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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
Make a Button
Parkdale Branch · Hamilton, ON
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Design and create a button. Supplies provided.
Free
Drop-In Nintendo Switch Gaming
Kenilworth Branch · Hamilton, ON
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Enjoy some casual Nintendo Switch gaming at this drop-in program. Bring your friends and meet fellow gamers for four-player action.
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
Math Success
Terryberry 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
Leaps in Literacy
Red Hill Branch · Hamilton, ON
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
A free, early intervention literacy program for neurodiverse students in grades 2-8 with suspected or diagnosed learning disabilities, ADHD or level 1 autism. It's a multisensory program to ensure access and support for each student’s unique learning style. The program is based on the most recent science of reading, the OHRC Right to Read recommendations and the new Ontario Language curriculum. Lessons are taught by…
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
Dinosaur Storytime
Turner Park Branch · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
It's Dino-vember at HPL. Join HPL Staff for stories, songs and rhymes about dinosaurs.
Free
Explore Art at HPL - Pattern and Repetition
Central Library · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
This art program explores the beauty and structure of pattern and repetition in visual art. Experiment with repeated shapes, lines and motifs to create decorative, abstract, or symbolic artwork. Accessible and soothing, this activity is ideal for those who enjoy focused, meditative projects or want to explore visual balance and order.
Free
Graphic Design with Canva
Central Library · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Create a custom calendar using the web-based tool, Canva. Participants must have a working email address and be familiar with using a computer.
Free
Hamilton Reads Finale with Vinh Nguyen
West Harbour Branch · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Attend a live reading with Hamilton Reads author Vinh Nguyen, in conversation with Kim Echlin, about his book The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse. Winners of the 2026 Hamilton Reads Writing Contest will also read from their work. Check out the HPL catalogue to borrow the book. Stay up to date with HPL’s Author Series events and workshops. Subscribe to the Literary Lowdown eNewsletter. Vinh Nguyen is a writer and…
Free
HPL Lecture Series
Central Library · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
*This program is exempt from the check-in protocol. A library card is not required to attend. For the first time since the Second World War, the far right will form a government in Germany. Instead of asking – as often happens – who is to blame, Dr. Petra Rethmann maps out a few factors that have led to the increasing political and electoral success of the far right in Germany and beyond. The talk ends with a few…
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
Wills and Estate Planning
Barton Branch · Hamilton, ON
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
November is Make a Will month! Gather information about wills, power of attorney and estate planning. Presented in-person by the Ontario Bar Association.
Free
Leaps in Literacy
Red Hill Branch · Hamilton, ON
6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
A free, early intervention literacy program for neurodiverse students in grades 2-8 with suspected or diagnosed learning disabilities, ADHD or level 1 autism. It's a multisensory program to ensure access and support for each student’s unique learning style. The program is based on the most recent science of reading, the OHRC Right to Read recommendations and the new Ontario Language curriculum. Lessons are taught by…
Free
Grade 7 & 8 Book Club
New Appleby · Burlington, ON
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Share your thoughts and opinions with other readers at our monthly meetings from October to May. Books provided. Bring your friends—everyone is welcome. Come even if you don't get a chance to finish the featured monthly book. Registration opens in August. Sign up for the book club, then pick up October's book from your branch in September. Read it before the first meeting in October, then join us at the library to…
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