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#TeamHPL's Margarita welcomes you (yes, you!) to come visit Terryberry Branch's Great Outdoors Month 🌲☀️ book display in planning your next escape! Summer school break is around the corner; there's a lot to see and do in Ontario and around the rest of Canada too! 🍁 #HamOnt

We're looking for #students to #volunteer during their #summer break. Registration for Summer Reading and STEAM Buddies has been extended until Monday, June 30! hpl.ca/volunteer-oppo… They'll help kids between Grades 1-6 continue #reading HWCDSB Christian Service HWDSB Arts #HamOnt

Raise your pencils if you love #cartoons! Come to Central Library this Saturday, June 14, 10am-4pm for a Cartoon Foundry #arts festival. Meet fellow #artists and special guests to get tips on storytelling and creating your own cartoon imagery. events.hpl.ca/event/13252211 #HamOnt

We'd say these long lost returns are priceless! 📚 'Hemingway: The Writer's Art of Self-Defense' and 'Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins' were due way back on January 27, 1983 and April 10, 1989, respectively. These two gems were returned to Saltfleet Branch last week.

Plan to attend our TD Summer Reading Club/Club de lecture d'été TD Summer Reading Club launch parties on Saturday, June 28 to register! 📚 hpl.ca/src #HamOnt

Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chairs and stop by the Discovery Centre on Saturday, June 28 from 2-2:30pm as Canadian #author Kari-Lynn Winters helps kick off HPL's 2025 TD Summer Reading Club/Club de lecture d'été TD travel-themed Summer Reading Club! 🌎📚☀️ events.hpl.ca/event/13675448

Help us understand the social impact of HPL on #HamOnt and surrounding communities! Have your say in a Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC/CBUC) study by filling out a short online survey at hpl.ca/culc-survey Whether you are a Member or an occasional user, your opinions are valuable to us.

Due to Staff training, Westdale Branch will open at 10am on Monday, June 16. You may visit Central Library and Dundas Branch as your next nearest locations for your library needs. Thank you for your patience. hpl.ca/westdale #HamOnt

June is #MensMentalHealthAwarenessMonth. Support the men (regardless of age) in your life going through the tough stuff with resources from our HPL collections to help them know they are seen and heard. tinyurl.com/3en3sdek #HamOnt

With #summer #schoolbreak near, check out (like literally with your HPL library card) these new #kids #youth #teens #books and #novels to keep them #reading on that next road trip! 📚☀️🚗 hpl.bibliocommons.com

Whether it was saving the pretty floral lamp or the everyday kettle, there was a range of items salvaged at Saturday's Repair Café at the Locke Branch. Stay tuned for more Repair Cafés coming this Fall. hpl.ca/guide #HamOnt

Swipe to see which books #TeamHPL’s Elizabeth recommends if you enjoy the “roommates to lovers” trope. Talk tropes, meet-cutes, and more at our upcoming #SteelTownLove Festival for romance readers and writers, July 12, 11am-4pm at Central Library: hpl.ca/steel-town-love

Do you use HPL's After Hours Study Halls, Mondays-Thursdays, 8pm-midnight? Well, we want to hear from you! Take a few minutes to complete the online survey before June 30 for your chance to win some great HPL prizes. hpl.ca/study-hall-sur… #HamOnt HWCDSB Christian Service HWDSB Arts

In recognition of #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay on June 21, come watch 'Our People Will Be Healed' documentary at Ancaster Branch, 1-3pm. Alanis Obomsawin's 50th film reveals how Cree community in Manitoba, has been enriched through power of education. events.hpl.ca/event/13298206

Ever wondered about all the cool things we lend at HPL? Let us count the ways for you with the launch of our new Lendporium! Birding kits, gallery/park passes, home support devices and new Launchpads for school age children. #HamOnt hpl.ca/lendporium tinyurl.com/mphe5ufv

Highschool #exams start this week! Come take a paws from #studying with @sjatherapydogs.hamilton_went therapy dogs Rosie, Pilot, Daisy, Nyla and Lexi for some canine cuddles in Paws the Pressure!! 🐾 hpl.ca/events (link in bio) #HamOnt HWCDSB Christian Service HWDSB Arts

Pack some dinner and a blanket for HPL's Live Music Summer Concert 🎶 series on Monday evenings in July at #Pier8! Mark your calendars for the free (!!) outdoor performances taking place from 6:30-7:30pm at the Gantry Crane. hpl.ca/events #HamOnt

What's your favourite romance book trope? #TeamHPL’s Erica loves "Fated Mates Trope." Would you add any books to her picks? Talk tropes, meet-cutes, and more at our upcoming #SteelTownLove Festival for #romance #readers and #writers, July 12 at Central. hpl.ca/steel-town-love