Join in the fun March 24, 2025 - April 14, 2025!

Step 1: Read (or listen to) a book!
Choose fiction, nonfiction, a graphic novel/comic book, an audiobook… whatever you will enjoy!

Step 2: Tell us about it!
Fill out our Reading Challenge Google form (tinyurl.com/2sds4as9) for each book you read/listen to. Each form submission is an entry into our weekly drawing for a Cal State East Bay metal water bottle, and also for the grand prize drawing of a Cal State East Bay sweatshirt.

Step 3: Check your email to see if you’ve won!
Winners will be announced via email weekly. Prizes will be available for pick up in the CORE Library on the Hayward campus or by mail to home addresses.

Prizes!
On Mondays (3/31, 4/7, and 4/14) during the first three weeks of the challenge, a participant will be randomly selected from the Reading Challenge form submissions for the previous week to receive a Cal State East Bay metal water bottle.

The week of April 14th, a participant will be randomly selected from ALL Reading Challenge form submissions to receive a Cal State East Bay sweatshirt.

Last Friday, our Library Student Ambassadors gathered for an engaging orientation, preparing to assist you in making the most of our library's resources. Whether you need help finding information, navigating research tools, or planning your next CORE event in partnership with the Library, we're here to support you! Stop by the information desk to connect with us and get the guidance you need. Our dedicated team—America, Amisha, Aurelia, Carla, Carmen, Chanpreet, Faith, Ian, Kassie, and Noelle—is excited to assist you. We look forward to seeing you at the library soon!

Photo credit: Chanpreet

The SCAA is in the news! Check out this article in The Pioneer to learn about all of the different ways we can help you succeed in and out of the classroom.

To make an appointment, visit the SCAA Schedules webpage or visit us in CORE, Room 343 (3rd Floor). Friendly SCAA staff is waiting to help!

Did you know that you can create your individual, free account for the The New York Times via the Library? It's true! Keep up on current events (as well as access the NYT archives back to 1851). Follow this link to register for your account.

The Library offers access to many other newspaper publications via the databases. You can access these through the A-Z Databases page here. For more information about searching for newspaper articles for your assignments and research, please access our Newspaper Handout here.

Last weekend, March 1-2, 2025, the Cal State East Bay Library was pleased to host HackHayward in the CORE. The library was the perfect place for 160 young programers from across the state to come together and build with AI.

After forming 50 teams, the hackers spread through the library in our study rooms and reading lounges. Fueled by Costco pizza and Red Bull, the teams created new projects over the next 24 hours and competed for prizes.

The energy and enthusiasm in the building was exhilarating. The Library congratulates Cal State East Bay students -- Yash Kumars, Ujas Goti, and Nidhi Prajapati -- who organized such a successful event. We look forward to seeing HackHayward back in the LIbrary next year.

Student Assistant
Library Learning Commons (CORE Floor 1)

What is your favorite part about the CORE library?
My favorite part about the CORE library is being able to help lots of students with a variety of problems. We always try our best to be the last stop for students looking to resolve an issue, and I take pride in the exceptional service we strive for.

What do you do throughout the week working in the Learning Commons?
My main role is to oversee the loaner laptop re-imaging process and make sure that they are ready to check out to the next student. Additionally, I help troubleshoot issues with printers, WiFi, and computer hardware and software. As a shift leader, it is also my duty to make sure my fellow student assistants are well-equipped with the knowledge they need to provide first-rate support to the students that come through the CORE.

Are there not well-known services or facts about the CORE library that you wish more people knew about?
I wish more people knew about all the different devices that we check out at the Learning Commons; not many people know that we have speakers, white noise machines, and a Wacom drawing tablet.

Do you have a favorite study spot at the library?
I really like all of the study rooms around the Library; they always provide a quiet, private space to study or attend zoom classes. Especially those on the third floor because of the gorgeous view of the Bay on a clear day!