Celebrate Pride Season at HPL.
Events
Stories, songs and rhymes that foster acceptance, inclusion, diversity and a love of reading. Find a Storytime.
Queer Friendship Club
Tuesdays in June – 5 - 7:30pm
Central Library
Craft Cart – Rainbows
Friday June 6
10am - Noon
Kenilworth Branch
Bring your imagination to the table and make a cool creation to take home. Supplies provided.
Pride Book Club for Older Adults - Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski
Monday June 16
1 – 2pm
Ancaster Branch
Discuss books with 2SLGBTQIA+ themes. The June book title, Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski, is available in print or on Hoopla.
Make and Create - Pride Crafts
Thursday, June 19
3 - 4pm
Barton Branch
Fuel your child's creative side by exploring a variety of art materials. Supplies provided.
Pride Social
Monday June 23: 5:30 - 7pm – Valley Park Branch
Tuesday June 24: 5:30 - 6:30pm – Westdale Branch
Share 2SLBGTQIA+ book and pop culture recommendations, enjoy refreshments and stay to chat.
HPL Author Series - ZZOO by Jade Wallace and Mark Laliberte
Monday, June 23:
6:30 - 7:30pm
Central Library
Attend a live reading with authors Jade Wallace and Mark Laliberte, who launch their new collaborative book of poetry ZZOO. The pair use the joint author name MA|DE.
Fellow writers Jim Johnstone and Liz Worth are also at the launch.
Community Archive
LGBT2SQ+ Community Archive
Discover HPL’s LGBT2SQ+ Community Archive, founded through a generous donation by Michael Johnstone, who spent over 50 years preserving Hamilton’s LGBT2SQ+ history. Now housed in Central Library’s Local History and Archives (3rd Floor), the collection includes photos, clippings and more.
Pride Collection
Check out our catalogue's Pride Collection for 2SLGBTQ+ books and movies.
Pride Hamilton and City of Hamilton Events
Pride Hamilton: Pride 2025
August 8-10
Pier 4 Park
The theme is reclamation, unity and healing.