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Craft Cart
Binbrook Branch · Binbrook, ON
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Bring your imagination to the table and make a cool creation to take home. Supplies provided.
Free
Draw Cute Animals
Kenilworth Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Learn to draw cute animals using Heegyum Kim's Draw 62 Animals and Make Them Cute. Then, bring them to life on the page through storytelling. Supplies provided.
Free
Family Storytime: Get Ready to Read
Locke Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Bring the whole family to story time and get ready to read. Discover stories, rhymes, music, finger plays and flannel boards at this interactive program.
Free
Holiday Storytime
Sherwood Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Celebrate the holidays of the season and join us for stories, songs and rhymes.
Free
Holiday Storytime
Greensville Branch · Greensville, ON
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Celebrate the holidays of the season and join us for stories, songs and rhymes.
Free
Holiday Storytime and Puppet Show
Waterdown Branch · Waterdown, ON
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Celebrate the holidays of the season and join us for stories, songs and a puppet show.
Free
Imagination Stations
Parkdale Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.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
Sherwood Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 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
Info Table - Wayside House of Hamilton
Barton Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Come and visit with staff from Wayside House of Hamilton for Hep-C testing, Naloxone kits and more.
Free
LEGO Build and Play
Red Hill Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Build, imagine and play with LEGO. LEGO is provided for use in the Library.
Free
Music for Babies and Toddlers
Ancaster Branch · Ancaster, ON
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Play with different musical instruments and shakers and learn new songs to sing at home with your baby or toddler.
Free
Out of the Vault
West Harbour Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The 106th Hamilton Christmas Bird Count is Saturday December 26, 2026. View and discuss archival bird logs, a variety of material from the Hamilton Naturalist’s Club fonds, as well as some birding books with Local History and Archives Staff. Browse selected material from the Local History and Archives vaults that help tell the story of the Hamilton area and its peoples. From archives to artworks, this program offers…
Free
Women’s Education and Rural Support Counselling
Dundas Branch · Dundas, ON
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The WEARS program provides women with free and confidential counselling, advocacy, referrals, family court support, wellness, coping skills, safety planning and workshops. A counsellor is available Tuesdays at the Dundas Branch from 10am-12pm. For more information email wearscounsellor@intervalhousehamilton.org or call 905-522-0127.
Free
Baby Stay and Play
Central Library · Hamilton, ON
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Attend Storytime and afterward, stay for social and play time. Suited for families with children ages birth to 24 months.
Free
Family Stay and Play
Greensville Branch · Greensville, ON
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
After storytime, stay for a social and play time. Families with children age five and younger.
Free
Family Stay and Play
Sherwood Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
After storytime, stay for a social and play time. Families with children age five and younger.
Free
Family Storytime: Get Ready to Read
Valley Park Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Bring the whole family to story time and get ready to read. Discover stories, rhymes, music, finger plays and flannel boards at this interactive program.
Free
Family Storytime: Get Ready to Read
Barton Branch · Hamilton, ON
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Bring the whole family to story time and get ready to read. Discover stories, rhymes, music, finger plays and flannel boards at this interactive program.
Free
Baby Storytime: Get Ready to Read
Stoney Creek Branch · Hamilton, ON
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Attend story time with your baby and meet other families at this interactive program. Learn songs, rhymes and stories to foster early language development and a love of reading. Discover our collections after the program and choose your favourite items to take home. Suitable for children from birth to age 24 months.
Free
Family Stay and Play
Barton Branch · Hamilton, ON
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
After storytime, stay for a social and play time. Families with children age five and younger.
Free
Green Screen Fun
Turner Park Branch · Hamilton, ON
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Have your picture taken in front of various background settings, including holiday themes using our green screen technology.
Free
Puppet Show
Westdale Branch · Hamilton, ON
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Puppet shows, stories and songs performed by HPL puppeteers.
Free
Cricut Design Space
Barton Branch · Hamilton, ON
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 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
Sit to Be Fit
Dundas Branch · Dundas, ON
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Increase your strength, balance, flexibility and endurance in this seated movement program. Registration required, call 1-800-565-4614 x102 or 905-768-4488, or email sherri.miller@alzda.ca. Presented by the Alzheimer Society of Hamilton and Halton.
Free