Community Calendar
Local Events, Meetings and More
Regular Government Meetings
• Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) generally meets on land-use issues at 6 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, and holds general purpose meetings at 6 p.m. on most 3rd Mondays. Meetings are currently virtual at 6 p.m. For agenda, visit: acgov.org/bc/cvmac
• Castro Valley School Board meetings are currently virtual. For agenda, visit: https://www.cv.k12.ca.us/boarddocs/
• Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) meets at 6:30p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. Meetings are currently virtual: https://www.cvsan.org/who_we_are/board_of_directors/agendas_and_minutes.php
• Alameda County Board of Supervisors meets every Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. Meetings are currently virtual: https://www.acgov.org/agenda_minutes_app/board/bos_calendar/ag_min.jsp?subType=REG
Valley Verified: An Afternoon with Author Kyla Zhao
Join Silicon Valley author Kyla Zhao for an in-person reading and discussion of her new novel, Valley Verified.
The event is free and open to all!
Ms. Zhao writes novels starring women of color in the workplace. Her first book, The Fraud Squad, was a buzz pick by Good Morning America, a #1 new release in Asian-American literature on Kindle, and featured by media outlets such as Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan and Buzzfeed. Ms. Zhao was selected by Forbes for its 30 Under 30 list and Tatler as a Leader of Tomorrow. Valley Verified was published in January of 2024.
A native Singaporean, Ms. Zhao moved to California to attend Stanford University, graduating in 2021. She’s still trying to understand why Californians adore hiking and Patagonia fleeces so much.
A book sale and signing hosted by Books on B bookstore follows the event! Free parking is available next to the library. For more information please call (510) 293-7173.
Valley Verified: An Afternoon with Author Kyla Zhao
Saturday, March 9th, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Hayward Public Library, Downtown Branch
888 C Street @Mission, Hayward, CA 94541
Kurdish-Iranian Author Ava Homa to speak at Hayward Library
Ava Homa, Kurdish-Iranian author of the book Daughters of Smoke and Fire, will discuss, and read from, her award-winning book as part of Hayward Public Library’s Many Voices series. This free event will take place at the Weekes branch at 27300 Patric Avenue, in Hayward, on Saturday, December 2nd, from 1 – 2:30 PM. All are welcome!
Listen to Ava Homa in conversation with literary critic and author, Jennifer Carson, as she talks about growing up in Iran, her journey to becoming the first female Kurdish author published in English, and some of the challenges facing both women and Kurds in the Middle East.
Ava Homa is an award-winning novelist, a journalist, an activist, and a writing instructor at California State University, Monterey Bay. Her groundbreaking novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire, received the 2020 Silver Nautilus Award, was a finalist for the 2022 William Saroyan International Writing Prize, and has earned recognition as a selection in Roxane Gay's prestigious book club, Literati. Homa’s collection of short stories, Echoes from the Other Land, was a nominee for the 2011 Frank O’Connor Short Story Prize. Homa's writings have appeared in media like the Globe and Mail, BBC, Literary Hub, and Literary Review of Canada. She was also recently awarded the 2023 California Arts Council Fellowship. Homa Ava will sign copies of her book at the end of the program and copies of the book will also be available for purchase at the event.
Jennifer Carson is a novelist, essayist, and book critic. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, Barnes & Noble Review, Science, Six Hens Journal and Los Angeles Times. She is also the founder of the literary organization To the Lighthouse.
Registration is encouraged, but not required. In case of a full house, preference will be given to those who have registered in advance. To register for this event or to find out more about it, go to: bit.ly/HPLHoma
The Weekes Branch Library is also hosting a book discussion group about Daughters of Smoke And Fire on Saturday November 18th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM. For more information, contact the Branch Manager at Melesha.Owen@hayward-ca.gov or (510) 293-5214
An Afternoon of Poetry & Jazz
Join us to celebrate National Poetry Month with a live and free event with Hayward poets and musicians!
Featuring: Hayward Poet Laureate Bruce Roberts, Hayward Youth Poet Laureate Germani Latchison, Pat Doyne and Vecepia Robinson plus The Cal State East Bay Jazz Combo directed by James Happ
Saturday, April 8, 2023, 3:00pm
Fremont Bank Foundation Room, 2nd Floor
Hayward Public Library - Downtown Branch
888 C Street, Hayward
Free & Open to All!
For more information, please call (510) 293-7173
Hayward Library Book Sale
Curl up with a great book from Friends of the Hayward Public Library book sale. Join us both inside and right outside the New Leaf bookstore located on the first floor at 888 C Street in Hayward. Parking available in City Hall Public Parking garage. Sale begins at 10:30, ends at 3:30. All proceeds support the Library programs.
That same day, enjoy a special Lunar New Year celebration in Library 's central foyer at 11:30-12 noon. The free performance is open to all. For more info go to Hayward. librarycalendar.com