Author Talk
Saturday, December 2, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Weekes Branch Library

At this free event, Ava Homa, Kurdish-Iranian author, will be in conversation with literary critic and author Jennifer Carson as she talks about her award-winning book, 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, journalist, and activist whose groundbreaking novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire, received the 2020 Silver Nautilus Award and was a finalist for the 2022 William Saroyan International Writing Prize.

Jennifer Carson is a novelist, essayist, and book critic whose work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, and more.

Registration for Ms. Homa's talk is highly encouraged but not required. All are welcome!

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Power of Women in Science Fiction: Naomi Alderman on Writing Dystopian Worlds
Thursday, November 30, 12:00 p.m., Online

Bestselling and award-winning author Naomi Alderman will join us to talk about her new book, The Future. This new novel delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.

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Medicare Changes for 2024: What You Should Know
Tuesday, December 5, 3:00 p.m., Downtown Library

Learn which big changes are coming to Medicare in 2024 and get some just-in-time advice before Open Enrollment closes December 7.

Registration recommended.

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Announcements

The library will be closed on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 23-25, for Thanksgiving

We will also close early, at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, November 22.

But you can use our online resources 24/7/365! Download an ebook or audiobook; stream a movie; learn a new language or how to repair your car; get help with homework or do some research. All you need is a Hayward library card!

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What else is going on at the library?

Don't just sit there wondering; visit our online events calendar! Special events, weekly and monthly programs, holiday closures, bookmobile stops... it's all in there. Check it out:

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