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Autobiography Book Discussion Group: “Look Me In The Eye” Wednesday, December 16th @6:30 p.m., Hayward Main Library, 835 C St. at Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA. 94541 (2 Blocks from Hayward BART) This month we will discuss Look Me In The Eye by John Elder Robison. Ever since he was young, John Robison ... (more)longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits - an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes- had earned him the label “social deviant.” It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome. That understanding transformed the way he saw himself and the world. A born storyteller, Robison has written a moving, darkly funny memoir about a life that has taken him from developing exploding guitars for KISS to building a family of his own. Contact 510-881-7980 for information.

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

USA Multi-City tour for promotion of Shades of Grey. Reading/Q&A/Signing.

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.

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.

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.

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 ... (more)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 ... (more)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