is murdered and another is beset by a series of mysterious accidents. Jacqueline reluctantly but very effectively turns detective using her deadly research skills and even deadlier enormous white purse to stop the murderer before he or she strikes again
Mostly Literary Fiction - The Descendants
 Monday, January 14 @ noon, Peets Coffee (B St. & Mission)
6:30 p.m., Main Library
We will discuss Gabrielle Hamilton's bestselling literary memoir, which follows Hamilton's long and hard journey trying to find purpose and meaning in her life, before opening her acclaimed New York restaurant, Prune. Blood, Bones & Butter follows an unconventional journey through the many kitchens Hamilton has inhabited through the years: the rural kitchen of her childhood; the kitchens of France, Greece, and Turkey, where she learned the essence of hospitality; Hamilton's own kitchen at Prune, with its many unexpected challenges; and the kitchen of her Italian mother-in-law, who serves as the link between Hamilton's idyllic past and her own future family. By turns epic and intimate, Gabrielle Hamilton's story is told with uncommon honesty, grit, humor, and passion.
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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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