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Service Schedule Alert
Due to Staff Training, the following branches will open at 10am instead of 9am on:
Monday August 15 - Valley Park
Tuesday August 16 - Stoney Creek
Wednesday August 17 - Central Library and Turner Park
Friday August 19 - Saltfleet
Thank you for your patience.
Affected Branch:
Publish Date:
Friday, August 12, 2022 - 9:00am
Beware of Phishing Attempts
Please be aware of online phishing attempts impersonating Hamilton Public Library and Library Staff. HPL does not solicit paid freelance opportunities through social media or other messaging applications. HPL does not request personal or banking information through social media or require financial compensation when reviewing job applications. Please report phishing schemes to communications@hpl.ca.
Publish Date:
Monday, August 1, 2022 - 5:15pm
Storytime
Watch our popular Storytimes and Puppet Shows at home. Listen and sing-along to HPL's talented storytellers. Both educational and entertaining, this is parent-approved screen time. Our Storytime events page lists the date and time of upcoming videos.
Here is a collection of daily literacy-building activities that you can share with your child for August 2022.
Download a Colouring and Activity book created by the Group of Six, young artists from Six Nations, Grand River Territory. Learn about culture, language, ceremonial traditions, stories and crafts that celebrate Indigenous life and history.
View the full Storytime playlist on YouTube
View the full Puppet Show playlist on YouTube
For bedtime or quiet time, listen on the telephone as HPL staff read children's stories.
Dial 905-546-3200, and choose "Option 4" to listen to:
English |
French (en français) |
| They Say Blue (Press 1) | Appuyer sur le 21 pour Le Costume de Malaika |
| Little You (Press 2) | Appuyer sur le 22 pour Dors bien petit chevalier |
| Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox (Press 3) | Appuyer sur le 23 pour Les Trésors de Monsieur Monsieur |
| Moon Wishes (Press 4) | Appuyer sur le 24 pour A la pêche avec grand maman |
| You Hold Me Up (Press 5) | Appuyer sur le 25 pour Une Mitaine pour deux |
| My Heart Fills with Happiness (Press 6) | |
| Once Upon a Northern Night (Press 7) | |
| Harry’s Hiccups (Press 8) | |
| Angus All Aglow (Press 9) | |
| What Matters (Press 10) | |
| It’s Time for Bed (Press 11) | |
| Picture the Sky (Press 12) | |
| Nibi’s Water Song (Press 13) | |
| Friends for Real (Press 14) | |
| In The Sky at Nighttime (Press 15) | |
| What’s My Superpower (Press 16) | |
| Sweetest Kulu (Press 17) | |
| Fox and Squirrel Help Out (Press 18) | |
| Boxitects (Press 19) | |
| Hermit Thrush shared with HPL by Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg (Press 20) I Sang You Down From the Stars (Press 48) |
