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Spring Forward - Sunday, March 9

Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 9 at 2 am. Move your clocks one hour ahead before you head to bed. It's also a good time to check and/or replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

Publish Date:

Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 12:00pm

Turner Park Branch - Large Format Printer Unavailable

The large format printer at Turner Park is currently unavailable. Please utilize our other Makerspace locations if needed. We will advise once it is restored to service.

Affected Branch:

Nearest Branches:

Publish Date:

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 9:00am

Roadwork near Barton Branch

Starting Monday March 17, the City of Hamilton begins roadwork on Wilson Street and Sherman Avenue. The construction will be completed in stages until December 2025. There may be traffic delays if you are planning to visit the Barton Branch.

Affected Branch:

Barton Branch

Nearest Branches:

Central Library

Publish Date:

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 9:00am

Bookmark Contest

To celebrate Family Literacy Day, January 27, 2025, Hamilton Public Library is running a Bookmark Contest

Design a bookmark illustrating where in the world your Library takes you as you read, watch and listen to all the great items you borrow from HPL. Open to Hamilton residents only.

Three winners are selected from each age category: Birth-age 6, 7-12, 13-18. Each of the nine (9) winning bookmarks will be available one per month at all Hamilton Public Library branches and spotlighted on social media and hpl.ca beginning September 2025.

Head to a branch and grab a bookmark contest form or print it at home. Submit your entry at any Hamilton Public Library Branch or Bookmobile.

The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2025.

Winners will be notified by telephone or email in Spring 2025.

First Name *

Last Name *

Age

Age *

Birth - 6

7-12

13 -18

Parent/Guardian Name * If you are 15 and under, please fill out this field.

Address *

Telephone *

Email Address *

Local Branch *

Upload Submission *

Maximum upload size is 5MB. If using an image on an iPhone to submit your original art, use this converter first and then submit the finished JPG file. Website: https://convertio.co/heic-jpg/

By entering, you consent to sharing your first name, last initial and age category if selected as a finalist. Entrants provide Hamilton Public Library permission to use their entry for promotional purposes.

_{Personal information contained on this form is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1990. MFIPPA\Regulations 29. The information collected will be used in the process of the library’s business. Questions regarding the collection and use of personal information can be directed to: Chief Librarian, Hamilton Public Library, P.O. Box 2700, Hamilton, ON L8N 4E4.}

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