Upcoming Events

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 eight weeks.

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.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025

Free diaper kits for families! Diaper distribution for low-income Hayward residents will continue on a month by month basis.

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!

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!

Delicious food is at the heart of many holiday celebrations. Join us as registered dietician Jacquelyn Russum offers strategies to fill our plates with tasty dishes that also support good health. 

Hayward Promise Neighborhoods (HPN) will provide enrollment support in the Promise Entrepreneurship Initiative, share about CSU East Bay majors and campus life, connect patr

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

The Downtown Homework Support Center is open Monday through Thursday 3:30pm-5:30pm.

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:

Do you need to improve your computer and digital literacy skills? Learn how to use a computer or laptop in Digital Literacy 101. Get familiar with the parts of a computer, navigating the internet, sending emails, and more! 

Drop by to play a board game or tabletop game!

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

The mobile health clinic offers free, friendly medical services for people without housing. 

Basic English – Level 0

Small group of learners will begin by learning to read, write, and pronounce the letters in the alphabet. Then we’ll include vocabulary words and grammar.

Welcome to Preschool Stories! Bring your preschool-age kids for fun pre-literacy and school readiness activities. After the 30-minute storytime there will be 15 minutes for crafts, coloring sheets, or manipulatives.

Immigrant Hope offers Immigration Law services, including family-based immigration, naturalization, work authorization, DACA, and renewals.

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!

Education Services provides information and registration support in Hayward Library programs, such as ESL grammar classes, Citizenship workshops, Digital Literacy Classes, K

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!

Join a rotating cast of your favorite storytime librarians for 30 minutes of stories, songs, and movement! Your kids will have a blast while they develop early literacy and school readiness skills.

Join us in making holiday gifts from the garden! We'll be using scrap paper and seeds to make plantable seed paper. The seed paper can be made into shapes that can decorate greeting cards or be used as gift tags--and are gifts on their own!

Scientists from Cal State East Bay are coming to the library to play research games with kids! Children (5-12 years old) will have an opportunity to play a short game with a researcher, contribute to science, and win prizes.

Calling all Ukulele Strummers!

Come join us for a regular Strum-Along in Room C on the 2nd floor of the Downtown Library.