Books on B

Books on B Your friendly independent bookstore
in the heart of downtown Hayward!
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⏰Save the date!Friday at 5pm: author J.P. Lacrampe serves up his delightful debut, ‘Valet’!It’s for those who love funny...
06/03/2026

⏰Save the date!

Friday at 5pm:
author J.P. Lacrampe serves up
his delightful debut, ‘Valet’!

It’s for those who love funny
and philosophical; it’s absurd,
it’s oh-so-topical, it’s….. Wodehousian?

Just released this Tuesday,
this novel is perfect for reclaiming your humanity and funny bone:
see you at the shop for witty repartée until 7pm Friday, B-lievers! 🤖💛

7pm, Wednesday— see you at Smalltown Society’s newest venture: Resistance Choir!No experience necessary, truly— just a w...
05/18/2026

7pm, Wednesday— see you at Smalltown Society’s newest venture: Resistance Choir!

No experience necessary, truly—
just a willingness to lift your voice in a safe space together to heal our future.

Free; get ready to gather by RSVPing at the link in our bio, B-loveds.💛

🗓️Save the date!Saturday, May 9th, 1-4pm: meet author S. Gale Bleth and her new guide for personal safety and self-defen...
05/03/2026

🗓️Save the date!
Saturday, May 9th, 1-4pm:
meet author S. Gale Bleth and her new guide for personal safety and self-defense, ‘A.W.A.R.E.’
Perfect for new adults about to start their next chapter in the world—
see you next Saturday, B-loveds!🧡

👾Tuesday, 2pm! We’re over the moon to have author Portia Elan on the day of her stellar-reviewed, dazzling debut, ‘Homeb...
05/03/2026

👾Tuesday, 2pm!
We’re over the moon to have author Portia Elan on the day of her stellar-reviewed, dazzling debut, ‘Homebound’: see you at the shop for a signed copy, B-lievers!✨

Saturday!Our block of B Street is closed to traffic from 5am to 8pm for Cinco de Mayo festivities; 11am to 1pm we have b...
04/29/2026

Saturday!
Our block of B Street is closed to traffic from 5am to 8pm for Cinco de Mayo festivities;
11am to 1pm we have beautiful beaded baubles by Cheeky Bee,
and 11am Storytime with Nicole!

5-7pm: we’re staying open for our first Open Mic for talent under 30 years old— show up, sign up, and share!

Moderated by the magnificent , 2025 Hayward Poet Laureate— see you Saturday, B-lievers!

May Day is this Friday, friends— also known as International Workers’ Day.We’re choosing to have our doors open for our ...
04/29/2026

May Day is this Friday, friends— also known as International Workers’ Day.

We’re choosing to have our doors open for our usual hours of 10-4, good buddy, to continue our commitment to our community over commerce.

We’ll have information and ideas for involvement in our area going forward; check out for Friday activities nearby.

Then at 7pm: Let’s lift up our voices and sing with (behind Trader Joe’s in the FirstPres complex.)!

More mutual aid and music for all, B-loveds; take good care of each other, and make a joyful noise!

🎟️✨We have a WINNER!!!Congratulations , and the hugest THANK YOU to for making this day the party of the year!💛Until ne...
04/25/2026

🎟️✨We have a WINNER!!!
Congratulations , and the hugest THANK YOU to for making this day the party of the year!💛
Until next year, B-lievers!

Wednesday/22: we’re open from 12noon to 6pm, so your bookseller can be at Bret Harte Middle School’s Career Day in the...
04/22/2026

Wednesday/22: we’re open from 12noon to 6pm, so your bookseller can be at Bret Harte Middle School’s Career Day in the morning.
Wish me luck, and see you later at the shop!💛

🌟We’ve been nominated in a stellar group for this year’s Best of the Bay Area by The San Francisco Chronicle!To be among...
04/15/2026

🌟We’ve been nominated in a stellar group for this year’s Best of the Bay Area by The San Francisco Chronicle!

To be among our heroes is the thrill of a lifetime, and to be the only bookstore from the East Bay in the running means we’ve gotta represent:
Link in bio to vote for us EVERY DAY until May 5th!

(or, visit
https://sfgate.secondstreetapp.com/Best-of-Bay-Area-2026-Readers-Choice-Contest/gallery/526099890/ , and find us under ‘Entertainment’.)

Feel free to share with abandon!!

To the angels out there who chose to nominate us: thank you so, so much. We already feel like a winner by getting to be your bookshop each day;
our best wishes to all of the nominees!

Hooray for some happy news,
and may the odds ever be in our favor, B-loveds!🗳️

🎼April 18th is National Harmonica Day!This Saturday, we’re blown away to host local harp hero Chuck Yolland, tootin’ her...
04/13/2026

🎼April 18th is National Harmonica Day!
This Saturday, we’re blown away to host local harp hero Chuck Yolland, tootin’ here at 2pm— and he’s ready to play well with others, if you’d like to join in the fun with your own harmonica?
Or grab a beaut at our neighbor !

See you Saturday to jump, jive, and wail, B-loveds!🪉💛

Address

1014 B Street
Hayward, CA
94541

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+15105383943

Website

https://libro.fm/booksonb, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smalltown-resistance-choir-tickets-198

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