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The Library will be closed
Tuesday, February 12 (Lincoln's Birthday)
Monday, February 18 (Presidents Day) |
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 Meet Author Meghan Laslocky Saturday, February 23 2:00 p.m. - Main Library Romantic heartbreak is one of the most confounding human experiences. Universal and yet profoundly isolating, heartbreak sears our hearts and souls like nothing else. In The Little Book of Heartbreak: Love Gone Wrong Through the Ages, journalist Meghan Laslocky explores the cultural and social history of love gone wrong with humor and empathy. By shedding light on everything from kinky ancient Greek love spells to composer Johannes Brahms' messy love life to the perils of modern matchmaking, this charming book will help lovelorn souls read through the pain, and reassure readers that heartbreak is not only normal, but crucial to human experience. Special offer! Purchase a copy of the book before February 23, and receive a 10 percent discount at The Book Shop (1007 B Street). Then stop by Something Sweet (1049 B Street) with your proof of book purchase for a free freshly baked cookie and cup of hot chocolate. Assuage your heartbreak, past or present, with amusing and entertaining anecdotes and some comforting treats-all while supporting our local economy! Bring your book to the event to have the author personally sign it, or purchase a copy at the event. Sponsored by: The Hayward Public Library; the Friends of the Hayward Public Library; AAUW Hayward/Castro Valley; Something Sweet; and The Book Shop. For more information contact Sally Thomas at 510-881-7700. |
NonProfit Resource Center Classes
Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m., Main Library February 5: Finding Foundation Support for Education
February 19: Grantseeking for Individuals - the Arts
 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, February 5, 19 & 26 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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Meditation for Stress-Free Living  Saturday, February 16 2:00 p.m - Main Library
In this high-anxiety post-9/11 world, peace seems like an elusive commodity. Yet, within every one of us waits a 'portable paradise', a garden of personal peace and joy that we can visit at will, 24/7. Dr. Marshall Zaslove, a Board certified psychiatrist, author, and mediation practitioner for over 39 years will offer simple, effective techniques and will demonstrate the most practical methods of controlling and becalming the mind for better meditations and many other health benefits. As a result, stress is reduced and a permanent place of peace and joy is found within.
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 Knitting Circle
Wednesday, February 13
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, February 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 27, 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, February 2
12 noon-2 p.m. - Main Library
Monday, February 4
6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. - Main Library
Wednesday, February 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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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 |
 Help Improve the City of Hayward The City is updating its General Plan and needs your input. Visit www.hayward2040.org and add your ideas or support other people's good ideas. This site will be used to generate ideas on how to improve Hayward and to create policies and strategies that will guide future development in the city.
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Get a Great Deal
on Books!
Saturdays
February 9 & 23
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, February 2 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 - Dark Places
 Tuesday, February 5 @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. & Mission)Gillian Flynn's second mystery is about Libby Day, who was only a child when she witnessed a horrific event known as "The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas." Based on seven-year-old Libby's testimony her brother, Ben, was convicted of killing her mother and two sisters when he was only fifteen. Twenty-five years later, she has been contacted by a notorious secret society known as the Kill Club who want to prove Ben innocent. Libby decides to investigate her own past for a fee and maybe she'll admit her testimony wasn't so solid after all.
Mostly Literary Fiction - The Hunger Games
 Monday, February 11 @ noon, Peets Coffee (B St. & Mission)
6:30 p.m., Main Library
We will discuss the first of the bestselling science-fiction trilogy by Suzanne Collins, who has captured the imaginations of young adults and adults alike with her vision of a future North America. The rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another. Sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
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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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