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Meed Erica J. Peters, author of
San Francisco, a Food Biography
Monday, March 24
6:00-8:00 p.m., Main Library
San Francisco is a young city with a well-deserved reputation as a food destination. In her new book, San Francisco: A Food Biography, author Erica Peters has unearthed fascinating stories from the city's culinary history, showing how successive waves of immigrants adapted to the local markets and how San Franciscans learned to appreciate each other's favorite dishes. Come hear the history behind San Francisco's famous foods, from sourdough bread to Rice-a-Roni as well as not so famous dishes such as bear bacon. Peters is Director of the Culinary Historians of Northern California. Contact Trudy at (510)881-7974 or trudy.toll@hayward-ca.gov for more information.
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 Gardening Basics for Beginners
Saturday, March 15,
2:00-4:00 p.m., Main Library
Want to start a vegetable garden but don't know where to start? This class is for you! Presented by Paula Glogovac, Alameda County Master Gardener, this presentation covers picking your site, planning, planting, and maintenance. Take home handouts to help you move your edible gardening forward, and check out seeds from the Hayward Seed Lending Library to help you get started!
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 Affordable Care Act Sessions in English: Wednesdays, March 5, 12 & 26 6:00-7:00 p.m., Main Library Sessions in Spanish: Saturdays, March 1, 8 & 29 1:00-2:00 p.m., Weekes Branch
Staff from Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center will present information about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (sometimes called Obamacare).
- Learn what the ACA means for you
- Learn how to register.
- Get help registering
These programs are free and open to everyone.
Contact Trudy at (510) 881-7974 or trudy.toll@hayward-ca.gov for more information about these programs.
For more information about the Affordable Care Act, visit www.coveredca.com or call (800) 300-1506.
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 Hayward Library's First Ever Prom Dress Swap Needs Your Dresses!
Make some extra space in your closet this Spring by donating your no-longer-needed formal wear, bridesmaid/party dresses, shoes, and accessories - and help a local teen attend her prom! Just bring your gently used dresses and accessories to the Weekes Branch or Main Library between Saturday, February 22nd, and Friday, March 21st. Dresses should be current (no older than 2004), recently cleaned and in excellent condition. All sizes and styles are welcome. For more information, or to donate, please contact Rob Spitzel at 510-293-5065 or rob.spitzel@hayward-ca.gov at the Weekes Branch or Clio Hathaway at 510-881-7948 or clio.hathaway@hayward-ca.gov at the Main Library.
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 Hayward Nonprofit Resource Center
Grantseeking Basics
Wednesday, March 19
6:00-7:45 p.m., Main Library
Learn how to become a better grantseeker. In this class we will cover what you need to have in place before even starting to seek a grant, how the grant process works, and what characteristics the grantmakers are looking for.
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 Writers' Group
Saturday, March 8, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18, 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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Lawyer in the Library 
Saturday, March 1
12 noon-2 p.m., Main Library
Monday, March 3
6 p.m.-7:45 p.m., Main Library
Wednesday, March 19
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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 Knitting Circle Wednesday, March 12 6:00-7:45 p.m., Main Library
If you have always wanted to learn how to knit, crochet, needlepoint, tat, etc. this is the place to be.
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Free Reading Tutoring
 Do you or someone you know have trouble... ... reading to a child? ... reading the paper? ... filling out job applications?
Literacy Plus can help. A trained tutor can teach those who qualify one-to-one, for free.
You can get free tutoring if:
* You are 18 or older
* You are out of high school
* You can speak English
* You read below 8th grade level
* You never went to college
To find out more, call (510) 881-7910 or
email literacyplus@hayward-ca.gov
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Saturdays
March 8 & 22
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, March 1 3:00 p.m. Main Library
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Seed Lending Library
Get ready for planting spring crops by checking out the seed lending library. We welcome volunteers to help process donated seeds, organize the seed catalog, help us organize garden workshops and community events, and more. To get involved, complete a volunteer application form. For more information, contact
sally.thomas@hayward-ca.gov
or 510-881-7700.
The seed lending library is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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Book Groups
The Mystery Book Group - The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart 
Tuesday, March 4
11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D Street & Mission)
Julia Stuart's quirky Victorian mystery set in Hampton Court Palace tells of Mink, a headstrong Anglo-Indian princess, who sets out to save her maid from the hangman's rope when the servant is suspected of poisoning the reviled Major-General Bagshot. This title was selected as an Oprah.com Book of the Week and chosen as one of its "Unputdownable Mysteries."
Mostly Literary Fiction - When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
 Thursday, March 6, 12:00 noon, Peet's Coffee (B St & Mission)
Monday, March 10, 6:30 p.m., Main Library
Magic, sexual tension, high comedy, and intense drama move through an enchanted autobiography, in the story of a young girl who leaves rural Puerto Rico for New York's tenements and a chance for success. In this first volume of her much-praised, bestselling trilogy, Santiago brilliantly recreates the idyllic landscape and tumultuous family life of her earliest years and her tremendous journey from the barrio to Brooklyn, from translating for her mother at the welfare office to high honors at Harvard.
Discussion in Spanish - Cuando Era Puertoriqueña
Saturday, March 29
2:00 p.m., Main Library
Join Hayward City Council member and Chabot College Spanish Professor Francisco Zermeño at the Main Library for a discussion of When I Was Puerto Rican in Spanish. Request a copy of the book in Spanish at the Information Desk at the Main Library or Weekes Branch.
When I was Puerto Rican is a 2014 World Book Night selection. Join World Book Night volunteers on Wednesday, April 23, to distribute copies of this book in English or Spanish to non-regular readers.
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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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