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Tech Support Tutor Sessions (Video Lab, 2nd floor)

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Community Education, Technology
Event Details:

Do you need some basic tech support? Tech Support Sessions are here to help!

Meet one-on-one with a tutor to get assistance with basic tech issues, such as setting up your email, emailing photos, downloading an app, & more!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

French Conversation Circle - IN PERSON

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room C (Medium Room)
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Bilingual, Community Education, Language Learning
Event Details:

French Conversation Circle provides a supportive environment to practice your French speaking skills.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Typing Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Registration
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Community Education, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga at the Library

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Downtown Library
Registration
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Fremont Bank Foundation Room - Large Room Whole (Rooms A and B)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Unlock energy, strength, and joy in this wellness-focused class led by certified instructor Iva Chu from Hayward's Yoga Sociale. 

Please arrive dressed for stretching. Mats provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Tech Support Tutor Sessions (Video Lab, 2nd floor)

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Community Education, Technology
Event Details:

Do you need some basic tech support? Tech Support Sessions are here to help!

Meet one-on-one with a tutor to get assistance with basic tech issues, such as setting up your email, emailing photos, downloading an app, & more!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Saturday Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kids, Families
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kids, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Seed Library Program Series - Master Gardener Lecture - Planting California Natives

11:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors, Families
Downtown Library
Registration
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Seed Lending Library
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

California Native Plants are excellent choices for the home garden.  Come join us for a discussion of the whats, whys and hows of planting California Natives!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Tech Support Tutor Sessions

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Weekes Branch
Event Location: Weekes Branch
Room: John Pappas Legacy Room (Large Side)
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Community Education, Technology
Event Details:

Do you need some basic tech support? Tech Support Sessions are here to help!

Meet one-on-one with a tutor to get assistance with basic tech issues, such as setting up your email, emailing photos, downloading an app, & more!

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Quick Start Ukulele for Little Kids

1:30pm - 1:45pm
Preschoolers, Kids
Downtown Library
Registration
Event Location: Downtown Library
Age Group: Preschoolers, Kids
Program Type: Community Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Make a Milagro Workshop

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Registration
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Fremont Bank Foundation Room - Large Room Whole (Rooms A and B)
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Details:

Join artist Rachel-Anne Palacios as she discusses the Day of the Dead and make your own Day of the Dead-themed tin art, a milagro, to take home!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Book Folding for Beginners

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Weekes Branch
Registration
Event Location: Weekes Branch
Room: John Pappas Legacy Room (Large Side)
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Give a used book a makeover!  Join us to learn the basics of book folding and get started on your first project. All materials will be provided. Please arrive on time.

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Uke Can Do It! Strum-Along

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Families
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room C (Medium Room)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Community Education
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Online Memoir Writing Workshop with Peter Bacho

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Online
Registration
Virtual Event
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion, Other, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join acclaimed author and writing professor Peter Bacho (Cebu, Leaving Yesler, Uncle Rico's Encore) for a virtual memoir workshop as he breaks down the elements of creative nonfiction writing in this interactive program.

Indigenous Peoples' Day: Holiday Closure

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Downtown Library, Downtown Library Study Rooms, Weekes Branch, Makerspace, Online, Offsite, City Hall, All Branches - Announcement
Description:

The library will be closed in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Tech Support Tutor Sessions (Video Lab, 2nd Floor)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Cancelled
Event Location: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Community Education, Technology
Event Details:

Do you need some basic tech support? Tech Support Sessions are here to help!

Meet one-on-one with a tutor to get assistance with basic tech issues, such as setting up your email, emailing photos, downloading an app, & more!

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Homework Support Center

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Kids, Teens
Downtown Library
Cancelled
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Homework Support Center
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Homework Help
Event Details:

Homework Support Center and volunteer tutors are committed to assisting your child in understanding their homework.  All K-12 students are welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

English Conversation Circle- IN PERSON

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Adults, Seniors, Families
Downtown Library
Cancelled
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Bilingual, Language Learning
Event Details:

English Conversation Circles are designed for adults who are looking for a supportive and fun environment to practice their English-speaking skills.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Center Homework Support

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Teens
Downtown Library
Cancelled
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Homework Help
Event Details:

In-person homework help from a trained tutor specifically for teens!

Registration is required. Please visit https://bit.ly/3Qt19hy to register your student.

Tutor will be available in the Teen Room on the 2nd floor:

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Tech Support Tutor Sessions (Video Lab, 2nd floor)

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Community Education, Technology
Event Details:

Do you need some basic tech support? Tech Support Sessions are here to help!

Meet one-on-one with a tutor to get assistance with basic tech issues, such as setting up your email, emailing photos, downloading an app, & more!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Music and Movement

11:00am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kids
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Sing and dance with us! All our storytimes help children develop early literacy skills through reading, singing, writing, talking, and playing.

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Homework Support Center

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Kids, Teens
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Homework Support Center
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Homework Help
Event Details:

Homework Support Center and volunteer tutors are committed to assisting your child in understanding their homework.  All K-12 students are welcome.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Center Homework Support

5:00pm - 6:45pm
Teens
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Homework Help
Event Details:

In-person homework help from a trained tutor specifically for teens!

Registration is required. Please visit https://bit.ly/3Qt19hy to register your student.

Tutor will be available in the Teen Room on the 2nd floor:

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Online Spanish Conversation Circle

9:00am - 10:00am
Adults
Online
Virtual Event
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bilingual, Community Education, Language Learning
Event Details:

Spanish Conversation Circles provide a supportive environment to practice your Spanish-speaking skills. A volunteer guides the conversation and answers questions.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Bilingual Citizenship Small Group Tutoring

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Bilingual, Community Education, Language Learning
Event Details:

Bilingual Citizenship Small Group Tutoring:
Tailed for learners with low literacy levels, this program focuses on the English portion of the Naturalization test.

Starting Jan. 17th