All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, May 17, and Victoria Day, Monday, May 18. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. www.hpl.ca/hours
Please note online software maintenance will take place on Victoria Day Monday from 9am to 7pm. At this time, HPL's catalogue, online resources and HPL library accounts will not be available. We thank you for your patience.
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HPL invites you to share your feedback about the new temporary Library Card Access Check-in pilot currently underway at Central Library.
We’d like to hear about your thoughts and experience by taking a short survey. It will take less than five minutes to complete. Your feedback will help guide next steps and inform future decisions.
www.hpl.ca/card-access-survey
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The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse is the intricate exploration of a searching mind. By returning to the past, #author @cousinvinnhy sheds light on the psyche of a grieving person who chases certainty and seeks resolution. As the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, Nguyen takes readers on a poignant tour of disappeared refugee camps, abandoned family homes and sinking boats.
This is the Hamilton Reads 2026 title. Read this beautifully written memoir 📚 and learn more about the author's physical and emotional journey at hpl.ca/hamilton-reads-2026.
You could feel the excitement in last night's reveal at an Evening for Book Lovers! Scroll through the highlights.
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Need a small bike repair? Broken leather purse strap? Favourite jeans need hemming? Register for the upcoming Repair Cafe at the Kenilworth Branch.
📍: Kenilworth Branch (103 Kenilworth Ave N.)
📅: Saturday, June 6, 1-4pm
🎟️: www.hpl.ca/forms/repair-cafe-registration-form
From electricians to engineers to seamstresses, our HPL volunteer fixers can help save your items and restore them to use again.
#hamont #repaircafe #volunteers #libraries #librariestransform #librariesfix
#TeamHPL's Angela helped prep the cuttings 🌱 for last Friday's Plant Exchange at Binbrook Branch.
With the unofficial start to summer this long weekend, plan-t to attend these upcoming exchanges to get your indoor and outdoor gardens blossoming. www.hpl.ca/events
Saturdays
May 23, 10am-11am - Stoney Creek
June 6, 10am-Noon - Kenilworth
June 6, 10am-3pm - Saltfleet
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Nearly 1 in 4 Canadian women have struggled to buy period products for themselves, or for their children.
Period Promise is an easy way to help vulnerable people live with the dignity we all deserve.
Now until May 31, you may donate and drop off #menstrualproducts in support of @UnitedWay_GH at Central Library and Ancaster, Binbrook, Dundas, Kenilworth, Red Hill, Sherwood, Terryberry, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches.
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When that Makerspace appointment is running late, what’s #TeamHPL to do but break out in song, of course! 😉
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Get ready to ride this season - bring your bike 🚲 for a tune-up, including brake and gear adjustments, tire filling, and bolt tightening!
Mark your calendars to attend on Tuesday, June 2, 5:30-7:30pm at Valley Park Branch.
(First come first served.) www.hpl.ca/events (link in bio)
Please note: Minor adjustments only. No replacement parts provided.
Tune ups provided by @HamiltonSustainableMobility and @newhopebike in partnership with @cityofhamilton
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Relaxing ASMR of our new spring/summer door mural coming to life 🌼🍿
A huge shout-out to the amazingly talented Tessa Presta @tessa.made.that for making the idea of a popcorn flower possible, and for putting together this fun spring/summer design. 💛
And another shoutout to the HPL Central Makerspace @hamiltonlibrary for having a great vinyl printer so we could bring the design to life!
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HPL is hiring a Manager of Facilities and Security who will contribute to capital planning, budgeting, lifecycle management, reporting, and enterprise risk reduction. Is this for you? Applications are being accepted at [email protected] until Sunday, May 24.
Learn more details about this full-time role at www.hpl.ca/jobs.
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💥 Banners of Bravery 💥
Join us at the Hamilton Public Library for a fun superhero-themed craft! ✨
Decorate your own piece to add to our banner, which will be donated to a pediatrics facility to help brighten their space.
📅 May 16th, 2026 🕚 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 📍 Kenilworth Branch – 103 Kenilworth Ave N, Hamilton, ON
We hope to see you there! ⭐
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