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 Library Closures
Wednesday, January 1
Monday, January 20
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 Meet Author and Trombone Player Bill Nemoyten
Saturday, January 18
1:00-2:30 p.m., Main Library
Bill Nemoyten, a long-time resident of Hayward, has written a memoir entitled "It All Started with a Trombone." Along with readings from his book, he will play some of the instruments he performs on in his show called "The Hornman." He has performed on his "sixteen horns from around the world" hundreds of times in California and other states and several times at San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences. Bill has had five different careers, some of which involved working with famous people like pianist/comedian Victor Borge and opera star Marilyn Horne. At 85 years of age, Bill is still an active performer on several instruments. His daughter, Jo Nemoyten, edited his book and will share information about self-publishing and the use of the internet. For more information about Bill, go to www.thehornman.com.
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 Hayward Nonprofit Resource Center
Introduction to Fundraising Planning
Saturday, January 11
6:00-7:45 p.m., Main Library
A successful nonprofit organization has diversified funding streams. If your organization has never developed a fundraising plan or calendar, this session is for you. It provides an overview of the process of strategically thinking through the components of a fundraising plan. You'll learn how to:
- Take stock of your organization's strengths and assets
- Develop a case statement
- Set fundraising goals
- Identify funding partners
- Prepare a fundraising plan and calendar
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 Writers' Group Monday, January 6, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 6:00-7:30 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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Upcycling! Grocery Sack 
Saturday, January 25
1:30-3:00 p.m. - Weekes Branch
Bring an old t-shirt and make your own reusable, washable, packable grocery sack and never go to the grocery store without a bag again.
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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 Wednesday, January 8 6:00 p.m. - Main Library Welcome knitters of all skill levels! The Circle meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month and includes other fiber crafts - crochet, needlepoint, tatting, etc. Bring size 10 knitting needles and yarn of your choice. We have extra supplies available if needed. Bring your project and knit (or tat or crochet) with us! |
Lawyer in the Library 
Saturday, January 4
12 noon-2 p.m. - Main Library
Monday, January 6
6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. - Main Library
Wednesday, January 15
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
January 11 & 25
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, January 4 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 - Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill 
Tuesday, January 7
11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D Street & Mission)
Colin Cotterill's whimsical mystery set in Thailand is the first in a new series featuring the "almost award-winning" female crime reporter, Jimm Juree. Jimm's eccentric mother, Mair, has decided to buy a run down beach resort and has moved her incredibly dysfunctional family, including her father, a retired police detective, to the Gulf Bay Lovely Resort on the Gulf of Thailand. Jimm's only escape from this boring rural life style is the discovery of a buried 1970s era VW van with two dead hippies inside, followed shortly by the stabbing death of an elderly monk. Can she solve these murders and get her reporting job back?
Mostly Literary Fiction - Dear Life Stories by Alice Munro 
Thursday, January 9, 12:00 noon, Mocama's Delia & Ice Cream Shop (925 B Street)
Alice Munro, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, is known for her masterful short stories. Her characters are flawed and fully human: a soldier returning from war and avoiding his fiancée, a wealthy woman deciding whether to confront a blackmailer, an adulterous mother and her neglected children, a guilt-ridden father, a young teacher jilted by her employer. Illumined by Munro's unflinching insight, these lives draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with unexpected turns.
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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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