Do you need to improve your keyboard skills? Join our Typing Club! Practice your keyboard skills and improve your typing speed and accuracy.

Unlock energy, strength, and joy in this wellness-focused class led by certified instructor Iva Chu. 

Please arrive dressed for stretching. Mats provided, but if you have your own, please bring it.

Join us for 30 minutes of stories, songs, and movement activities. All our storytimes help children develop early literacy skills through talking, reading, singing, playing and writing.

Your tomatoes are coming in and they are GORGEOUS! Bring some in to share so we can all try each other's home-grown masterpieces.

Join us in person for a tour of the Downtown Library! Get insider knowledge about the art and architecture, features that make the building Zero Net Energy, special-purpose rooms, and bonus features to be found throughout the library.

Time to celebrate! September 14th marks the 5th anniversary of our library's new location. Join us in creating vibrant art with our talented artist Hetal Anjaria.

This year is the 5th Anniversary of the Downtown Library being built! The traditional 5th anniversary gift is a wooden item.

Kids as young as 4 can successfully learn to play Ukulele. Join us for a mini class—only 15 minutes long—to learn how to hold, strum and play a song.

Join us for a reading of poetry by Hayward's Poet Laureate, Leticia Guzman, as well as our Youth Poet Laureate, Ahtziry Ulloa, and our Poet Laureate Emeritus, Bruce Roberts.

CANCELLED for the 5th Anniversary Celebration.  We will strum Happy Birthday at 4pm instead.

Uke Can Do It! Strum-Alongs are held every other Saturday from 2-3pm in the Conference Room C on the 2nd floor of the Downtown Library.

Join us for a performance by Hayward's own Gavin Halloran Jazz Quartet!

Join us in the central foyer at 4:15 p.m. for a special 5th birthday surprise! What will it be? That would be telling! Show up and find out!