If you are in the #DiscoveryCentre neighbourhood, look for #TeamHPL and our Bookmobile stopping by on Saturdays at our new time: 2:30-4pm. Hop on to borrow new reads and magazines for all ages or borrow a movie or two for some carefree downtime. www.hpl.ca/bookmobile #HamOnt

Service Alert: The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections. Novelist Summa and Summa Kids Northstar Digital Literacy Please visit hpl.ca/articles/rea... for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn. #HamOnt

HPL is #hiring for the following positions. - Collections and Digital Access Specialist Internship - Human Resources Coordinator (Occupational Health and Safety and Disability Management) - Information Services Manager Send application submissions to [email protected]. www.hpl.ca/jobs #HamOnt

Two weeks away, #HamOnt! Join Winnipeg #author and #artist Kevin Fraser Mutch for a live reading and conversation about his new graphic novel, The Moon Prince. Presented by Cartoon Foundry. Register your free seats at tinyurl.com/4vxb2c4y 📅 Thursday, January 22 🕡 6:30–7:30 pm 📚 Central Library

Due to ongoing maintenance, Terryberry Branch is closed today, Thursday, January 8. Study Hall is also cancelled tonight. Branch is expected to reopen tomorrow, Friday, January 9. Thank you for your patience. www.hpl.ca/terryberry #HamOnt

Below are a few Bookmobile Service Modifications for 2026. Thursdays Millgrove: 1-1:30pm (new day) Mohawk Gardens: 2:30-3pm (new time) Meadowlands: 3:30-4pm (new time) Saturdays Riverdale: 11:15am-12:15pm (new day) hpl.ca/bookmobile #HamOnt

HPL's Genealogy Club is back! 📷 Starting Wednesday, January 21 (2-3pm), join #genealogy buffs and #history enthusiasts at Central Library. This monthly series, hosted by #TeamHPL's Kaye, features a range of genealogy topics and guest speakers. Drop in: events.hpl.ca/event/15151433 #HamOnt

#TeamHPL's Nadine's top reads for 2025 included ‘Pachinko’ and ‘The Great Believers’. These titles are also available as Book Club kits so gather your friends for cozy ❄️ reading. Maximize your #librarycard to #save in 2026! hpl.ca./articles/rea... #HamOnt

Terryberry Members - thank you for your Christmas spirit and generosity! ❤️ Over 90 shoeboxes filled with essential items (in support of Hamilton Shoebox Project and over 140 winter accessories (in support of Neighbour2Neighbour) were donated in mid-December and remaining will be donated this week.

HPL, City of Hamilton's Indigenous Relations Division and Lord Cultural Resources are exploring redevelopment of former Canadian Marine Discovery Centre. What do you want to see in the new space? Between January 5-23, have your say and complete a survey. hpl.ca/dc-survey #HamOnt

Are you a new #computer user? Looking to learn basic computer skills? Register for Basic Computer Skills 1 starting this Thursday, January 8, 10:30am-11:30am. The program will run first two Thursdays of each month until June 10 at Kenilworth Branch. #HamOnt #olderadults events.hpl.ca/event/15075752

Service Alert: Due to maintenance, Barton Branch will be closed on Wednesday, January 7. Please visit Central Library or Kenilworth Branch for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours #HamOnt

Add these to your 2026 #TBR lists if you haven't read them yet, #HamOnt! 📚 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Happy New Year! All HPL Branches are open today and are back to regular service hours. Come in with the kiddos for activities and collections, take in our Noon Hour Concert at Central, or use our library services as needed. www.hpl.ca/hours #HamOnt

Concession Branch hosted a Toy Drive for Mountain Kidz Klub and #TeamHPL were amazed by the incredible generosity — everything from toys to a large box of books 📚 poured in! Santa 🎅 even made a quick trip from the North Pole and stopped by Friday to collect the donations just in time. #HamOnt

All HPL Branches are Warm Places to turn to during our open service hours. Get in from the cold and warm up with our collections, computers and programming. www.hpl.ca/hours www.hamilton.ca/cold #HamOnt

Expect to be merry and bright 🎄 at this Friday’s Noon Hour #Holiday #Concert with The Duet Club: Women of Song Choir! The Duet Club is longest standing women's musical group of its kind in Canada and was established in 1889 by music teacher Ellen Ambrose. www.hpl.ca/events #HamOnt

Upcoming Bookmobile Service Updates Bookmobile is off the road from December 25-27, December 31 and January 1st for the Holidays. Visit www.hpl.ca/bookmobile for service modifications over these next few weeks. #HamOnt

All HPL Branches are closed on the following dates. Bookmobile and Extended Access services are also not available. Sunday, December 21 Christmas Eve (All locations close at 1 pm) Christmas Day Boxing Day Sunday, December 28 New Year's Eve (All locations close at 1 pm) New Year's Day #HamOnt

Clean out your closets for new or like-new gently used winter gear for children 12 months to 16 years of age in support of Hamilton's Native Women's Centre. Drop off donations until January 4 to Central Library's 1st Floor. www.hpl.ca/central #HamOnt #GivingBack

GritLIT Literary Festival's 32nd Annual Hamilton Literary Awards is this Thursday, December 11 (7-9:30pm at Central Library)! 🎉🎉 You won't want to miss out on this exciting #HamOnt #literary evening! Order your tix: www.hamiltonartscouncil.ca/literaryawards Presented with Hamilton Arts Council. 📚

With the frigid temperatures ahead this week, come in and stay warm at our HPL Branches during our open service hours. Browse our collections and borrow your next read, watch or listen. hpl.ca/hours hamilton.ca/cold #HamOnt #WarmPlaces #LibrariesTransform #Libraries

Tomorrow is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. HPL remembers and honours the lives of the fourteen women killed at Montréal’s École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989. All HPL branches will observe a moment of silence at 3 pm. #HamOnt

#TeamHPL and Bookmobile will welcome Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus 🎅🤶 tomorrow to Stoney Creek in the annual parade starting at 2pm! santaparadestoneycreek.com If you are planning to visit Saltfleet Branch, please note that front entrance and parking lot access is unavailable from 9am-3pm. #HamOnt

The Inclusive Narrative: Equity in Writing Come this Saturday, December 6, 1-3pm at Central Library for this important forum bringing together new and emerging #authors to explore the role of storytelling in shaping #inclusive #communities and promoting anti-racism. Register: tinyurl.com/we3v6j9u

Join us for a special performance by the brilliant pianist Erika Pavkovic in tomorrow's Noon Hour Concert. Erika will light up the Hamilton Room with her renditions of holiday classics. events.hpl.ca/event/14770380 #HamOnt

Service Alert: Due to network maintenance, HPL's Catalogue and Library accounts, online resources, and Guest WiFi will be unavailable tomorrow, Friday, December 5, starting at 6pm until 5am. #HamOnt #Libraries

Exam cram for @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @mohawk-college.bsky.social #RedeemerUniversity! 📚 Get an HPL library card, visit our Study Halls Monday-Thursday, 8pm-Midnight, for some quiet time as you prepare to ace those exams. You got this, and HPL has got you covered! #HamOnt www.hpl.ca/hours

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. HPL is committed to fostering accessible services, tools and collections to develop inclusive opportunities. Learn more about our offerings: hpl.ca/access redbook.hpl.ca tinyurl.com/yjf6zxmj #HamOnt #IDPD #IDPWD2025

As you Holiday shop over next few weeks, consider picking up a few new items (for youth and/or adults) and drop them off to our Giving Tree at Terryberry Branch. ❄️toques 🧤mitts 🧣scarves 🧦socks We'll be collecting until Jan 4 to help those in need in our #HamOnt community. #GivingTuesday

One week away! Discover the stories behind Hamilton Harbour in-machinations with #local #authors Anna Chatterton and January Rogers. Register for this engaging author conversation on Monday, December 8 starting at 11:30am at Central Library. events.hpl.ca/event/14735011 #HamOnt #AuthorTalk

Drop in and meet McMaster University's Pathology students and a registered clinician from Early Words for FREE speech-language screenings for babies and toddlers! December 3 – Central Library, 9:30am-Noon December 4 – Terryberry Branch, 9:30am-Noon www.hpl.ca/events #HamOnt #kids #families

Save money and make personalized gifts this Holiday season 🎄 in our #Makerspaces! We've got loads of ideas for pet 🐶😺 parents, grandparents (they'll be bragging for weeks!), coffee ☕ lovers and more that can be made for a fraction of the retail cost. www.hpl.ca/makerspaces #HamOnt #DIY #Holidays

Looking for fun things to do with family this weekend? Stop by the Hess Village Winter Market and come draw festive sidewalk creations with #TeamHPL from 11am to 4:30pm tomorrow, Saturday, November 29. Support local for #SmallBusinessSaturday! hpl.ca/bookmobile #HamOnt

With Black Friday and Cyber Week deals upon us, turn to Consumer Reports for unbiased ratings and reviews for over 10,000 products and services. Log in with your HPL library card to search for trusted advice and avoid disappointment this #holiday season. tinyurl.com/mrffyd2s #HamOnt

Members turned out last Thursday to Valley Park for the Hamilton Reads Finale! 📚 Gary Barwin interviewed local author Pasha Malla about writing "All You Can Kill". Fan favourites of this program can mark their calendars to attend Evening For Book Lovers when 2026 title is announced on March 26!

Be entertained by Holiday music with a jazzy feel by local pianist 🎹 Dionne R. Grant next Wednesday, December 3rd from 1-2pm at Lynden Branch. Then stay to have coffee ☕ and jolly treats 🎄 with our Chief Librarian, Paul Takala from 2-3pm. Tell us your suggestions for 2026! www.hpl.ca/events #HamOnt

Everly and Finn, Lola and Felix, and many others had a dino-mite time at Waterdown and Valley Park in last Friday's PA Day Dig for Dinos program! They got their hands dirty learning about the extinct creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago. www.hpl.ca/guide

As @romtoronto.bsky.social will be running its holiday 🎄programming and anticipates a much higher than average visitor volume, unfortunately, Members will not be able to use HPL ROM passes between December 26 and January 4, 2026. Holds on passes will pause as of Dec 9 and resume Jan 5. #HamOnt

Have any broken table lamps? Vases? Or small kitchen appliances? It's not too late to bring them to this Saturday's Repair Cafe at Kenilworth Branch. Spots are still available between 1-4pm, so register your spot at www.events.hpl.ca/event/14774035 #HamOnt #DIY #repairs #libraries

Service Alerts: Due to Staff training, the following branches will have delayed openings. Please visit nearby locations for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours #HamOnt Monday, November 24 Mount Hope, 2pm Thursday, November 27 Stoney Creek, 10am

You can find #TeamHPL and Bookmobile at #HessVillage Winter Market this Saturday November 22 from 10:30am-4:30pm as well as next Saturday, November 29. Regular Saturday Bookmobile visit routes have been cancelled for these two dates. www.hpl.ca/bookmobile #HamOnt

Choo-Choo! #CPKCHolidayTrain rolls into Gage Park tonight at 7:30pm with magical lights and live music! 🎄 Arrive early to hear festive performances by Smash Mouth and JJ Wilde! Bundle up and don't forget to pack some non-perishable foods in support of Hamilton Food Share. pic.x.com/7A3sdApR6T

Are you a Beatles fan? Sir Paul McCartney fan? Come to Central Library this Friday, November 21, from 1-2 pm for the Paul McCartney and Beatles Sing-a-long!  Young and old, it'll be a fun way to spend the PA Day afternoon singing along to his classics. events.hpl.ca/event/15140159 #HamOnt

Kiddos stopped into Central Monday night and wore cute Dogman masks before heading over to the main event! Stay warm for PA Day fun this Friday November 21. Look what's happening throughout the day at www.hpl.ca/guide 🌟Newly-added! Paul McCartney and Beatles Sing-a-Long Central Library, 1-2pm

Fa-la-la-la-la into Holiday Concerts this festive season! Arrive early for this Friday's annual Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra's Brass Quintet (as it's PA Day!). While quantities last, we'll be giving away candy canes. Thank you to Karma Candy for generously providing these. tinyurl.com/39xybzw3

Kindness has no season.  Select HPL Branches are drop-off locations for The Shoebox Project #HamOnt Chapter. Donations are being accepted until December 12. For more info on how to make the perfect Shoebox Gift, visit: www.shoeboxproject.ca/how-to-make-... www.shoeboxproject.ca/chapters/ham...

Celebrate Dog Man Creator Dav Pilkey coming to #HamOnt this Monday, November 17 at 6:30pm at FirstOntario Concert Hall! Read comics, watch the Dog Man movie, discover new characters and create a superhero by borrowing through our HPL collections. tinyurl.com/4tbkwfva

Looking for a new career move? HPL is hiring for a Procurement Specialist role, which will assist with the financial operations. Submissions are being accepted on or before Thursday, November 27. Full details can be found at www.hpl.ca/jobs #HamOnt #hiring #libraries

It won't be a late night, promise! But Mike, Andrew, Joe, Mike and Ryan of Mike Maas and the Late Nite Line Up Band will keep you rocking through tomorrow's Noon Hour Concert! 🎼🎤 They'll be playing pop rock classics and original songs, and you'll get to hear new music. events.hpl.ca/event/14770340