Heat Warning for the City of Hamilton.
Significant heat and humidity will arrive on Friday July 11. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning.
For information about heat-related illnesses, cool place locations and reducing your risk, visit hamilton.ca.
Accessible Parking Spot not available. We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Filming will take place near the Locke Branch from July 13 to 16, which will impact traffic flow and parking. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The Bookmobile visit at Huntington Park (11am-Noon) on Friday, July 11, is cancelled. Service is expected to resume the following week. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Central Library's Fourth Floor is hosting Steel Town Love Festival on Saturday, July 12 from 11am-4pm. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available for Members to use as study and work spaces instead.
The parking lot elevator at Terryberry Branch is not working. Members will need to use the accessible ramp at the Mohawk entrance and the inner elevator. We're working to get it fixed quickly.
Please note that the audio volume levels on our public computers are having issues. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. Thank you for your patience.
The accessibility ramp at Mount Hope Branch is damaged. The handrail is not available. The ramp will not be available while being repaired. We aim to fix it quickly.
Find a collection of daily literacy-building activities that you can share with your child on our July 2025 Literacy Calendar.
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.
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) |
