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Gather with other fans of Shakespeare to read his works. This month, Titus Andronicus.

Books and Fresh Produce! Hayward Public Library Book Sale Sat, January 23rd, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Hayward Farmer’s Market-C Street & Watkins, Hayward, CA (2 blocks from Hayward BART) Friends of the Hayward Library book sales are held at the downtown Farmers Market on the second and fourth ... (mais)Saturday of each month. In case of rain, the sale will be in front of the Main Library. Contact 510-881-7980 for info.

Local author Suruchi Mohan will read from and talk about her new book Divine Music. Copies of her book will be available for purchase and the author will be signing them.

John Lescroart is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty previous novels, including A Plague of Secrets, Betrayal, The Suspect and The Hunt Club. Meet him and hear him discuss his new book, Treasure Hunt.

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins -- In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily ... (mais)takes her younger sister's place. Read the book and talk about it with other teens. Open to ages 12-18. Copies of the book are available from the Weekes Branch Library.

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins -- In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily ... (mais)takes her younger sister's place. Read the book and talk about it with other teens. Open to ages 12-18. Copies of the book are available from the Weekes Branch Library.

This month we will discuss Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon. Two swashbucklers attempt to restore a prince to his throne in this adventure tale.

Would you like to get started writing your memoirs? Local author, Rafaela Castro will discuss the art of memoir writing and read from her recent work. Ms. Castro’s published works include Chicano Folklore: A Guide to the Folktales, Traditions, Rituals, and Religious Practices of Mexican Americans and ... (mais)Provocaciones, Letters from the Prettiest Girl in Arvin. She is currently working on a new novel set in the San Joaquin Valley. Space is limited. Please call 510-293-5366 to register. For more information, contact Melesha.owen@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-293-5329.

Introducing Weekes Branch Book Group! Join us for our first meeting. We will be discussing Laughing Without An Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad by Firoozeh Dumas. This book features a collection of anecdotes from different points in the author’s life: stories from her youth ... (mais)in Iran mix with memories of her experiences as a wife, mother, and author. Dumas’ parents remain a big influence in her life, whether she’s dealing with her mother’s frequent and sometimes, in the case of one bright red comforter, unsightly gifts, or trying to understand her father and his brothers’ fixation on The Price Is Right. In one of the funniest chapters, Dumas recalls the time she and her kids decided to try to sell a potato shaped like a cross on eBay, hoping to make a whopping sixty grand. There’s such warmth to Dumas’ writing that it invites the reader to pull up a seat at her table and smile right along with her at the quirks of her family and Iranians and Americans in general. No registration is required. For more information, please contact Melesha Owen at melesha.owen@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-293-5239.

Learn about the remarkable history of baseball's Negro leagues and the challenges and success of African-American baseball players. This richly illustrated exhibit will be a key feature of “Black History Month” at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in February 2010. The Library — in collaboration ... (mais)with community partners — will present related programs and activities during the course of the five-week exhibit. An opening day reception will be held 2:00 p.m. – 4 p.m. in Rms. 225/229, 2nd Fl. Admission is FREE. Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience, a traveling exhibition for libraries, was organized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office, Chicago. The traveling exhibition has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life. For more information, call (408) 808-2397. All library open hours King Library, Exhibition Area, 2nd Floor

Learn about the remarkable history of baseball's Negro leagues and the challenges and success of African-American baseball players. This richly illustrated exhibit will be a key feature of “Black History Month” at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in February 2010. The Library — in collaboration ... (mais)with community partners — will present related programs and activities during the course of the five-week exhibit. An opening day reception will be held 2:00 p.m. – 4 p.m. in Rms. 225/229, 2nd Fl. Admission is FREE. Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience, a traveling exhibition for libraries, was organized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office, Chicago. The traveling exhibition has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life. For more information, call (408) 808-2397. All library open hours King Library, Exhibition Area, 2nd Floor