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Meadowlands BKMB stop (May 17th 1:30pm) has been cancelled
Meadowlands BKMB stop (May 17th 1:30pm) has been cancelled
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Monday, May 16, 2022 - 4:45pm
York Boulevard Exterior Drop Box Temporarily Closed
The exterior drop box at Central Library's York Boulevard is temporarily closed. The interior drop boxes on the First Floor and Jackson Square Lobby entrance remain open.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Monday, May 16, 2022 - 1:00pm
Central Library, 3rd Floor - Public Printing/Photocopying Temporarily Unavailable
Please use the 1st floor or 2nd floor Printers
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Friday, May 13, 2022 - 11:30am
Rymal Road East Construction near Turner Park Branch
Starting Monday May 9, construction starts on Rymal Road East between Massena Drive and Republic Avenue near the Turner Park Branch. The lights will be deactivated and the turning lanes will be closed for approximately one week.
Please use eastbound lanes only to plan your branch visit.
Thank you for your patience.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 3:30pm
Junior Librarian-in-eResidence
That's a wrap! Thanks to Ainara Alleyne, our first Junior Librarian in Residence for her time, energy and passion. Stay tuned for updates on how you can apply to be our next Junior Librarian in Residence.
Hamilton Public Library welcomes our first Junior Librarian-in-eResidence, Ainara Alleyne. She is a Grade 6 student who loves to read and recommend books that celebrate diversity and culture through characters and themes. Ainara’s residency runs January 2021 to December 2021.
Looking for school age reader recommendations? Complete the Which Book Next online form to receive Librarian approved print and/or digital materials. With over 67 hand-selected fiction and non-fiction titles, there’s a variety of books or eBooks for children and teens.
The achievements of Viola Desmond — the woman who appears on our $10 — is cause for celebration. Ainara explains why in this video. Learn more about Viola in this Discover at Home activity page.
Watch CBC's The National recent interview with the avid reader, at HPL's Turner Park Branch.
Ainara discusses how her love of reading has evolved and shaped her reading choices.
Learn more about Ainara in a recent CBC News article.
2021 Just One Wish Kindness Award Recipient
Congratulations to our Junior Librarian-in-eResidence, Ainara, who received a 2021 Just One Wish Kindness Award. The award recognizes Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board students age 4-18 who show kindness to themselves, peers, and the community.
Ainara, 12, is notable for creating Ainara’s Bookshelf on Instagram. Her mission: to find, read, recommend and celebrate books featuring diverse characters. Since January she has been doing the same as HPL’s Junior Librarian-in-eResidence.
