Victoria Day Closure
All HPL branches are closed Monday, May 20 for the Victoria Day Holiday. Bookmobile Service and Study Halls are unavailable. Regular service hours resume Tuesday, May 21.
Publish Date:
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 10:00am
Central Library - Fire Training Drill
An unscheduled fire drill will take place in May during regular service hours at Central Library. Thank you for your understanding in advance.
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Publish Date:
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 9:30am
Dundas and Turner Park Branches - Period Promise Campaign
Menstruation product donations can be dropped off at Dundas and Turner Park branches until May 31. For more information, please visit www.uwhh.ca/periodpromise.
Publish Date:
Monday, April 29, 2024 - 12:00pm
Fun Stuff to do Online at Home
ALL AGES | KIDS ACTIVITIES | TEENS ACTIVITIES
ALL AGES
Get a Card Register for a Hamilton Public Library card if you live, work or attend school in Hamilton.
Hoopla Instant access to a great selection of movies, books, audiobooks and music.
Kanopy Watch classic films, documentaries, world cinema, popular flicks and independent movies.
OverDrive Borrow from more than 100,000 eBooks, eAudiobooks and more.
PressReader Newspapers and Magazines Includes the Hamilton Spectator and many international publications.
Movies and Music Watch, listen, and learn.
Mango Languages Learn a new language.
More Online Resources We have more in store on our website.
Links to Learning Educational activities for all ages, to do at home.
KIDS ACTIVITIES
Tumblebooks Animated, read-aloud books.
Movies and Music Summa Kids and Kanopy Kids entertain and educate.
Activities For those who like writing, crafts, coding, science, exercise and more.
Learning at Home In-house and external events, activities, book lists, online courses and more.
Storytime Watch our popular Storytimes and Puppet Shows at home.
Winter Reading Challenge Read a book, any book and record it on this sheet.
TEENS ACTIVITIES
Power of the Pen Write a poem or story and you may win prizes.
Activities Explore, write, design and experiment with HPL.
Music and Movies Summa and Kanopy entertain and educate.
Learning at Home In-house and external events, activities, book lists, online courses and more.
Brainfuse for Students Real-time help with homework, feedback on essays and skill building for all ages.