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 Library Closure
Monday, October 14 - Columbus Day
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 Gardens Cultivate Good Relationships
by Cheryl Zuur
In my twenties I was an avid organic gardener, but those days passed. Now in my fifties, I live with my husband in a house with a huge backyard. The Seed Lending Library inspired us to build four raised beds, and we are obsessed with our garden! One of our best projects together, ever.
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 Dry Seed Saving Workshop
Wednesday, October 23
6:00 p.m., Main Library
Learn how to save seeds from your tomatoes, eggplants, melons, peppers, flowers, and more! It's super easy! Come join us for an evening of seed saving basics. For more information or to register for a class, contact Lindsey Vien, Education Services Coordinator, at (510) 881-7535 or by email:
Lindsey.Vien@hayward-ca.gov.
The seed lending library is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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 Sisters in Crime Mystery Panel
Saturday, October 26
2:00-4:00 p.m., Main Library
Sisters in Crime authors Vinnie Hansen (Carol Sabala Mysteries), Andrew MacRae, (Murder Misdirected), and Juliet Blackwell (the Witchcraft Mysteries and the Haunted Home Renovation series) will discuss their writing processes, their books, and the state of the publishing industry in this genre. Their latest titles will be available for purchase and light refreshments will be served.
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 Writers' Group Monday, October 7, 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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Upcycled Clothing:
Infinity Scarf
Saturday, October 19
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Weekes Branch Library
Bring your old extra-large T-shirt and transform it into a cool infinity scarf.
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 Knit-a-Thon
Saturday, October 19
1:00-4:00 p.m. - Main Library
The Knitting Circle is having their annual Knit-a-Thon on Saturday October 19th. If you have always wanted to learn how to knit, crochet, needlepoint, tat, etc., drop in to work along with us or watch one of our demonstrations. Knitting Circle members will have finished projects on display for a show and tell, some of which won awards at the Alameda County Fair! Light refreshments will be served.
The regular Knitting Circle meeting will be on Wednesday, October 9 at 6:00 p.m.
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Need Help 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 510-881-7919---Literacy Plus---Hayward Main Library |
Lawyer in the Library 
Saturday, October 5
12 noon-2 p.m. - Main Library
Monday, October 7
6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. - Main Library
Wednesday, October 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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Get a Great Deal
on Books!
Saturdays
October 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.
NEW CLASS
Fridays
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Main Library
Mondays-Thursdays
5-7 p.m.
Day Labor Center
680 Tennyson Rd.
Tuesdays
5-7 p.m.
La Familia Resource Center
22366 Fuller Ave.
Saturdays
10:15 a.m.-12 noon
Weekes Branch
Contact Jami.Hiller@hayward-ca.gov 510-583-5505 for more information. |
Laughter Yoga
Saturday, October 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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Book Groups
The Mystery Book Group - The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny 
Tuesday, October 1
11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D Street & Mission)
Outsiders are never admitted to the monastery of Saint Gilbert, where cloistered monks live in prayer. Ironically for a community that has taken a vow of silence, the monks have become famous for their glorious voices, raised in ancient chants whose profound effect on both singer and listener is known as "the beautiful mystery." When the choir director is murdered, the lock on the monastery door is drawn back to admit Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir to solve the mystery.
Mostly Literary Fiction - Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle 
Monday, October 21
12:00 noon, Mocama's Delia & Ice Cream Shop, 925 B Street)
6:30 p.m., Main Library
As a pastor working in a neighborhood with the highest concentration of murderous gang activity in Los Angeles, Gregory Boyle created Homeboys Industries to provide jobs and job training, so that young people learn the mutual respect that comes through working together. Inspired by faith but applicable to anyone, these essays about universal kinship and redemption demonstrate the power of unconditional love. Read this book in preparation for the Book-to-Action event on November 16.
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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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