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Chinese Storytime 中文 故事會

11:00am - 11:30am
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
中文（普通話）故事會 Storytime with Miss Wenny in Mandarin Chinese! Recommended for kids under 6. ...

English Conversation Circle--IN PERSON

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Downtown Library
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 looking for a supportive and fun environment to practice their English-speaking skills. The goal is to strengthen conversational skills while building confidence and community with other adult...

Tech Support Tutor Sessions

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Computer Classroom
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! Make a tuto...

Online English Conversation Circle

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Online
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Community Education, Language Learning
Event Details:
Online English Conversation Circles are designed for adults who are looking for a supportive and fun environment to practice their English speaking skills. The goal is to strengthen conversational skills, while building confidence and community ...

Teen Craft Workshop: Decorate a Travel Mug

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Event Details:
Join us to decorate a custom travel mug to keep! Supplies are provided, but feel free to bring pictures, magazine cutouts, or drawings to use for your mug. And later this week, you can bring your finished mug to our hot chocolate & movie event on...

Tech Support Tutor Sessions

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Weekes Branch
Event Location: Weekes Branch
Room: John Pappas Legacy Room (Small Side)
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! Make a tuto...

Mystery Book Club: When No One Is Watching

5:45pm - 6:45pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:
Finding unexpected support from a new friend while collecting stories from her rapidly vanishing Brooklyn community, Sydney uncovers sinister truths about a regional gentrification project and why her neighbors are moving away. Join other mystery ...

Lawyer in the Library Phone Appointments

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
The Lawyer in the Library program is a free legal information and referral program hosted by the Hayward Public Library and staffed by a volunteer lawyer. In a one-on-one telephone appointment, the lawyer can answer questions on most legal topic...

ESL Intermediate Grammar Class

9:00am - 10:00am
Online
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Bilingual, Community Education, Language Learning
Event Details:
The Hayward Public Library is offering a free ESL Grammar Workshop Series! This class is designed for advanced learners of the English language. The class will be held online on Thursdays from 9-10 am for 8 weeks, beginning August 3rd. Inte...

Citizenship Class

10:00am - 11:00am
Online
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Bilingual, Community Education, Language Learning
Event Details:
Free, virtual Citizenship classes are designed to help adult immigrants at the beginning to intermediate ESL level to successfully pass the citizenship test by practicing on the reading, writing, and civics portions of the test. Students will be give...

Free Diaper Kit Giveaway

11:00am - 12:00pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other
Event Details:
Free diaper kits for families! Diaper distribution for low-income Hayward residents. Diapers in sizes 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 1 free kit per child Each kit contains 80-100 diapers and 200 wipes Available only while supplies last In partner...

Bilingual Stories/Cuentos Bilingües (English and Spanish)

11:30am - 12:00pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime
Event Details:
Acompáñenos para cuentos bilingües con rimas, canciones, y cuentos en Inglés y Español!  Join us for bilingual storytime with rhymes, songs and stories in English and Spanish! All our storytimes help children develop ea...

French Conversation Circle - IN PERSON

2:00pm - 3:45pm
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. Facilitated by a French speaker who will select study materials, guide conversation, and answer questions, the circle is designed to provide the opp...

Online English Conversation Circle

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Online
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Community Education, Language Learning
Event Details:
Online English Conversation Circles are designed for adults who are looking for a supportive and fun environment to practice their English speaking skills. The goal is to strengthen conversational skills, while building confidence and community ...

Online English Conversation Circle

10:00am - 11:00am
Online
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Education, Language Learning
Event Details:
Online English Conversation Circles are designed for adults who are looking for a supportive and fun environment to practice their English speaking skills. The goal is to strengthen conversational skills, while building confidence and community ...

Music and Movement

10:30am - 11:00am
Weekes Branch
Event Location: Weekes Branch
Room: John Pappas Legacy Room (Whole)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
A morning filled with song and dance and a sticker or two! All our storytimes help children develop early literacy skills through talking, reading, singing, writing, and playing. ...

Friday Crafternoon: Ages 6-12

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Downtown Library
Registration
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Homework Support Center
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
Craft program for kids ages 6-12. It will be held in the Homework Support Center room on the first floor of the Children's Room. Registration for this program will open on Friday, December 1. Kids will be creating their own snowman wreath.   ...

Sticks & String Knitting and Crochet Circle: Open Knit

10:30am - 12:00pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Event Details:
Come hang out with your fellow crafty folks! Sticks & String is a group of folks who like to knit, crochet, sew, and do other things with sticks and string. This week we're hosting an open knit/crochet session. We bring our current projects to...

Tech Support Tutor Sessions

10:30am - 12:30pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Digital Learning Center
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! Make a tuto...

Book Sale

10:30am - 3:30pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: New Leaf Bookstore
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kids, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Book Sale
Event Details:
Pop in to the New Leaf Bookstore on the first floor, across from the Children's Room, for some great deals! All proceeds support library programs for kids, teens, and adults. ...

Saturday Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
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. ...

Lawyer in the Library Phone Appointments

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Online
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
The Lawyer in the Library program is a free legal information and referral program hosted by the Hayward Public Library and staffed by a volunteer lawyer. In a one-on-one telephone appointment, the lawyer can answer questions on most legal topic...

Discusión de libros en español <<Transportes González e hija>>

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Bilingual, Book Discussion
Event Details:
  Sábado 16 de diciembre en la biblioteca del centro pública de Hayward  tercer piso en la sala del centro de aprendizaje/ 3rd floor in the Community Learning Center Acompañe al Concejal de Hayward y profesor de Español Francisco...

Teen Movie & Hot Cocoa

2:00pm - 4:15pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:
Join us in the Teen Room for a movie & free hot chocolate! We'll be watching Beauty and the Beast (2017). This movie is rated PG and is 129 minutes long.  Teens ages 13 to 17 only; no registration required.   ...