Central Library Notice
On April 13, 2021 HPL was notified that a person working at Central Library tested positive for COVID-19. They were last on site on April 8.
The person was wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and maintained physical distancing. Central has been cleaned thoroughly multiple times since April 8.
Please contact Public Health or your healthcare professional if you experience symptoms. We wish them a quick and full recovery. Please continue to monitor yourself for symptoms and stay home when sick.
HPL will issue updates as directed by Hamilton Public Health.
HPL Catalogue New Look
A new look is coming to HPL's catalogue on Tuesday April 20. Explore and enjoy larger book cover images, simpler tools, easier navigation and other design improvements.
Activities and Badges
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Activities and Badges
Try something new. Be curious. There’s a world of unknowns worth exploring. Reward yourself along the way and earn cool badges.
Track your progress on our Activity Tracker.
Sure, you’ve heard that reading unleashes your imagination and takes you places you’ve never been. It really does. And HPL has the badges to prove it.
Print the Tic Tac Toe sheet for Kids.
Print the Tic Tac Toe sheet for Teens.
Downloadable Reading Tracker
Downloadable Activities
- Summer Learning - Book of Activities (Ages 5-7)
- Summer Learning - Book of Activities (Ages 8+)
- Flextangle
- Paper Plane
- Pencil and Paper Games
- Photo Props
- Rubber band car
- Sports Jerseys
- Tangram
- Word Games
- Word Searches