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Tenants' Rights Workshop with Centro Legal Services

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room C (Medium Room)
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Community Education
Event Details:

Centro Legal Services Tenants' Rights Clinic for Hayward Tenants with legal issues or questions about their housing.

Veterans Day: Holiday Closure

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Digital Learning Center, 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 Veterans Day.

ESL Intermediate Grammar Class

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Cancelled
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
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.

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

10:30am - 12:30pm
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!

Online English Conversation Circle

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Online
Cancelled
Virtual Event
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Bilingual, 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.

ESL Grammar for Beginners Class

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Cancelled
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
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!

Spectrum Community Services Tabling: Apply for Help Paying Your Power Bill

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Cancelled
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Central Foyer
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Community Education
Event Details:

Do you need help paying your power bill? You may qualify for federal aid.

YA Book Club for Adults

6:00pm - 6:45pm
Adults
Downtown Library
Cancelled
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room C (Medium Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Are you an adult (18 or older) who still loves to read teen/young adult (YA) literature? Join our YA Book Club for Adults! Each month we will read & discuss a YA book. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

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. 29th, 2025

Chinese Storytime 中文 故事會

11:00am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers
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.

每個人 將需要一張票參加故事會。

English Conversation Circle--IN PERSON

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults, Seniors, Families
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.

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

2:00pm - 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!

Online English Conversation Circle

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Online
Virtual Event
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Bilingual, 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 Literary Corner Book Club - TBA

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room C (Medium Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion

ESL Advanced Grammar Class

9:00am - 10:00am
Adults, Seniors
Online
Virtual Event
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 eight weeks.

Citizenship Class

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
Online
Virtual Event
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Bilingual, Community Education
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.

Bilingual Stories/Cuentos Bilingües (English and Spanish)

11:30am - 12:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers
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!

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

11:30am - 1:30pm
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!

Medicare and Annual Enrollment: Changes in 2026

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Registration
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Important changes are coming to Medicare in 2026. Find out what they are, and decide whether they impact the plan that makes sense for you. 

Online English Conversation Circle

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
Online
Virtual Event
Event Location: Online
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Literacy, Bilingual, 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.

Mobile Health Clinic

10:00am - 3:30pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Offsite
Offsite Event
Event Location: Offsite
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

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

Basic English Class

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, Language Learning
Event Details:

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.

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!

Sticks & String Knitting & Crochet Circle

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room C (Medium Room)
Age Group: 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.