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Sara Tepetl shared 2018-05-12 07:34:52 -0700
Sarah Diamond shared 2018-05-12 07:03:02 -0700
April Domingo shared 2018-05-07 18:44:35 -0700

I’m a Friend of Hayward Library because Hayward is the city I grew up in. I remember as a little girl I spent hours weekly at the library being engrossed in various books. I appreciate libraries and those who contribute to the learning of others! Reading has helped me thrive academically, professionally, and spiritually. Reading continues to be very pivotal in my personal development. I want to also gift my community the opportunity to bless others with the gift of lifelong learning! Thank you!
Heidi Stenner shared 2018-05-06 21:15:16 -0700

Hayward deserves a first class library!
Clara DiBona shared 2018-05-02 14:56:25 -0700

I am a friend of the library because I enjoy the adventures that books bring, and I like to turn the pages of a real book.
Linda Carroll shared 2018-05-01 20:58:01 -0700

I am a friend of the library because I love all of the adventures and discoveries you can make there.
Lois Pickett shared 2018-05-01 15:14:42 -0700
Mary Dang shared 2018-04-30 21:25:44 -0700

I’m a friend of the library because I love bringing my kids here to pull them away from all the electronics, to be able to touch, open and read a book. They enjoy it and I enjoy bringing them.
Suzanne Barba shared 2018-04-30 08:01:32 -0700
Andrea Peixoto shared 2018-04-30 07:31:12 -0700

I’m a Friend of the Hayward Library because books allow you to travel all over the world and also to meet some very interesting people along the way.
Rich Berkowitz shared 2018-04-29 19:55:24 -0700

we think public librarys are an important part of our city, we use it all the time and are now lucky too have a new one for the 21st century
Grace Polichar shared 2018-04-29 17:20:08 -0700

From a low income family, the library was our vacations. Every other Wednesday after dinner we would go to the library. All of us had a library card, even little 4 yrs me! Generally, the first thing I like to do when I move, is get a library card… which I did in Hayward about 30 years ago… I’m so excited about the opening of the new library…
Perrin Rynning shared 2018-04-29 16:14:44 -0700

Libraries remain one of the most important aspects of any town… any civilization. A clean, well-lighted place for reading, for learning to read, and other activities to broaden the mind presents opportunities for all citizens to improve their communities at every level.
Lucy Aguilar-Navarro shared 2018-04-12 19:16:23 -0700

Growing up in Hayward I visited the library often. Even though I am sad to see the old library go, I am optimistic that the library will continue to be a resource to people of all ages, especially children.
Maria Nadauld shared 2018-04-10 16:23:26 -0700

I’ve been a patron of the Hayward Library (and the bookmobile) since first grade – 1951. Why stop now?
LoBirtha Melton shared 2018-04-09 12:53:19 -0700

I’m a friend of the Hayward Library because of it’s wonderful children and Literacy programs.
Fred Gertler shared 2018-04-08 20:44:23 -0700

My late wife was passionate about libraries. And my mom and I and my partner share her belief that a public library contributes significantly to the public good by providing safe space for exploration, reflection, and discussion; and fun, too.
Elaine Patience shared 2018-04-07 19:54:51 -0700
Natalie Juntz shared 2018-04-07 12:02:18 -0700

I still say there is nothing like holding a real book in your hands.
Stacy Pua shared 2018-04-07 10:33:57 -0700

I love the library and the community of hayward!
Ralph Hardy posted about this on Facebook 2018-04-07 09:56:52 -0700
I just shared my story, "Why I'm a Friend of the Library" on the Haywardfriends.org website. Check it out!
Ralph Hardy shared 2018-04-07 09:55:33 -0700

Our day program,Lifespring for developmentally disable located here in Hayward is excited to visit the new library.
Kate Jordahl shared 2018-04-07 08:41:49 -0700

I’m a friend of the Hayward Library because this library is a place of imagination, hope, and joy! I can find information…I can also find inspiration! Wandering among the books leads to discovery every time!
Graciela Tiscareño-Sato posted about this on Facebook 2018-03-29 09:48:11 -0700
I just shared my story, "Why I'm a Friend of the Library" on the Haywardfriends.org website. Check it out!
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Albert Popp shared 2018-03-28 20:21:19 -0700

No real story other than when I was 9 years old I failed to return a book and want to clear my conscience.
Chloe Sumera shared 2018-03-26 11:22:34 -0700

Our family is never not learning!
Kristin Rodriguez shared 2018-03-25 16:06:59 -0700

In the children’s room, my two little ones learned to love the smell of books and how to ask an adult for help. The community classes offered us insights on raising chickens and helped us connect with others in unique ways. Thank you for making our lives more enriched!
Olga Tapia shared via Sally Thomas 2018-03-23 16:22:09 -0700

This is probably not what you were expecting, but the Hayward Public Library provided my sex education when I was a young girl in 1960. My mother told me absolutely nothing about sex. Fortunately, the library had a number of books about sex education for young readers. What was written was limited by today’s standards, but back then, it was very helpful to me.
Gabriela Marin shared 2018-03-21 23:07:09 -0700

We discovered all Hayward library has to offer when my daughter was a baby. My kids have grown up participating in classes and visiting the kids area. Thank you for all you do

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