Saltfleet Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
There is currently no access to the accessible door at Saltfleet Branch. We’re working to fix it and will post updates on hpl.ca. Thank you for your patience.
Central Library - Drop Return Out of Order
The automated return slot is out of order from June 2-8 due to maintenance. Please return your library materials to the 1st Floor or Jackson Square Lobby dropboxes or the York Boulevard exterior drop. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Turner Park Library JAWS Accessible Computer - Printing Unavailable
JAWS Accessible Computer at the Turner Park Branch is temporarily unable to print.
The estimated time of disruption is unknown.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Stoney Creek Branch - Delayed Opening
Due to Staff training, the Stoney Creek Branch will have a delayed opening of 10am on Friday, June 9. You may visit the Saltfleet Branch as the next nearest location for your library needs.
2022 Power of the Pen Winners
Congratulations to the 2022 Awardees and Honourable Mentions on their literary works.
Poetry
Age 12
1st – Alexis Pereira, The Olympic Swimmer
2nd – Emma S, Perspective
Age 13
1st – Tahreem Jamil, Cut Down
2nd – Meerab Saleem, The never ending road
Honourable Mention:
Muziana Khan, Summer
Age 14
1st - Jonathan Middleton, An October Night
2nd – Idil Farah, Extreme Life Of A Germaphobe
Honourable Mentions:
Jade Chan, Lingering Past
Shuaib Hadi, Shakespearean Sonnet: Cats
Age 15
1st – Junnah Ataya, Best Friends
2nd - Tasia-Lynn Busby, God’s Reason
Age 16
1st – Olivia Gringhuis, moment of tangency
*Young Poet Award winner (awarded by the Hamilton Association for the Advancement of Literature Science and Art)
2nd – Joshua Middleton, "I Don’t Like Poems"
Honourable Mentions:
AK Star, Pick up the Pen
Len Lu, when the music stops
Age 17
1st – Marie-Paul Duwai-Sowa, Effervescence
2nd Silhouette by Sarah Reid
Honourable Mentions:
Rami Naamna, Caterpillar Society
Kezia Hart, Right?
Age 18
1st Anna Hurnanen, Growing Pains
2nd Cameron Boese, The Empty Well of Carrying On
Honourable Mentions:
Natasha Moore, Over
Abbey Hanson, Childhood
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Poetry (French)
1st – Len Lu, l'été (infini)
2nd – Muziana Khan, Été
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Short Story
Age 12
1st Jessica Mantel, Up in A Tree
2nd Kailyn Mercer, 32 Kilometers in 18 Hours
Honourable Mention:
Maheen Wasif, The Chicken and the Cat
Age 13
1st – Josiah Lee, Broken Pathways in The Praries
2nd – Keyara St. Cartier-Samms, Nishtawaymiht (Identity)
Honourable Mentions:
Asher Berkelaar, How I Woke In A Swamp With No Recollection Of Who I Was And Found My Way Arduously To My Brother’s Estate
Ava Proper, Women’s Rights
Isabel Vanderzwaag, Working Together is Better
Age 14
1st – Jade Chan, Unspoken Truths
2nd – Erica Game, Forget me not
Honourable Mentions:
Jaxen DeBoer, My Hockey Story
Tishey Omidiran, White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mckenzie Dunwoodie, The Girl on the hillside
Age 15
1st – Ana Kovacevic, The “dear boss” Letter
2nd – Anya Wang, Yourself
Honourable Mention:
Maia Whitman, Rebel For Ireland
Age 16
1st – Olivia Gringhuis, four frozen monarchs
2nd – Sierra Bishop, Eternity
Honourable Mentions:
Len Lu, Alien
Joshua Middleton, Fly, Little Plane
Abigail Van Raalte, Charm’s Lure
Zoe Smith, When their Eyes Met
Age 17
1st – Sofia DiGiacomo, The Stories That I Wrote
2nd – Kezia Hart, Thirty-Five dollars per Month
*Maitland Banting Silver Quill Award winner (awarded by the Hamilton Association for the Advancement of Literature Science and Art)
Honourable Mention:
C. Le Donne, Lamb, Post Sacrifice
Age 18
1st – Anna Hurnanen, Changing Lanes
2nd – Olivia Lanc, The After-School Heist Program
Honourable Mention:
Abbey Hanson, An Autumn Afternoon
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Short Story (French)
1st – Len Lu, Écrivain
2nd - Joshua Middleton, Ça commence avec vous
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HAALSA Young Poet's Award:
Kezia Hart, Thirty-Five dollars per month
Maitland Banting Silver Quill Award:
Olivia Gringhuis, moment of tangency
For previous years, please visit the Local History & Archives Department at the 3rd floor of the Central Library.