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What's Happening at the Hamilton Public Library
Canada Day Closure – All HPL Branches are closed on Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1st. Bookmobile is off the road and the Extended Access service is not available. Regular service hours resume on Thursday, July 2.
Make a Splash with HPL’s Summer Reading Club – Be among the first to “dive in” to this year’s water theme with games, activities and fun for all ages. You can register for Summer Reading Club, pick up your reading tracker and get everything you need to read in July and August. Browse the daily list of special performers and events, concerts, family movies, crafting programs and more at our website.
Steel Town Love Returns July 11 – Join fellow romance readers for the second annual Steel Town Love, a full day of swoon-worthy events featuring author talks, signings, and a romance book market. Register to attend on Saturday, July 11 from 9am to 4pm at Central Library. It’ll be a lovely literary day!
Explore City of Hamilton Civic Museums FREE with your HPL library card – Stay cool this summer by visiting the eight museums around town. Each person over the age of five must have a physical or digital Hamilton Public Library card to gain free entry.
Lendporium: Borrow Unique Items from HPL – Do you know your Hamilton Public Library card lets you borrow anything in our Lendporium? This includes Art Gallery of Hamilton, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Hamilton Conservation Authority and Ontario Parks passes, birding backpacks, early-year Engineering kits, and home support devices.
For those rainy or humid days, borrow NEW Board games from your local Branch for a fun day in. Or you may place a Hold for up to two games per Library card.
Linkedin Learning and BrainFuse for Summer Students and Job Seekers – From online studying and tutoring services to job search tools, visit Brainfuse and Linkedin Learning for FREE by using your HPL library card.
On a budget? Save with HPL’s Online Resources – Save by using your HPL library card this summer. From magazines to movies to music, access a variety of online resources, including Kanopy, Hoopla, TumbleBook, TeenBookCloud and Acorn TV for your entertainment choices on a budget.
Our virtual branch at hpl.ca is always open. Questions? Call 905.546.3200, email ASKHPL@hpl.ca, or chat with Staff at hpl.ca.