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The Long Table Craft Event
Turner Park Branch · Hamilton, ON
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Join us at the Long Table and connect with your community over crafts and conversation. Supplies provided.
Free
Community Partner Visit - Hamilton Urban Core
Central Library · Hamilton, ON
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre - Support and services to immigrant and refugee individuals and families with settlement, career guidance, health and related issues.
Free
Drop-In Tech Help
Saltfleet Branch · Stoney Creek, ON
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Bring your phone, tablet or laptop computer and your technology questions to this drop-in program. Get help with email, learn how to download eBooks and more.
Free
English Homework Help for Adult Newcomers
Central Library · Hamilton, ON
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Get help with your schoolwork from a trained English Language Learner instructor. No registration is needed. All adult Newcomer English learners are welcome.
Free
Imagination Stations
Barton Branch · Hamilton, ON
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Use your imagination and discover what you can create with our Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts and Math (STREAM) kits and educational toys.
Free
Imagination Stations
Stoney Creek Branch · Hamilton, ON
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Use your imagination and discover what you can create with our Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts and Math (STREAM) kits and educational toys.
Free
Intro to the Brother PRS100 Embroidery Machine
Central Library · Hamilton, ON
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Learn the features and functions of the Brother PRS100 embroidery machine, which fabrics work best and how to hoop and thread it.
Free
Knit for a Cause
Kenilworth Branch · Hamilton, ON
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
High school students ages 14-18 knit a scarf, hat, or mittens for people in need and earn volunteer hours. Supplies provided, though participants may bring their own. This program typically runs through the school year, September-June. Please register as a volunteer by filling out the application form on the teen volunteer page of our website or by emailing volunteer@hpl.ca.
Free
English Conversation Circle at Terryberry
Terryberry Branch · Hamilton, ON
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Talk about community, culture and customs in a group setting. To register please contact Abir at 905-531-3953 or email abir.alsaid@ymcahbb.ca. For English-as-a-second-language speakers. Participants must be Permanent Residents or Convention Refugees. Presented by YMCA Employment and Immigration Services.
Free
Imagination Stations
Central Library · Hamilton, ON
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Use your imagination and discover what you can create with our Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts and Math (STREAM) kits and educational toys.
Free
LEGO Build and Play
Valley Park Branch · Hamilton, ON
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Build, imagine and play with LEGO. LEGO is provided for use in the Library.
Free
Math Success
Turner Park Branch · Hamilton, ON
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Work with trained volunteers to strengthen your math skills. This program is for children in grades 5-8. Space is limited to first-come, first-served. Register when you arrive for the program or contact Neighbour to Neighbour in advance. Presented by Neighbour to Neighbour Centre.
Free
Board Games and Puzzles
Saltfleet Branch · Stoney Creek, ON
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Challenge yourself or a friend to one of our many board games and puzzles.
Free
Teen Study Hall
Binbrook Branch · Binbrook, ON
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
A dedicated, quiet space in the library where you can concentrate and get your school work done.
Free
Board Games and Puzzles
Sherwood Branch · Hamilton, ON
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Challenge yourself or a friend to one of our many board games and puzzles.
Free
Drop-In Tech Help
Dundas Branch · Dundas, ON
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Bring your phone, tablet or laptop computer and your technology questions to this drop-in program. Get help with email, learn how to download eBooks and more.
Free
French Conversation Circle
Westdale Branch · Hamilton, ON
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Practice your conversational French by speaking with a group of friendly fellow French learners at beginner or intermediate levels. Drop-in. Presented and led by Centre francophone Hamilton.
Free
Adult Creative Circle
West Harbour Branch · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Meet, socialize and create with colouring pages, crosswords and puzzles. Supplies provided. Scrabble boards and dictionaries are also available. All skill levels welcome.
Free
Cricut Design Space
Waterdown Branch · Waterdown, ON
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of the Cricut Design Space software to help you get started creating personalized projects on the Cricut ExploreAir 2.
Free
Explore Art at HPL - Winter Landscapes
Central Library · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Create artworks inspired by the winter landscape. Whether drawing snow-covered fields, bare trees under grey skies, frosty windows, or imagined wintry worlds, this session focuses on how seasonal scenes can be translated into line, shape, texture and colour. Participants will experiment with visual elements like contrast, atmosphere and space, drawing from observation, memory, or imagination. No experience is…
Free
LEGO Build and Play
Red Hill Branch · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Build, imagine and play with LEGO. LEGO is provided for use in the Library.
Free
Pyjama Storytime
Kenilworth Branch · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Wear your cozy pyjamas to Family Storytime. Discover stories, rhymes, music, finger plays and flannel boards at this interactive program.
Free
Pyjama Storytime
Turner Park Branch · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Wear your cozy pyjamas to Family Storytime. Discover stories, rhymes, music, finger plays and flannel boards at this interactive program.
Free
Hamilton Mountain Writers’ Guild
Terryberry Branch · Hamilton, ON
6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
A bi-weekly workshop for people interested in learning about the book-writing process. Participants share stories, practice creative writing, hone short fiction, novel, and non-fiction writing skills, and network with other writers. Presented in partnership with and led by the Hamilton Mountain Writers' Guild.
Free