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  | Capt. Thor Paulson presents Personal Emergency Preparedness training (left). Christopher Phillips leads Constitution Cafe discussion (right)
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 Taste of Hayward Wednesday, June 6 5:30-8:30 p.m., City Hall Rotunda Sample wines from over 20 wineries and taste food from the area's best restaurants, caterers, and
retailers. Buon Appetito, China Bistro/Chef's Experience, Bijou, Carmen's BBQ, Buffalo Bills, Hannah Nicole, Fenestra, Epic Wines, B Cellars, JC Cellars and others will be showcased for a memorable evening. 100% of proceeds benefit Hayward Public Library's After School Homework Support Center. Tickets: $30 in advance | $40 at the door Tickets are available at the Hayward Main Library at 835 C Street or contact contact Alma Cadena at alma.cadena@hayward-ca.gov, or Sean Brooks at sean.brooks@hayward-ca.gov. For more information call 510-881-7700. |
Eden I & R Housing Workshop
Monday, June 18
6:30-7:30 p.m., Main Library
Have questions about low income housing? A representative from Eden Information & Referral will be on hand to answer your questions and help you find options for low income housing. Registration recommended. Call 510-881-7980 to register or for more information.
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Resume & Interviewing Skills Workshop
 Wednesday, June 13
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Main Library
Eden Area One Stop Career Center staff will present an important workshop about understanding the essentials of resume development and effective interviewing skills to help you secure your next job. Bring your resume for a professional resume critique. No registration required.
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Legal Assistance for Seniors Presents
Seniors' Guide to Public Benefits Tuesday, June 5, Main Library
Wednesday, June 6, Weekes Branch
1-3 p.m.
- Provides an overview of cash benefits including Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Provides an overview of health benefits including Medicare and Medi-Cal
- Explains the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
- Reviews General Assistance (GA), CalWORKS, and Food Stamps
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Knitting Circle
Wednesdays
June 13 & 27
6:15 p.m.
Main Library
All levels of knitters, be they beginners or experts, and other yarn crafters are invited to join Hayward Public Library's Knitting Circle. On June 13th we will be planning our display for the Book Shop window on B Street. We are looking for a variety of handmade projects. Your display ideas will also be welcome. Bring your project and knit along with us.
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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 |
Lawyer in the Library 
Saturday, June 2
12 noon-2 p.m. - Main Library
Monday, June 4
6 p.m.-7:45 p.m. - Main Library
Wednesday, June 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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Hayward Mural Project Notecards
You've seen them around town, now you can share your appreciation of them; they are the City's renowned murals. A limited supply of collector-quality note cards featuring images of twelve of the City's murals is now available - suitable for framing, sending or sharing. Proceeds directly support the mural arts program and the continued beautification of Hayward. Cost is $20.00 for a box containing a dozen 5" x 7" glossy cards (with textured envelopes). Cards are available for purchase at the library.
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Get a Great Deal
on Books!
Saturdays
June 9, 16 & 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. |
 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, June 2 3:00 p.m. Main Library
Come and join in the laughter, reduce stress, and learn that silliness is great for your health. |
 Writers' Group
Saturday, June 9
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Monday, June 25
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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Book Groups
Mystery Novels by Women - If Walls Could Talk
 Tuesday, June 5 @ 11:30 a.m., Le Paradis Bakery (D St. & Mission)
Juliet Blackwell's first Haunted Home Restoration Mystery introduces Melanie Turner, who has made quite a name for herself remodeling historic houses in the San Francisco Bay Area. But now her reputation may be on the line. At her newest project, a run-down Pacific Heights mansion, Mel is visited by the ghost of a colleague who recently met a bad end with power tools. Mel hopes that by nailing the killer, she can rid herself of the ghostly presence of the murdered man-and not end up a construction casualty herself.
Mostly Literary Fiction - Homer & Langley
Monday, June 11 @ noon, Peets Coffee (B St. & Mission) &
6:30 p.m., Main Library
We will discuss this imaginative rendering of the lives of New York's fabled Collyer brothers by celebrated author E.L. Doctorow. Homer & Langley depicts the recluse brothers in their once grand Fifth Avenue mansion, facing Odyssean perils as they struggle to survive the wars, political movements, and technological advances of the last century. In its starred review, Publishers Weekly wrote, "Doctorow's achievement is in not undermining the dignity of two brothers who share a lush landscape built on imagination and incapacities. It's a feat of distillation, vision and sympathy."
Autobiography - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
 Wednesday, June 20 @ 6:30 p.m, Main Library
William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a land withered by drought and hunger, and a place where hope and opportunity were hard to find. But William had read about windmills in a book called Using Energy, and he dreamed of building one that would bring electricity and water to his village and change his life and the lives of those around him. His neighbors may have mocked him and called him misala-crazy-but William was determined to show them what a little grit and ingenuity could do. .
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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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