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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...

Family Storytime

11:30am - 12:00pm
Weekes Branch
Event Location: Weekes Branch
Room: John Pappas Legacy Room (Whole)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
We'll sing, dance, shake and read. All our storytimes help children develop early literacy skills through talking, reading, singing, writing, and playing. ...

Protect Your Home Equity: PACE Loans, Reverse Mortgages, and Other Common Risks

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Downtown Library
Registration
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Community Education, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:
Learn how to hold on to your home equity as you grow older. Understand the risks of reverse mortgages and other equity-based loans. Explore your options. Bring your questions to this event, which features a 45-minute presentation followed by 45 mi...

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. ...

Fixit Clinic

11:00am - 2:00pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Fremont Bank Foundation Room - Large Room Whole (Rooms A and B)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Community Education, Technology
Event Details:
Join us for Hayward Public Library's first Fixit Clinic at the Downtown Library in the Fremont Bank Room. Fixit Clinics are fun community-based workshops where neighbors, friends, and families work collectively to learn how to repair broken items....

Music and Movement

11:00am - 11:30am
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 every Tuesday! All our storytimes help children develop early literacy skills through reading, singing, writing, talking, and playing. ...

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. ...

Teen Poetry Workshop

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:
Are you a poetry writer or want to get started with poetry? Meet up with other teen poets to get inspired & workshop your poetry--all levels welcome! This event is presented in partnership by the Hayward Library, Hayward Arts Council, and Hayward...

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...

Family Storytime

11:30am - 12:00pm
Weekes Branch
Event Location: Weekes Branch
Room: John Pappas Legacy Room (Whole)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
We'll sing, dance, shake and read. All our storytimes help children develop early literacy skills through talking, reading, singing, writing, and playing. ...

Sticks & String Knitting Circle

10:30am - 12:00pm
Downtown Library
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room C (Medium Room)
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. Today's session will be held in Meeting Room C on the 2nd floor, near the elevator! ...

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...

Winter Birds of the Central Valley

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Downtown Library
Registration
Event Location: Downtown Library
Room: Community Learning Center
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Community Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:
Discover why winter brings thousands of birds to California's Central Valley and learn where to find them in this fun, photo-filled presentation by scientist and storyteller Bob Lewis.  Bob Lewis won the American Birding Association's Chandle...

Uke Can Do It! Strum-Along

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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. If you are an old hand at Ukulele or have just started, you're welcome to join in on our group strum-alongs! All...

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. ...

Library Commission Meeting (Open to Public)

6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Hall
Event Location: City Hall
Room: City Hall Conference Room 2A
Program Type: Boards & Commissions
Event Details:
Get involved! Members of the public are invited to attend our monthly Library Commission Meeting. For more information about our Commission, please visit: https://www.hayward-ca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/library-commission  ...

Music and Movement

11:00am - 11:30am
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 every Tuesday! All our storytimes help children develop early literacy skills through reading, singing, writing, talking, and playing. ...

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. ...

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...

Family Storytime

11:30am - 12:00pm
Weekes Branch
Event Location: Weekes Branch
Room: John Pappas Legacy Room (Whole)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
We'll sing, dance, shake and read. All our storytimes help children develop early literacy skills through talking, reading, singing, writing, and playing. ...

Mobile Health Clinic

10:00am - 3:30pm
Offsite
Event Location: Offsite
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
The mobile health clinic offers free, friendly medical services for people without housing.  First come, first served. No appointment required; just come to the van parked in front of the library on Mission Blvd. between the City Ce...