“Hayward Through Our Eyes”
Exhibit now on display at Weekes Branch Library.
Teens in Hayward are expressing themselves with Photos and Writing this summer. They are part of 2009’s “Hayward Through Our Eyes” teen photo & writing program. The 2nd year of this program took place at both the Main Library in downtown Hayward and the Weekes Branch Library in South Hayward.
Check out the photos on the Library’s Flickr page.
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Si usted es mayor de edad y competente en el español, y esta disponible por seis meses para ayudar a alguien que anhela desarrollar su dominio de la lengua escrita, el programa de alfabetizacion, “Camino a la Lectura”, le invita a participar como asesor en este programa de nuestra comunidad.
El proceso de selección de asesores seguirá de manera continua
Para más información y hacer una cita, llame a Janet Alfaro (510) 293-5119 ó
(postulantes tendrán que pasar por el proceso establecido de identificación de personal: huellas digitales)
Air Vent Pumpkins at Weekes Library on November 20, 3:00 p.m.
This plump little punkin’ will look great on your Thanksgiving table.
Friday, November 20th, 3:30 p.m. (Main Library)
Coyote Hills will present a reptile program with a live snake, turtle and frog. Get up close and personal with the animals, if you dare.
Every Wednesday 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (Weekes Branch Library)
Come and practice speaking English with others who are learning. All levels are welcome. No registration is required. For more information contact Melesha Owen at 510-293-5239 or melesha.owen@hayward-ca.gov
Fall session is open now. Walk ins welcome. Learn more.
Monday, November 23, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Main Library)
Stand up and get your voice heard. Join the Teen Advisory Group as we plan programs, decide the teen collection and much more. Get volunteer hours and have a say in what the library does for teens. Applications are always being accepted. Grades 6 to 12 only. Contact Shawna with questions: 510-881-7946 or shawna.sherman@hayward-ca.gov.
Monday, November 23rd, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (Weekes Branch)
Need Legal Advice? Come in for a free 15-minute consultation with a licensed attorney. Space is limited. Onsite registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Lawyer in the library is sponsored by the Alameda County Bar Association.
Wednesday, November 25th @ 2:00 p.m. (Weekes Branch)
Hang out with your friends and play PlayStation 2 and Wii games on the big screen. Bring your own games too! Open to ages 10-18.
Saturday, December 5, 2009 12:00-2:00pm Please be there at 11:30am( Main Library)
Monday, December 7, 2009 6:00-7:45pm Please be there at 5:30(Main Library)
Monday December 21, 2009 6:00-7:45pm. Please be there at 5:30.(Weekes Branch)
Do you need free legal advice? Don’t know where to begin? Get 15 minutes of free legal advice at the Hayward Public Library with a licensed attorney. Onsite registration required. Space is limited. Consultation is assigned by lottery. Lawyer in the Library is sponsored by the Alameda County Bar Association. Call (510)881-7980 for more information. Registration for the sessions begins 30 minutes before the first session.
Next meetings : Saturday, January 2,2010 12:00-2:00pm
Monday, January 4, 2010 6:00-8:00pm
Saturday, December 5, 2009 3:00-4:45pm( Main Library)
A free Laughter Yoga workshop is presented monthly by Lydia Gonzales at the Hayward Public Library.Come and join in the laughter, the stress reduction and learning silliness is great for your health.
Next meeting : Saturday, January 2, 2010
Saturday December 12, 2009 3:00-4:45pm (Main Library)
Breath Yoga shows you how to breathe better thereby decreasing stress and increasing your energy levels.You will enjoy more in life. Enjoy the serenity and calm. Come and join this free workshop.
Next meeting : Saturday, January 9,2010
Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 p.m. (Main Library)
Georgette Heyer’s mystery is a wonderful example of a classic British country house mystery. Written in 1939, it features the superlatively analytical Inspector Hemingway who is confronted by a seemingly impossible murder, no one was near the murder weapon at the time the shot was fired! All the various participants on the scene are suspicious and then there’s the blackmail plot……..
Facilitated by heidi.ontiveros@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7975
Tuesday, December 1, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. ( Weekes Branch)
Learn the basics of using email in the hands on class. Space is limited and registration is required. Call 510-293-5366 for more information or to register.
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009, at 6:00 pm (Main)
Local author, Anita Wills, returns, by popular demand, to offer tips on Genealogical searching, as well as relating her personal quest. Writer of the book Pieces of the Quilt: The Mosaic of an African American Family, she traces her relatives back to Revolutionary times, and to South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Liberia. Her family was mixed with white and Indian blood, which made her search a true challenge. Ms. Wills’ experience should be helpful to anyone tracking their own heritage. No sign-up is required for this free event.
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ay, December 2nd, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (Weekes Branch)
Come and practice speaking English with other who are learning. All levels are welcome. The English Conversation Group meets every Wednesday night. No registration is required. Contact Melesha Owen at (510) 293-5239 for more information.
Do you need free legal advice? Don’t know where to begin? Get 15 minutes of free legal advice at the Hayward Public Library with a licensed attorney. Onsite registration required. Space is limited. Consultation is assigned by lottery. Lawyer in the Library is sponsored by the Alameda County Bar Association. Call (510)881-7980 for more information. Registration for the sessions begins 30 minutes before the first session.
Upcoming sessions:
Sat., Dec. 5th, 12:00 p.m., Main Library (register at 11:30 a.m.)
Mon., Dec. 7th, 6:00 p.m., Main Library (register at 5:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, December 8th @ 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (Main)
Denise Michelle Harris, author of the bestselling novel Sweet Bye-Bye, continues her free writer’s workshop series. One of the most common fears expressed by writers is, “I don’t have any good ideas.” A difficult lesson a writer must learn is that uncertainty is an integral part of the writing process. Denise will lead workshop participants in exercises from The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing by Alice LaPlante, aimed at helping you to harness the inevitable doubt and uncertainty of the creative process in order to begin discovering your own voice and material. This workshop will be based on Chapter 2: The Splendid Gift of Not Knowing. Workshop participants can complete the exercises before class, and, time permitting, will have the opportunity to share excerpts from their writing with other workshop participants. Bring your questions and get your creative juices going. Advance registration required - call 510-881-7980 to sign up. For more information, or to obtain the writing exercises, contact Sally.Thomas@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7700.
Do you love to read?
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING WAYS YOU CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE’S LIFE:
Literacy Tutors meet one-on-one or with a small group to help adult learners improve their reading, writing and spelling skills.
• Computer Lab Volunteers help learners and their tutors use reading, writing and English instructional software tools in our computer lab.
• Additional Volunteer Opportunities exist such as office helpers, board membership, serving on a committee, or helping with outreach at fairs and events.
• Literacy Plus Contributors make financial donations that helps provide free adult literacy services. Donate today!
Literacy Plus asks volunteers, especially tutors, to make a six month commitment to the program. Tutors and learners usually meet once or twice a week for 1-1/2 hours; tutoring schedules are based on times and days most convenient for both. Tutoring takes place at the Hayward Public Library, the Weekes Branch Library or in public places.
Interested volunteers are invited to attend one of our new tutor orientations to learn more about Literacy Plus and the volunteer opportunities available. Orientation will be held January 11 and January 19, 2010. Tutor training begins on January 23, 2010.To register for our next orientation, call 510-881-7910.
Wednesday, December 9th @ 2:00 p.m. (Weekes Branch)
Hang out with your friends and play PlayStation 2 and Wii games on the big screen. Bring your own games too! Open to ages 10-18.
Monday, December 14 - with two meetings: Noon @ Peet’s Coffee and Tea, located at the corner of B Street and Mission, Downtown Hayward & 6:30 p.m. @ our usual meeting place at the Main Library
We will be discussing Rooftops of Tehran, a debut novel by Bay Area author Mahbod Seraji. Rooftops of Tehran is a story of young love and growing up in 1970s Iran, then headed toward revolution. In a middle-class neighborhood of Iran’s sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends one perfect, stolen summer with his beautiful neighbor, Zari, until he unwittingly guides the Shah’s secret police to their target: Zari’s intended. The violent consequences awaken Pasha and his friends to the reality of life under the rule of a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a choice from which Pasha may never recover. Discussion facilitated by Sally Thomas. With the addition of a noon-time meeting, we invite you to join us at a new time and location. Bring a bag lunch and treat yourself to one of Peet’s Coffee & Tea specialty beverages and something sweet to eat. Everyone else - we’ll see you at our usual meeting time and place in the evening.
Not able to attend meetings but want to discuss this book with others? Join GoodReads.com and participate in online discussions! For more information contact Sally.Thomas@hayward-ca.gov or 510-881-7700.
Wednesday, December 16th @6:30 p.m. (Main)
This month we will discuss Look Me In The Eye by John Elder Robison. Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits - an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes- had earned him the label “social deviant.” It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome. That understanding transformed the way he saw himself and the world. A born storyteller, Robison has written a moving, darkly funny memoir about a life that has taken him from developing exploding guitars for KISS to building a family of his own.
Tuesday, December 15th, 4:00 p.m. (Weekes Library)
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta — Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity, family history and role 
in the secret territory wars at a boarding school in Australia.
Read the book and talk about it with other teens. Open to grades 7-12. Copies of the book are available from the Weekes Branch Library. For more information contact rob.spitzel@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-293-5065.
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