If your kiddos like their science 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 loud and messy, this is the show for them! Visit Turner Park Branch TOMORROW (Thursday, August 6, 11am-Noon) to see how Orbax and Pepper do Science's wacky (and slimy!) ways can make science look fun in the middle of summer school break. www.hpl.ca/src #HamOnt

#HamOnt, following Bookmobile service modifications are coming up. www.hpl.ca/bookmobile August 7 All Bookmobile visits are cancelled. August 18 Court at Rushdale - Cancelled August 22 All Bookmobile visits are cancelled. Visit #TeamHPL at Pride Hamilton at Pier 4 Park.

Sing along with My Friend Christopher and be the first to hear his new streaming single "Blue Green and White" with Claudia Robin Gunn. Drop in with your littles next Wednesday, August 12 to Red Hill (10am) or to Waterdown on Friday, August 21 (2pm) for joyous musical outings. www.hpl.ca/src

Help your #kids build #reading confidence in a fun and supportive environment this summer! Reading Buddies pairs children who have completed Grades 1–6 with trained #teen #volunteers. Drop in weekly to select locations until Thursday, August 20. hpl.ca/reading-budd... #HamOnt

It's August, but it's not too late to register your #kids and #teens for TD Summer Reading Club! 📚 Head to your local Branch or Bookmobile site to register. Track their reads for their chance to win great prizes and receive one free book of their choice. Learn more at hpl.ca/src #HamOnt #reading

It's the start of something new ... the temporary West Harbour Branch is now open! 📚 We also invite #HamOnt community to the Opening Indigenous Ceremony on Saturday, August 15, 1-4pm. From guest speakers to tours, come explore this new Northend addition. www.hpl.ca/west-harbour

Despite projected rain and thunderstorms, over 640 people came out last night to support Terra Lightfoot close out our Pier 8 concerts this summer! Thanks #HamOnt for supporting #local #livemusic! Generously sponsored in partnership with @cityofhamilton.bsky.social Public Art and Placemaking.

Alison, Mary, Joan, Dawn and Hope enjoy their knitting and crocheting time together at the Dundas Branch. Whether it's creating baby blankets, warm socks, or scarves, this tight-knit group looks forward each Thursday (2-3pm) to their weekly chats. hpl.ca/events #HamOnt #LibrariesTransform

All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, August 2 and Civic Holiday, Monday, August 3. Bookmobile is off the road, and Extended Access is not available. Regular service resumes Tuesday, August 4. #HamOnt, our Virtual Branch is open at www.hpl.ca/ for your library needs.

Click, Click, Click 📷 away this summer to enter HPL’s NEW Teen Focus Foward Photography Contest! #Teens (13-17yrs) are encouraged to snap objects, landscapes or what captures their eye around #HamOnt and enter at our online form before September 30. hpl.ca/teen-photogr...

Have you heard yet that #TerraLightfoot will close out HPL's Summer Pier 8 Concert series this Monday, July 27 (7pm at Gantry Crane)? We're super excited to have the beloved #JunoAward nominee perform! Generously sponsored in partnership with @cityofhamilton.bsky.social Public Art and Placemaking.

On tomorrow! Come see Funyboht (pronounced Funny Boat); it will be their first time performing a Noon Hour Concert at Central Library! Meet Micheal, Carolyn, Isaiah, Kalam, Ben, Geoff and Leo of this psychedelic jazz/pop/folk/funk musical collective. www.hpl.ca/events #HamOnt #LiveMusic #Music

Scarlett had a magical experience along with other kiddos and #TeamHPL's Kat at yesterday's Magic Mel's Amazing Show at Turner Park! Be spellbound and come for a repeat performance TOMORROW (Thursday, July 23, 3-4pm) at Barton Branch. events.hpl.ca/event/16599169 #HamOnt #SummerReadingClub

Everyone had fun learning about the insects in our local #HamOnt creeks and rivers and designing their own dragonfly with Kaeley from @bayarearestoration.bsky.social! If you missed Stream Scientists, register for next Wednesday's (July 29, 10am) session at Terryberry. events.hpl.ca/event/16650753

"Fossils have richer stories to tell... than we have been willing to listen to." - Robert T. Bakker Club Rex entertained inquisitive minds last Thursday at Central with historical facts of when #dinosaurs roamed. #HamOnt, stop in this week for more #SummerReadingClub programs! www.hpl.ca/src

If you missed Harrison Kennedy and Jesse O'Brien playing back in February at Central, don't miss them at tonight's (7pm start) Pier 8's Summer 🌞 Concert at the Gantry Crane! 🌞 Family Storytime will start at 6:30 pm alongside HPL's Bookmobile. hpl.ca/events #HamOnt #LiveMusic #Music

Laughs! Smiles! Gushing! All that and more were the moods and vibes at last Saturday's second annual Steel Town Love. From author panel talks to colouring and crafting to selfie stations, attendees were definitely in their romantic ♥️ era. hpl.ca/steel-town-l... #HamOnt #RomanceReads #RomanceLit

Visit Westdale Branch on Monday, July 20 (6-7 pm) for a paws-itive 🐶reading time with Peaches and Paul from St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs! events.hpl.ca/event/16552804 You can also bring the kids for Reading Buddies 📚 from 6-6:45pm with our teen volunteers. events.hpl.ca/event/16552005 #HamOnt

These kiddos and their families took a walk on the wild side at Valley Park Branch's recent StoryWalk®! Take a summer stroll at these two StoryWalks® taking place at Barton Branch. Saturday, July 18, 10am 'On My Swim' by Kari-Lynn Winters Saturday, August 8, 10am 'Colette' by Jean-François Sénéchal

Tomi Swick and The Strummers Union were as hot as the temperatures last night breaking records with heat and attendance enjoying the concert at Pier 8! Even a dragon boat team rowed over to take a break and listen! www.hpl.ca/events #HamOnt #LiveMusic #SummerConcerts

Roar into Central Library this Thursday (July 16) for a #SummerReadingClub fan favourite, Club Rex 🦕 (10am-11am)! Learn about the history of dinosaurs and touch and feel artifacts about these Colossal creatures. www.hpl.ca/src #HamOnt #SummerFun #Libraries

Soak up the sun 🌞 with a story 📚 in our Patio Play sessions! These littles dove in and got their hands wet at Locke last week. Join us outdoors this month: Wednesdays, 10am-11am, Locke Thursdays 11am-Noon, Carlisle 11am-11:30am, Ancaster Friday, July 24, 10am-11am, Turner Park www.hpl.ca/src

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a Heat Warning beginning today, Monday, July 13. Visit your local Branch as a Cool Place and stay hydrated, #HamOnt. hpl.ca/hours hamilton.ca/heat

Tomi Swick is a #HamOnt singer-songwriter who moves from gentle ballads to raucous chaos. He'll be joined by Strummers Union, and together they'll play songs from Swick's latest record. Share your Monday (Tonight at 7pm!) with us at Pier 8's big, yellow Gantry Crane. #HamOnt #LiveMusic

Small but Mighty! New Native Pollinator Garden at Parkdale Branch is a welcome addition, especially for butterflies, bees and birds in the neighbourhood. Planted here is coneflower, black-eyed Susans, tickseed, wild bergamot, New England aster, blazing stars and wild strawberry. www.hpl.ca/parkdale

Practice your #ASL skills at the Central Library tomorrow! All skill levels welcome. No registration required. 📅 American Sign Language Conversation Club 📍 Saturday, July 11 | 2pm | Central Library 🎟️ hpl.libnet.info/event/16660418 #HamOnt

With the Steel Town Love special event taking place tomorrow, our Fourth Floor at Central Library will be closed for set-up all day today. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. It will reopen as study spaces on Sunday, July 12, Noon-5pm. www.hpl.ca/central #HamOnt

One more reason to register and head down to this Saturday's Steel Town Love! ♥️📚❤️ www.hpl.ca/steel-town-love You're going to fall in love with this new, special edition tote bag (while supplies last). Pick one up for $25 to be the darling (and envy!) of your friend group! #HamOnt

Come on down to Gage Park Bookmobile site in the Hamilton Children's Museum's parking lot and join #HamOnt Magician Owen Anderson for a fun show featuring laughter and magical surprises! Arrive early this Monday, July 13 before the magic starts at 3:30pm! www.hpl.ca/src

Are you good with numbers? HPL is looking for an Accounts Payable and Procurement Clerk. Send your submissions directly to recruit@hpl.ca before this Friday, July 10. For more details, review the job posting at www.hpl.ca/jobs. #HamOnt #JobSearch #Employment #Careers