1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading challenge: Enjoy reading 1,000 books with your little one! Log reading and earn badges and prizes all along the way.

ABCMouse: Award-winning online curriculum for children ages 2-8+ with both English and Spanish learning activities.

Access World News: Comprehensive news collection including print and online-only newspapers, blogs, journals, broadcast transcripts, and videos for local, regional, and national news.

Alexander Street Performing Arts Collections: Free access to thousands of music, dance, and theatre performances, covering hundreds of genres and content ranging from instruction to performance. Includes content from National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Qwest TV, Smithsonian, L.A. Theatre Works, Broadway On-Demand, and many more.

Archives Unbound: Presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level. Collections in Archives Unbound cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Collections are chosen for Archives Unbound based on requests from scholars, archivists, and students.

BeanStack Reading App: Sign up for one of our fun reading challenges! Beanstack is a website and app that serves as an interactive home for reading challenges and events. It’s your one-stop-shop to not only register for challenges, but to also track your reading habits and unlock badges!

Book Connections: Discover books for children and teens that match their interests. Then, learn more about the book with author interviews, audiobook performances, discussion questions, and more

Book Match: Get custom reading recommendations curated just for you by a local librarian. Fill out a short survey to get a customized list of books you'll love.

BrainFuse: VetNow: Tools for veterans, including live resume coaching, live interview coaching, and assistance completing unemployment benefits forms.

Brittanica School: 

California Digital Newspaper Collection: Over 1,500,000 pages of significant historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, the Daily Alta California.

Chilton Library: Get the detailed information you need to tackle vehicle maintenance and repairs. 

Citizenship Resources: Check out the programs and classes we provide to help you prepare for the U.S. naturalization process.

Community Resource Guide: Discover local resources serving urgent needs such as food, shelter, showers, and support.

Coursera: Coursera partners with more than 200 leading universities and companies to bring flexible, affordable, job-relevant online learning to individuals and organizations worldwide. 

Craftsy: Your online resource for all creative makers, where you can find everything you need - from basic instruction to advanced techniques. 

Discover and Go: Use your library card to get instant access to free and low-cost tickets to museums, science centers, zoos, and more. 

East Bay Times (2016-present): The leading source for local and national news, sports, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion.

Ebsco Explora - Articles and books for public libraries

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallagos: Este sitio interactivo ofrece contenido excepcional de World Book’s Kids en español a través de una interfaz hermosa diseñada para grados K–4 además de estudiantes mayores y adultos aprendiendo español como otro idioma.

Enki: A California ebook collection created by librarians where you will find popular indie fiction and nonfiction genres including romance, mysteries, graphic novels, crafts, encyclopedias, cookbooks, short stories, essays, study guides as well as classic literature. Indulge your curiosity! 

Gale Courses: You’re bound to find a class that piques your interest with Gale Courses. These classes are held entirely online, led by expert instructors and completely free with your library card!

Gale Primary Sources: The Gale Primary Sources program combines dozens of historical archives covering hundreds of years of history. In this exhaustive resource you will find monographs, manuscripts, newspapers, maps, and photographs. Gale continues to make additional primary source collections available through the Gale Primary Sources cross-search experience.

Gale Virtual Reference Library: Encyclopedias and other specialized reference sources, plus books on business, crafts, health, and more!

Get Set Up: GetSetUp provides free virtual classes for older adults taught by peers - ask questions, make friends, learn new things, and have fun. 

Hayward Daily Review (2001-Present): Hayward's local paper. The Daily Review merged with other local papers in 2016 to become the East Bay Times.

Job and Career Accelerator: Powerful tools and guidance to achieve your career goals. Build a resume, practice interview skills, learn how to network, and more.

Heritage Hub: Explore your family history with this premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704-today. 

Hoopla: Easily borrow free books, audiobooks, and more with your library card.

HPL Staff Booklists: Our librarians regularly create lists of recommended books on a variety of topics. To see the latest, visit our catalog and take a look at Recent Staff Lists!

Kanopy: Stream or download more than 30,000 of the world's best films, including award-winning documentaries, film festival favorites, and more!

LearningExpress Library features online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books to help patrons of all ages. It offers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED test prep, and more.

Legal Information Reference Center: Navigate legal matters of all kinds with reliable “how-to” information and thousands of federal, multi-state and state-specific legal forms.

Libby/Overdrive: Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone, tablet, Kindle, or computer using the Libby app by OverDrive.

Linked In Learning: LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos.

LOTE4Kids: Digital books in 50+ languages together with English translations. New books and languages are released each month.

MasterFile Premier: Full text magazines & newspaper articles, reference books & more

Newspaper Archive: Over 3 billion articles from thousands of newspapers around the country. Includes the Hayward Daily Review from 1932-1977.

The New York Times: Breaking news, opinion, and more from the nation's newspaper of record. 

NorthStar Digital Literacy: Increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence with computers and the internet. Northstar Digital Literacy offers free lessons and assessments to boost your skills in computer basics, Microsoft Word, online career searching, and more. 

Novelist Plus: Ready for something new? Novelist Plus has your covered! Whether you're hungry for a weird western, book club best bet or royal romance, our recommended reads lists will keep your to-be-read pile filled. 

Niche Academy: Online tutorials will teach you how to download our eBooks, use our research databases, set up social media accounts, and more.

Pronunciator: Learn conversational skills and grammar for over 80 languages through live, teacher-led classes or self-directed courses. Also featuring ProCitizen, with practice tests and over 100 videos with interactive exercises to prepare new citizens for the Naturalization Test.

Tutor.com: Free live homework help, practice tests, resume building, and career assistance.

Universal Class: 24/7 access to over 500 self-paced courses in 30 different subject areas, ranging from computer coding to yoga. Get feedback from certified instructors, connect with other students, and get Continuing Education Units on select courses.

Veteran's Resource Center: California public libraries, in partnership with the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), are working to connect veterans and their families to benefits and services for which they are eligible.

Wowbrary: Discover the newest books, movies, and music available with your Hayward Public Library card. While you're exploring, you can sign up for a weekly email letting you know about all of our latest items!

World Book Online: The encyclopedia you know and trust. 

World Book Online for Kids: The premier reference website developed especially for younger students, featuring thousands of easy-to-read article as well as games and activities.

World Book Student is packed with features and tools developed for homework and research projects, making it perfect for students in elementary or middle school.

World Book Timelines: Explore 425 unique timelines spanning the arts, science and technology, world history, and more, or build your own timelines for school projects or research.

Additional Resources

California Digital Newspaper Collection - The California Digital Newspaper Collection contains over 1,500,000 pages of significant historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, the Daily Alta California. It also contains issues of several current California newspapers that are part of a project to preserve and provide access to contemporary papers.

California DMV Education Materials - Handbooks, sample tests, and videos.

Library of Congress American Memory Project- American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.

Medline Plus - Health topics, medical dictionary, diagrams & videos, current health news, & more - provided by the National Library of Medicine & other organizations