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Advisory Downtown Library Closure: Monday, May 26, 2025

eBooks, Streaming Movies, and Music

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Did you know that you can read eBooks, download audiobooks, stream movies, and listen to music online using your Hayward Public Library card?

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Library News

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The Hayward Public Library is the Place to be this summer for free learning activities!

Fri, 05/16/2025

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YA Book Club for Adults: Only This Beautiful Moment

Publish Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Online Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins

Publish Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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Featured Library Events

16 Jun
Monday / 6:30 PM

Library Commission Meeting: Jun. 16, 2025

Downtown Hayward Library
21 Jul
Monday / 6:30 PM

Library Commission Meeting: Jul. 21, 2025

Downtown Hayward Library
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