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 Library Closures
Tuesday, December 24
Wednesday, December 25
Tuesday, December 31 (open 10-2)
Wednesday, January 1
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 The Great Debate: K-12 Education Reform
Friday, December 6
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Main Library
This year, Chabot College, the City of Hayward, and the Hayward Library will host the first annual "Great Debate." Learn about and discuss the inaugural theme of K-12 Education Reform with Chabot College students, elected officials, and community leaders. Come to the Main Library for performances of children's stories, speeches, discussion groups, and interactive activities led by Chabot College students. Additional events will take place in downtown Hayward starting at 9 a.m., and will culminate in The Great Debate in the City Council Chambers from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information or to become a participant, contact Professor Christine Warda, (510) 723-6808 or cwarda@chabotcollege.edu.
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 Hayward Nonprofit Resource Center
Wednesday, December 4
6:00-7:45 p.m., Main Library
This session, geared to the novice grantseeker, will address budgeting questions such as:
- What is included under the "personnel" section and how to calculate it?
- What level of detail do you need to include for non-personnel expenses?
- How do you determine reasonable costs?
- What types of expenses are considered "overhead"?
- What other financial documents will funders want to see?
Foundation Center staff member Sarah Jo Neubauer will speak on how to set up a budget for any grant proposal. This is a great workshop for a beginner or anyone who feels they can always learn from the experts.
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 Writers' Group Saturday, December 14, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Main Library
Get feedback on your original writing in a peer-supported writers' group facilitated by Bay Area writer Christine Baniewicz. 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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Become a Tutor!
 Literacy Plus is accepting applications now for volunteer tutors to assist adults improve their basic literacy skills, increase their knowledge, and develop their potential. New tutor orientations will be held on January 13 and January 21, 2014. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. For information and application, call 510-881-7910. |
 Knitting Circle will be taking a break in DecemberSee you on January 8! |
Lawyer in the Library 
Monday, December 2
6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. - Main Library
Saturday, December 7
12 noon-2 p.m. - Main Library
Wednesday, December 18
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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Saturdays
December 14 & 21
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.
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, December 7 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 - Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle 
Tuesday, December 3
11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D Street & Mission)
In Cleo Coyle's 12th entry in her Coffeehouse Mysteries series, Clare Cosi, the manager of the historic Village Blend coffeehouse in Greenwich Village, is coping with the holiday crush and a celebrity cookie swap event when she discovers the battered body of a young baker's assistant. To catch the girl's killer, Clare must investigate "St. Nick," crash a pro-hockey party, and dodge a pair of reality show divas while still brewing up the best coffee drinks in New York City!
Mostly Literary Fiction - The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal 
Thursday, December 12, 12:00 noon, Mocama's Delia & Ice Cream Shop (925 B Street)
264 Japanese wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox: renowned ceramicist Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great-uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the netsuke, they unlocked a far more dramatic story than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siècle Paris, from occupied Vienna to postwar Tokyo, de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century.
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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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