Monday, August 30 - Two meetings at the Main Library: 10-11 a.m., before the Library opens to the general public, and 6:30 p.m.

Goodreads.com is the largest social network for readers in the world. More than 3,100,000 members have added more than 82,000,000 books to their shelves. A place for casual readers and bona-fide bookworms alike, Goodreads members recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they’ve read and would like to read, join book clubs and much more.

Are you interested in learning how to create a free account on GoodReads.com? Or are you a member of the Mostly Literary Fiction Book Group at the Hayward Public Library, and want to participate in online discussions with other book group members? Or maybe you’re just curious to see what this social networking site is all about. Librarian and book group leader Sally Thomas will show you how the site works, help you create an account, add books and reviews to “bookshelves,” and show you how to network with other readers. For more information, contact Sally Thomas at sally.thomas@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-881-7700.

Walk ins welcome. Learn more.

Tuesday, September 7th

Two Meetings: 11:30 a.m. at Le Paradis Bakery (D St. and Mission) and 6:30 p.m. at Main Library

In Lisa Lutz’s first mystery novel, we are introduced to the amazingly dysfunctional Spellman family of private investigators who live and work in San Francisco.  Isabel Spellman, the eldest daughter, narrates the increasingly bizarre and hysterically funny adventures of the various family members as they both investigate cases for their clients, and equally enthusiastically, investigate each other, for to be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman, tail a Spellman, dig up dirt on, blackmail and wiretap a Spellman.

For further information, contact Heidi.Ontiveros@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-881-7975

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Main Library. (Occasionally the Circle will be held on another day)

September 8th & 22nd

Discover the joys of knitting and crocheting by joining a new knitting circle at the Hayward Library.  Experienced knitter Zanaib Green will help novice knitters create a scarf for the first project.  Future projects may include hats, gloves and sweaters, even socks!  Meetings will be held the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at the Main Library at 6:30 p.m.  Please bring size 10 or 10 1/2 knitting needles and the yarn of your choice, additional yarn will be available at the event.  All levels of knitters are welcome.

Saturday, September 11th, 10:30 a.m.  (Weekes Branch)

Saturday, October 9th, 10:30 a.m. (Weekes Branch)

A new monthly yoga workshop for all ages is being presented by Charla Jean at the Weekes Branch Library. Learn beneficial yoga postures designed to increase your range of motion, augment flexibility and balance, enhance vitality and strengthen your sense of inner calm.

Saturday, September 11th, 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 Breath Yoga workshop : October  9th, 3:00- 4;45pm

Monday, September 13 - Two meetings: Noon at Peet’s Coffee & Tea (B Street & Mission, Downtown Hayward) & 6:30 p.m. at Main Library

We will be discussing Old Filth by British novelist Jane Gardam, who has twice won the Whitbread and was shortlisted for the Man Booker. Filth is a lawyer with a practice in the Far East. A few remember that his nickname stands for Failed In London Try Hong Kong. But Old Filth is not as pompous as people imagine, and his past contains many secrets and dark hiding places. Described by The New Yorker as “mordantly funny,” Old Filth, Gardam’s 15th novel, was shortlisted in Britain for the Orange Prize.

Choose from two different meeting times and locations - noon at Peet’s Coffee & Tea (”B” Street & Mission Blvd.) or 6:30 p.m. at the Main Library.

Not able to attend meetings but want to discuss this book with others? Join the Mostly Literary Fiction Book Group on GoodReads.com and participate in online discussions! For more information contact Sally.Thomas@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-881-7700.

Saturday, September  4, 2010 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 is Saturday, October 23, 2010 3:00-4:45pm

Wednesday, September 29th @ 6:30 p.m.,  Main Library

Fire is a natural part of California’s environment.  Join Members of the California Native Plant Society Carol Rice, a fire ecologist, and Cheryl Miller, a landscape architect,  as they discuss what can be achieved using native plants, special pruning techniques and careful placement to achieve a beautiful and fire safe yard.

Sponsored by the California Native Plant Society

For more information contact Heidi.Ontiveros@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-881-7975

Saturday, October 9, 2010 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 Breath Yoga workshop : November 13, 2010 3:00- 4;45pm

Saturday, October 23, 2010 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 is Saturday, November 6, 2010 3:00-4:45pm