Ontario Public Library Week

Ontario Public Library Week: October 17 - 23, 2021

October is Canadian Library Month. Libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives.

This year's theme is "One Card, One Million Possibilities".

Do you have a Hamilton Public Library card yet?

Library cards are free to anyone living, working or studying in Hamilton. With your Library card you can:

  • Use it at any Library branch in Hamilton.
  • Borrow books, CDs, movies, magazines, video games and more.
  • Access online resources such as newspapers, articles and special databases (consumer reports, auto repair, genealogy research).
  • Download eBooks, eAudiobooks, music, movies and magazines.
  • Use Library computers and printers.
  • Use digital media labs and Makerspaces.
  • Access Hamilton's Civic Museums for free.

Need a HPL library Card? Register at any HPL branch or Online.

Ontario Library Association (OLA) is the provincial coordinator for Ontario Public Library Week. 

OLA (Ontario Library Association) logo with a collage of a person looking at library related materials.