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Hamilton Public Library is a vibrant hub for information and culture, providing our diverse community the Freedom to Belong and Discover.
Starting on Thursday, October 15, HPL's Bookmobile will be visiting Hamilton Children's Museum (at Gage Park) on Thursdays from 12:30-1:30pm (instead of Mondays, 3:30-4:30pm). Explore the newly-renovated City Museum and then hop onto the Bookmobile to pick up some Fall reads. www.hpl.ca/bookmobile
Drop in and practice your ASL skills this weekend! All skill levels welcome. No registration required. 📅 American Sign Language Conversation Club 📷 Saturday, October 10 | 2pm | Central Library (2nd Floor Program Room) 📷 www.hpl.ca/events #HamOnt #Libraries #LibrariesTransform
It's 10 year anniversary of Waterdown Village's annual Scarecrow Walk running until October 31! 🎃 Waterdown Branch's scarecrow is inspired by R.L Stine's Goosebumps: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight. #TeamHPL's Laura and Sarah changed it to "The Scarecrow Walks to the Library"!
Local author Joyce Grant will discuss her latest book 'This is a Library Book' with Michelle Arbuckle, executive director of Ontario Library Association on Saturday, October 17! 📚 Bring a pal and register your free seats at https://events.hpl.ca/event/17080846 to attend from 1-2pm at Westdale.
October 4-11 is #ScienceLiteracyWeek! 👨🔬👩🔬 Visit Waterdown Branch TODAY after school (4-5:30pm) for a hands-on science show (for 8-12 years) featuring fun favourites such as sizzle rockets, edible water balls and strawberry DNA. In Partnership with McMaster Engineering. #HamOnt
Wondering about your child's #speech and #vocabulary development? Come to Red Hill Branch this Friday, October 9, for Music for Babies and Toddlers (11am-11:30am) and then stay to ask your questions to a Speech Language Pathologist on-site (11:30am-12:30pm). events.hpl.ca/event/16910347 #HamOnt
Due to popular demand, HPL is expanding the Genealogy Club! Join #TeamHPL and professional genealogist, Kaye, for a weekly hour-long drop-in genealogy session at Central in Local History and Archives Reading Room. www.hpl.ca/events #HamOnt
🌈 Come to the Kenilworth Branch Queer Parent Meet-Up and craft with All Out Collective!🌈 Take a break this long weekend and come make fairy lights with other queer parents from 2pm-3pm this Saturday, October 10. #HamOnt #LGBTQ #Crafts #Libraries #LibrariesTransform
It was a packed Wentworth Room at last Tuesday's Ghost Walk Talk at Central! Members came out to hear the haunted tales about the ghosts 👻 of #HamOnt neighbourhoods and buildings. Visit www.hpl.ca/fright-fest to search for more frightful and spine-chilling events at HPL.
New Sensory Backpacks - we've got them! A portable collection of tools and activities designed to help children, teens, or adults manage sensory needs, emotions, attention, and stress while away from home. Each branch location has one that you may borrow while you visit. www.hpl.ca/sensory-backpack
Hannah picked up her 3-in-1 Duplo LEGO Summer Reading Club prize 📚 recently at the new West Harbour Branch. Congrats and enjoy creating the three colourful animal designs!🎉
Welcome Concession to the Makerspace family! 🎉 Construction is now done and the new Makerspace at Concession Branch is ready for action! Stop by this week to use the new equipment. www.hpl.ca/makerspaces #HamOnt #SmallBusinessMonth #DIY #Entrepreneurs #Makers #SmallBiz
All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, October 11, and Thanksgiving Monday, October 12. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, October 13. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca. #HamOnt #Libraries
#KanopyKids has Halloween titles filled with creepy tales of little monsters and goofy goblins. Log in with your HPL library card for a selection of harvest time stories that will have you dreaming of pumpkins, hay rides, hot apple cider and trick-or-treating. https://www.kanopy.com/en/hplca/kids
October is #NationalWomensHistoryMonth, a time to celebrate the women and girls who contribute to a better, more inclusive Canada. It encourages girls and young women to see themselves as leaders and changemakers. Visit www.hpl.ca/national-womens-history-month for female-led programs. #HamOnt
Fire Prevention Week 👨🚒 👩🚒 runs October 4-10 and this year's theme is “Charge into Fire Safety™: Safe Charging Is a Superpower”. #HamOnt, bring your kiddos to meet our #HamiltonFire heroes at select branches to learn #safety tips in case of an emergency. www.hpl.ca/events
Creative Members got into the Halloween spirit when they made paper pumpkins and the viral ghost canvas art at the recent Long Table Craft Event at Terryberry. Add some #DIY #Halloween #decor by registering for these: Yarn Pumpkins The Long Table Craft Halloween Book Page Vase www.hpl.ca/events
Who's going to #TellingTales this weekend?! If you live in #HamOnt's downtown core, consider taking the FREE shuttle from outside Central Library. Shuttle runs on a continuous loop, every 30 minutes from 8am-3pm (5:30pm is final departure from Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) Canada)
In honour of #NationalWomensHistoryMonth and #ONCultureDays, critically-acclaimed #HamOnt-based singers Lily Sazz and Rob Lamothe take centre stage for tomorrow's Noon Hour Concert! 🎶🎹🎙️ www.hpl.ca/events Generously sponsored by Hamilton Musician's Guild and Music Performance Trust Fund.
Become a #Wikipedia editor! Register for these upcoming sessions and learn from 2024 Wikimedian of the Year, Hannah Clover, who has more than 37,000 edits. Saturday, October 3: 2pm, Westdale Thursday, October 29: 1pm, Terryberry www.hpl.ca/events #HamOnt #Libraries
It's #CanadianLibraryMonth and #TeamHPL wants to shout it from the top of our bookshelves! As well as from the top entrance of City Hall! From October 5-11, look for this banner as it'll be hanging at the Main Street exterior for all #Hamiltonians to see. https://hpl.ca/get-a-library-card/
Today is National Truth and Reconciliation Day to honour the lost children and survivors of Canada’s residential schools. All HPL Branches will observe a minute of silence at 2:15pm. Please remove your hats and silence your devices out of respect. hpl.ca/orange-shirt... #HamOnt #NTRD2026
Lucky winners from this year's Summer Reading Club competed in friendly play as part of the Nerftastic Party at Central on Saturday. Quinlan and others aimed with precision in hitting #TeamHPL's Joey as the target. Over at Sherwood, William and his parents loved "raving" together to the music. 🎶
Who-whooo's ready for Fall? This wise owl is checking out some of the fun programs happening at the Westdale Branch this October! www.hpl.ca/events www.hpl.ca/pumpkin-palooza #HamOnt #Reading #Literacy #Libraries
Have you visited the newly relocated Children's Area on Central Library's 2nd Floor? The Storytime carpet, chosen in partnership with the City of Hamilton’s Indigenous Relations Division, is called 'Garden of Relatives' and was designed by Indigenous artist, Hawlii Pichette. www.hpl.ca/events
It's #TestYourSmokeAlarmDay in Ontario! Today's the day, so don't miss out. Smoke alarm safety, that's what it's about. Press the button, hear the beep. That means you're protected when you sleep. Take the pledge, safeguard your crew. #HamOnt #StrongForYou
🎵 Calling all #HamOnt musicians, DJs, producers and music industry professionals! Thursday, October 8, Hamilton Music Networking Night, 7-9pm 📷 Artist Application: shorturl.at/C1tsc before September 30 📷 RSVP to attend: shorturl.at/Iujb6
Due to a special event, Central Library's 4th Floor will be closed from 1-5pm tomorrow, Saturday, September 26. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 have study and work spaces. It will reopen on Sunday, September 27 at noon. #HamOnt
Piper and Carson return for tomorrow's Noon Hour Concert 🎶 at Central for #ONCultureDays! Set to release their latest album in early 2027, Spirals, expect a combo musical mix of folk, rock and soul. Generously sponsored by Hamilton Musician's Guild. www.hpl.ca/culture-days
