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Good news ... the Terryberry Branch reopens tomorrow, Friday, September 20, 9am-6pm! 📚
Construction is ongoing but the branch will resume regular service hours.
#HamOnt
#libraries
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Our HPL 3D printers have been on overload in producing much needed PPE mask shield parts for frontline medical staff in
#HamOnt
. We're doing our part in helping flatten the curve. We'll get through this all together.
@McMasterU
@HamHealthSci
@STJOESHAMILTON
#InThisTogether
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Hey
@wpglibrary
!
See you on Sunday in Calgary for the big game!
#GreyCup
#CFL
#bookspinepoetry
#stackstories
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#HamOnt
welcomes BTS & 30,000 fans
@TweetTheCore
on Sep 20, 22 & 23 for sole
#Canadian
tour stop.
#HPLCentral
Library is also hosting Teen Tales on Sun Sep 23. For these reasons, parking will be limited; use
@hsr
as a stress-free option to get downtown.
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Good news for a Tuesday!
All fines & fees from March 15, 2020 through to December 31, 2021 are waived on HPL library materials.
Also, fines and fees on library materials for youth are no longer a thing ... they are being permanently eliminated.
#HamOnt
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Looking for titles for the
#TransRightsReadathon
? Come down to Central Library and check out our book display.
Pick a title and join the readathon (on Instagram/TikTok/Goodreads) on until Monday, March 27.
#HamOnt
#reading
#libraries
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CO2 monitors have now arrived at HPL!
Place a hold today to check the air quality of where you live, work or play in
#HamOnt
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어서오세요! 반갑습니다!
Welcome! Nice to meet you!
To all the
#BTS
fans that have descended in
#HamOnt
to see their favourite band perform tonight, Sept 22 & 23. We can see all of you outside our
#HPLCentral
Library. What a sight to see!
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Starting tomorrow, September 21, HPL Staff can help you print your Vaccination Certificate receipts. Print & laminate to protect your documents. If you have a red & white Ontario Health card, each branch has a designated telephone to Public Health.
#HamOnt
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Here are the top 10 DVD titles most-borrowed by members of Hamilton Public Library in 2018. List topper and Best Picture Oscar winner THE SHAPE OF WATER had scenes filmed in
#HamOnt
!
#HPLTopTen
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Effective today in
#HamOnt
, all persons entering an enclosed public premise shall wear a face covering which covers nose, mouth, & chin as required under City of Hamilton Bylaw No. 20-155 (unless exempt). Please remember to wear yours when you visit us.
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Throwback to James Street South, ca. 1970
#HamOntHistory
#HPLarchives
#OriginalPhotographsCollection
#TBT
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HPL has put together the following book lists to support conversations and education about race, racism and resistance.
#BlackLivesMatter
For Adults:
For Kids:
For Teens:
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Until 40 years ago, women weren't allowed to participate in Around the Bay. In 1975, Tarsilla Komac ran it anyway, without registering. The next year, she ran as T. Komac but hid her number under her sweater. Stop by
#HPLarchives
for more info:
#onthisday
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More access means more eReads.
Your choice of eReads just tripled. A Hamilton Public Library card now gives you access to the digital collections at
@BurlOnLibrary
and
@mississaugalib
... Hip Hip Hooray! High fives all around.
#HamOnt
#libraries
#librariestransform
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It's been our privilege to collaborate with the
@bryanprincebks
team over the years. Sending best wishes as you start a new chapter. THANK YOU for your contribution to
#HamOnt
's literary scene.
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HPL denounces hate in all forms. Someone vandalized the Black History plaque at Concession Branch with a hate symbol. The symbol has been removed. We are working with Hamilton Police to identify those responsible. For those needing to talk with someone, COAST is available.
@ACCAHam
@HamiltonLibrary
@HamiltonsMayor
@HCCI1
@nannymaroon
@HamiltonARRC
@Concession540
@MatthewGreenNDP
Absolutely horrified &saddened at this display of hate.We can assure you that the decal has been removed,CCTV footage is being reviewed & the authorities have been engaged to hold those responsible fully accountable.We stand by inclusion, love and humanity&abhor hate of any kind!
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The
#solareclipse
has come and gone!
#HamOnt
, donate your ISO safety solar eclipse glasses to us. HPL and
@mcmasterphysics
have teamed up with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Hamilton Centre to collect, redistribute and keep out of landfills.
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#Onthisday
in 1973, Hamilton Place officially opened.
#HPLarchives
#HamOnt
#HamiltonSpectatorCollection
For more
#HamOntHistory
, visit
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#HPLStaff
Wendy from our Bookmobile team has been calling our older adult library users to check up on how they are doing during these trying times.
"Our bookmobile customers are a spunky, resilient bunch and they are all doing really well!"
#HamOnt
#librariestransform
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Tomorrow is the big day!
#HPLarchives
is launching the Music Archive and it's a big deal. In honour of tomorrow's launch, here's a photo of a very young Tom Wilson (dated back to 1978). For more information on the launch, check out the event page here:
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We are looking forward to collaborating on this new branch project for the
#HamOnt
community.
Library branch to be incorporated into east Hamilton affordable housing project
@HamiltonLibrary
's Paul Takala says the 1,500-sq-ft branch is an exciting addition to the Parkdale neighbourhood that supports a “healthy, informed and connected community.”
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These books were just returned — 33 years after the due date. At least the borrower didn't take as long to return them as Jerry did in Seinfeld: The Library (Season 3, Episode 5). For trivia buffs, what year was it and what was the name of the book Jerry forgot to return?
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January is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month.
Did you know we offer Memory Bags filled with items designed to encourage conversations? If you or someone you know is experiencing
#dementia
or
#Alzheimers
, borrow one with your HPL library card.
#HamOnt
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#HamOnt
, starting next week, log into your HPL library account to adjust your holds. When you receive a holds notification, head to to schedule in your pick-up appointment. HPL take-out appointments start the week of June 23. Thank you for your patience.
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#ThrowbackThursday
when shoppers strolled the streets of
#HamOnt
for their treasures.
90 years ago,
@hamiltonchamber
hosted
#HamiltonDay
& showed our local spots some love. It’s time to do it again. Shop local this
@hamiltonday2021
, Saturday November 20.
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"I am sorry to share the news that Margaret Houghton has passed away. She made great contributions to Hamilton’s history and HPL and she will be missed. Our condolences to her friends and family." ~ Paul Takala, CEO and Chief Librarian, Hamilton Public Library
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We are a
#HamOnt
community hub to many.
A man checks his email on a public computer at the
@HamiltonLibrary
. He, like thousands of Hamiltonians, depends on the free library computers and Wi-Fi, to remain in touch with a world that would otherwise be closed to them
#HamOnt
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We received the sweetest donation of $15.60 from Eden J., at the Dundas Branch yesterday. Her generous donation came from recent sales of her lemonade stand and rainbow loom bracelets. Thank you Eden!
#HamOnt
#givingback
#givingbacktolibraries
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It's official! TD Canada Trust bank branch building & property in Carlisle has been donated to
#HPL
. The building in centre of Carlisle, Ontario will serve as a highly visible community hub & gathering place.
#HamOnt
@cityofhamilton
@TDSRC_CLETD
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Congratulations to all the 2019
#CanadianChildrensBookWeek
Bookmark Contest winners! Winners celebrated at a special ceremony earlier this month. New
#bookmark
designs will be featured in all
#HPL
branches starting in September - stay tuned!
#HPLkids
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Here are the top 10 teen fiction titles most-borrowed by members of the Hamilton Public Library in 2018. Cherie Dimaline's Governor General Award-winning THE MARROW THIEVES steals the top spot from all contenders!
#HPLTopTen
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Hamilton Reads 2020 title is … (cue the drum roll) ... Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice. Download this daring indigenous literary thriller on OverDrive. No holds, no waitlists. This is the book every one in
#HamOnt
should read this year.
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And the
#HamiltonReads
2017 title is.... (drumroll please!) The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall
#HPLreads
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HPL welcomes 11-year-old,
@Ainarasbooks
as first Junior Librarian-in-eResidence!
CBC's The National recently interviewed the avid reader at the Turner Park Branch. The interview airs TONIGHT; hope you can tune in.
More details to come in 2021.
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Twenty years ago, Hamilton held its first Pride March on June 10, 2000 at City Hall.
#HamOnt
#PrideMonth
#HamOntHistory
#HPLarchives
#MichaelJohnstone
#archives
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Look at these sweet messages we found when clearing out the Dundas Branch's drop box recently.
Brought us big smiles!
#HamOnt
#InThisTogether
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Have you placed a hold on 'Spare' yet? While you wait your turn, we suggest looking through
#TeamHPL
's recommendation and hidden gem titles list for your next read.
#HamOnt
#BookTwitter
#reading
#toptitles
#litpicks
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Breaking news: library cards & all the perks that come with having one, are free. This is
#NOT
an April Fools joke
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Starting today, Friday February 18, children ages 6-12 with a valid HPL library card can get a free
@PRESTOcard
to travel free on
@hsr
Only one PRESTO card permitted per child’s library card, while quantities last.
#HamOnt
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It's OFFICIAL! We're proud to be partnering with
#CityofHamilton
to provide this "historical" service to the
#HamOnt
community! 😊
@ONLibraryAssoc
@CFLAFCAB
@musecdn
FREE admission to City Museums with a
@HamiltonLibrary
card launches Family Day Weekend! More info:
#HamOnt
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Soldiers marching down Sherman Avenue in 1940, towards the train that will take them away from their families and Hamilton, into war.
#LestWeForget
#CanadaRemembers
#HPLarchives
#HamOnt
@VeteransENG_CA
@CWHM
@RoyalCdnLegion
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RT
@HamIntlVillage
: The pride flag is raised at
@HamiltonPolice
Central Station! Happy Pride!!
#HamOnt
#Pride2016
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It's been one week since the world lost the legendary Canadian conductor, Boris Brott.
Visit the Central Library, 3rd Floor, for this tribute display to learn more about his musical and community contributions. His legacy will live on.
#HamOnt
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The Locke branch is celebrating Banned Book Week. Check out some of these and other banned books in the HPL catalogue.
#HamOnt
#BannedBooksWeek
#bannedbooks
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Drum roll please ... the winning artist of Valley Park Public Mural Art Project is Vivian Rosas. Rosas is a Canadian-based artist, illustrator, dancer & muralist.
"I'm thrilled that my design was chosen by the jury and appreciate all the positive feedback."
#HamOnt
#ArtsLiveHere
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We're excited to announce that
#HPLTerryberry
is getting a 3D printer later this month! Stay tuned for more info soon...
#Makerspace
#3DPrinting
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Proud to be teamed up with
@cityofhamilton
@HWDSB
@HWCDSB
@if_hamont
&
@Shop3Dca
in sourcing &
#3Dprinting
#PPE
face shields being distributed to local health organizations. Watch a short video of our 3D pop-up mini-factory:
#HamOnt
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Registration opens TODAY for another year of TD Summer Reading Club! Sign up at any of our 22
#HPL
library branches or two bookmobiles, or online for your Summer Reading Club Badge.
#HPLkids
#HPLteens
#HamOnt
#readingfun
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HPL has radon detectors available for members. The kits can be borrowed using a Hamilton Public library card.
Visit:
@CBCHamilton
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Today & tomorrow, Thursday July 22, community members ages 12 & over are encouraged to “stroll-in” for a COVID-19 vaccine at Gage Park from 9:30am-6:30pm.
HPL Bookmobile will also be on site from Noon-2pm; come pick up summer reads & literacy booklets.
#HamOnt
@NrinderWard3
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(Drum roll please)...This Saturday, November 17 at Central Library, during the 1st Annual Genealogy Fair, we will be soft launching online access to our CITY DIRECTORIES! You can find them here:
#GenealogyFair
#HPLarchives
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Mad love to HPL's Central Library ... this architectural beauty of a building (exterior and interior) on
#WorldPhotographyDay
#HamOnt
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Know someone living with
#dementia
or providing care? HPL now offers Memory Bags filled with books, games and photos to encourage conversational pieces. These can be borrowed with an HPL library card.
#HamOnt
#aging
#olderadults
Find out more:
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Thank you to all the frontline workers, healthcare professionals, first responders, grocery store staff and everyone helping to keep our
#HamOnt
community going and safe.
THANK YOU to our Public Health staff working on the COVID-19 Outbreak Unit for working tirelessly to help get our most vulnerable people tested, working with institutions and supportive housing to help manage COVID-19 outbreaks and so much more.
#DailyGratitude
#HamOnt
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Thank you for this huge honour! We are proud to be here for the
#HamOnt
community, offering inclusive and accessible spaces. 😊
Our Locke St Library is the winner of the 2020 Making Heritage Accessible award at the 13th annual Heritage Recognition Awards. Congratulations!!!
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Yes, Hamilton! We’re open! Visit and browse HPL branches Tues-Th 11-7, Fri-Sat 11-5. First come, first serve for computer and printing use. (Sherwood opens tomorrow, Turner Park opens on Tuesday.) See you soon!
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Tsk, tsk, tsk, looks like
@HamiltonPolice
horse, Lincoln, has forgotten to pay his late fees! Oh Lincoln, we're just kidding, we see on your library account that you've checked back in your copy of "Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell.
#HamOnt
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Cuteness alert! Dorothy Walsh was recently
#reading
'How Many Sleeps Till Christmas' to her 2-year old daughter, on their way home from a
#HPLWestdale
story time session. Thank you
@TheSpec
for capturing this wonderful moment!
#HamOnt
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#HamOnt
graphic novelist
@jollmann1
has been nominated for Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, for his recent publication Fictional Father. Place a hold on one of his books & watch his interview with Jesse Thistle
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It all starts today ... online Summer Reading Club!
We've got entertainment for all ages this year from lovable dogs to magic tricks, and more. Teens can read & vote for their favourite novel.
@TDSRC_CLETD
#HamOnt
#HPLkids
#HPLteens
#libraries
#reading
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Importance of
#libraries
from an early age does really make an impact - as Bruce Kuwabara of
@KPMBarchitects
proudly remembers his
#HamOnt
childhood.
@cityofhamilton
@CdnArch
@RAIC_IRAC
@omargandhi
@superkul
@GH3architects
@TheAGH
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Congratulations to
#Manitoba
’s 1st Anishinaabe Nations premier and Canada's First Nations provincial premier
@WabKinew
! 🎉🎉
If you haven't read his books yet, place your hold in our HPL catalogue.
#IndigenousPeoples
#onManitobaElections
#mbpoli
#cdnpoli
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HPL's latest service, Grab and Go surprise bags, have been a hit!
If you would like to be surprised with up to 10 items (books, music, film or more), sign up online:
HPL locations are open today 10am-5pm. HPL Staff will help you at the entrance.
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#TestimonialTuesday
! "I love using the Makerspace. It’s great to know that I can print a large promotional poster, stickers, and even vinyl cuts for window messaging. And the library staff is incredibly knowledgeable & helpful." - Jason,
@RelayCoffee
@RELAY_Jason
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#MakerspaceMonday
Maria recently took HPL's Embroidery 101 program and became an expert! She's busy embroidering these bright patches and ready for summer to officially arrive on Wednesday.
#HamOnt
#DIY
#embroidery
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Pets, pirates, princesses, and more.
Stop by the Terryberry Branch for pre-selected Grab and Go themed surprise bags. Every day, there will be selections made available.
You don't know what you'll find.
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Thanks to Victor, a volunteer from
#TheRoyalAstronomicalSociety
#HamOnt
Chapter who picked up over 20 boxes of safety solar glass returns! They'll be tested and sent to
#AstronomersWithoutBorders
to be repurposed for South America's October solar eclipse.
@mcmasterphysics
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Due to extreme heat, Central Library is open as a Cooling Centre today from 3pm-9pm. It will reopen again as a Cooling Centre tomorrow at 11am. Hot weather is expected today thru to Wed May 27. Library materials & services are not available.
#HamOnt
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All Hamilton Public Library branches are closed today due to the
#ONstorm
. Bookmobile stops are also cancelled. Find something to read, watch or listen to
@HPL
.ca.
@cityofhamilton
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HPL &
@Hamilton_CA
have teamed up to offer free admission to HCA conservation areas. Using an HPL library card, Members may reserve a complimentary pass for one week.
Walk the trails, go fishing and enjoy more activities.
#HamOnt
#ExploreHCA
#outdoorfun
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Today is
#NationalLibrarianDay
; we recognize the daily dedication and commitment.
#TeamHPL
's Ryan raises a mug to ours and yours.
Libraries are community hubs filled with important resources to be shared.
#librariestransform
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Are you ready? We're only a few days away until Summer Reading Club launches online. All the fun starts this Monday May 25! Watch HPL Scout tour our branches in this adventurous video.
@TDSRC_CLETD
#HamOnt
#HPLkids
#HPLteens
#summerfun
#libraries
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Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, educational activist & United Nations Special Advisor on Global Education, reads from his new book. Arrive early on Sat June 15, Noon at
#HPLCentral
. No registration required.
@GPCCanada
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With school closures planned until May 4, we have collected a range of 'Links to Learning' to help parents and caregivers with homeschooling. Kindergarten to Grade 12 levels and beyond.
@HWDSB
@HWCDSB
#InThisTogether
#HamOnt
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Good news for a Friday afternoon! 🎉🎉
As of today, Friday, March 1st, access to Libby and OverDrive and most online resources (i.e. Kanopy, Hoopla, etc.) ARE available. Please enter your HPL library card number. A PIN number is not required at this time.
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Barton Branch is doing their part to improve biodiversity in
#HamOnt
Our Pollinator Garden has been certified by the
@hamiltonpollinatorsproject
(a collaboration between
@environmenthamilton
&
@HamiltonNature
).
Stop by and see!
#hamiltonpollinatorsparadise
#HamOntBiodiversity
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To make
#HamOnt
a more Bird-Friendly City, window film is now installed at the Stoney Creek Branch. The dot pattern on the window film prevent birds colliding into them. Jason from
@films_evolution
recently applied the life-saving vinyls to the windows at the Highway 8 branch.
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Mark your calendars for Mon Feb 18. Residents of
#HamOnt
can begin using their Hamilton Public Library cards at
@CityOfHamiton
Civic Museums on Family Day 2019. Be sure that all family members (including children) have a library card when you visit.
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Congratulations Lita! We are definitely going to miss you. You've been such a great leader at
#HPL
! We know you'll "wow" them in your new CEO role at the Burlington Public Library.
Congratulations to the great Lita Barrie in her new role as CEO of Burlington Public Library. A fantastic addition to that community. We look forward to working with you again, Lita!
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HPL Remembers devoted Historian Brian Henley, who passed on Monday, August 14.
Brian Henley’s commitment to preserving Hamilton's history was invaluable. He joined HPL in 1973 and later led the LH&A department for many years. He will be truly missed.
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Today is
#NationalLibraryWorkersDay
! Thank you to all our
#HPL
staff that work hard to help our valued customers with their everyday
#library
needs - today is for you!
#NationalLibraryWeek
#HamOnt
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It is with immense sadness that we say goodbye to a world renown conductor, a passionate ambassador for classical music & a great Hamiltonian. Our thoughts are with his family, friends & all who were touched by his warmth, humour & talent.
– Paul Takala, CEO and Chief Librarian
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Here,
#HPLScout
is hanging out with our Writer-in-Residence and recent Hamilton Literary Award winner,
@garybarwin
, with his novel, Yiddish for Pirates.
#HamOnt
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To help support early literacy at home, check out some of our favourites to enjoy with your child in their first 5 years. The 2019 edition of
#100Books
to Read Before
#Kindergarten
is here!
#HPLkids
#literacy
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With Valentine's Day around the corner, we want to share this recent
#LibraryLove
from our friends
@hsr
.
"We had a Member report leaving an HPL iPad on the bus. We called HSR and they tracked it down and delivered it to Barton's door! Like stopping along the route. Impressed!"
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#HPL
Little Free Pantry has been moved to
#HPLConcession
#HamOnt
, we need your help to fill it up! We're looking for donations of single-serve snacks (applesauce, fruit cups, granola bars) as well as any other non-perishable food items & toiletries.
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Amazing to see such a full house at HPL Central for the Anti-Racism Action Initiative!
@MacWomanists
@MGreenWard3
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Come listen to sounds of Jazz, R&B, Rock & Pop by
#HamOnt
-based musician,
@lifeandthetribe
.
Tonight's performer for
@parkstgasworks
Porch Concert
@HamMusicCollect
, 141 Park Street North.
Pack a lawn chair, snacks & enjoy music al fresco at 7pm.
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Due to the winter storm, all holds will be extended until Friday, February 15.
Fees will be waived between Wednesday, February 13 and Friday, February 15. (Now, there's no excuse not to finish that book.)
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