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The City of Hayward’s use of social media is provided as a public service. What follows is an abbreviated version of the City’s full Social Media Policy available here: http://www.hayward-ca.gov/POLICIES. The City of Hayward disclaims liability for ads, videos, promoted content or comments accessible from any external web page. The responsibility for external content or comments rests with the organizations or individuals providing them. Any inclusion of external content or comments on social media sites does not imply endorsement by the City of Hayward. Comments posted to this site will be monitored during regular City business hours only. The City disclaims any and all responsibility and liability for inappropriate content posted to its social media sites that cannot be immediately be removed.
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Like if you've read this literary classic: Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell. Synopsis courtesy of Wikipedia: Nineteen Eighty-Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by English author George Orwell published in 1949. The novel is set in Airstrip One (formerly known as Great Britain), a province of the superstate Oceania in a world of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation, dictated by a political system euphemistically named English Socialism (or Ingsoc in the government's invented language, Newspeak) under the control of a privileged elite of the Inner Party, that persecutes individualism and independent thinking as "thoughtcrime." The tyranny is epitomised by Big Brother, the Party leader who enjoys an intense cult of personality but who may not even exist. The Party "seeks power entirely for its own sake. It is not interested in the good of others; it is interested solely in power." The protagonist of the novel, Winston Smith, is a member of the Outer Party, who works for the Ministry of Truth (or Minitrue in Newspeak), which is responsible for propaganda and historical revisionism. His job is to rewrite past newspaper articles, so that the historical record always supports the party line. The instructions that the workers receive specify the corrections as fixing misquotations and never as what they really are: forgeries and falsifications. A large part of the ministry also actively destroys all documents that have been edited and do not contain the revisions; in this way, no proof exists that the government is lying. Smith is a diligent and skillful worker but secretly hates the Party and dreams of rebellion against Big Brother. Orwell based the character of the heroine of the novel, Julia, on his second wife, Sonia Orwell. As literary political fiction and dystopian science-fiction, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a classic novel in content, plot and style. Many of its terms and concepts, such as Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, Newspeak, Room 101, telescreen, 2 + 2 = 5, and memory hole, have entered into common use since its publication in 1949. Nineteen Eighty-Four popularised the adjective Orwellian, which describes official deception, secret surveillance and manipulation of recorded history by a totalitarian or authoritarian state. In 2005, the novel was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. It was awarded a place on both lists of Modern Library 100 Best Novels, reaching number 13 on the editor's list, and 6 on the readers' list. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 8 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. Check out this timeless classic at Hayward Public Library: http://bit.ly/-orwell-1984
Introduction to Seed Saving Workshop | 2pm Sat. August 6 | Hayward Library
Gardeners! Seed Saving Workshop this Saturday 2pm at the Main Library. All ages are welcome; children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Led by Alameda County Master Gardener Irene Beebe. More details and to register: http://www.libraryinsight.com/eventdetails.asp?jx=hzp&lmx=831003&v=3
City, County, and H.A.R.D seek qualifications (RFQ) for South Hayward Family Center Operator
Hayward seeks qualifications (RFQ) for a South Hayward Family Center Facility Operator. Follow the link to view the full RFQ.
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Construction of the 21st Century Library is progressing nicely. The steel-reinforced concrete supporting walls are being constructed now. This photo was taken by the 24/7 "construction cam". Watch the progress at www.haywardlibrary.org/webcam
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A kind passerby pinned this note of affirmation to a tree in the Heritage Plaza. Thanks, anonymous friend!
Hayward names McAdoo new city manager
Congratulations to Hayward's new City Manager, Kelly McAdoo, from all of us at Hayward Public Library!
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Our Literacy Program Coordinator, Cindy Breeden-Johnson, is the featured speaker at Hayward Rotary today. Way to go, Cindy!
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Proud to be "Made in Hayward". The City of Hayward Public Library is partnering with Hayward Unified School District to give every Hayward student a special library card designed exclusively for "Made in Hayward" youth. All students from Kindergarten to 12th grade in a Hayward school—public charter or private—are eligible to receive this specially designed library card. The card offers the same library privileges as any other library card, but the card features an exclusive design for Hayward students. The goal of this city-wide library card drive is to register or update every Hayward student’s public library card for the library’s annual Summer Reading Challenge. To get your student a "Made in Hayward" library card, register online at www.hayward-ca.gov/public-library/using-library/get-library-card
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Ta-da! Crafting @ the Library - Keepsake Mosaics - thank you Kathleen McCabe-Martin! #librariestransform
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Crafting @ the Library - happening right now! Kathleen McCabe-Martin leads part one of "Keepsake Mosaics" workshop. Stay tuned to see what creative local crafters produce at the Hayward Public Library!
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Big shouts-out and thanks to Eko Coffee Bar and Tea House for hosting our Mostly Literary Fiction book discussion group yesterday. Here's our intrepid group taking a break from discussing this month's featured book by renowned author Erik Larson. See our schedule of upcoming book discussion groups here: http://bit.ly/HPL-events_summer_2016
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