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2018
Summer
PROGRAM GUIDE
JUNE
What's JULY
Happening AUGUST
DID YOU KNOW HPL offers free health and wellness programs for all
ages, like yoga, meditation, nutrition guidance and so much more?
2018 SUMMER Program Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4 BRANCH HOURS & LOCATIONS
5 GALLERY HPL
6 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
7 PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS Hamilton Public Library Board
meets monthly from September
17 OLDER ADULTS & SENIORS through June at Central Library.
For more information, please
18 LOCAL HISTORY & ARCHIVES contact Karen Hartog,
19 TD SUMMER READING CLUB Assistant to the Chief Librarian
at 905-546-3214.
24 READING BUDDIES
Board Members
27 STORYTIMES Lori-Anne Spence-Smith (Chair)
Suzan Fawcett (Vice Chair)
29 EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS
Doug Brown
30 SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS Vikki Cecchetto
Jennifer Gautrey
40 TEEN PROGRAMS George Geczy
43 BOOKMOBILE John Kirkpatrick
Mary Ann Leach
46 MOVIES Councillor Judi Partridge
Councillor Maria Pearson
50 100IN1 DAY Clare Wagner
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HPL LOCATIONS
Registration
Central
905-546-3200 55 York Blvd., Hamilton Look for the ® next to
Program registration: Children's: x3416
Adult's: x3434 programs that require
Ancaster 905-648-6911 300 Wilson St. E., Ancaster
registration. To register
Barton 905-546-3450 571 Barton St. E., Hamilton
for a program, contact
Binbrook 905-692-3323 2641 Hwy 56, Binbrook
Carlisle 905-689-8769 1496 Centre Rd., Carlisle the branch. For a listing
Concession 905-546-3415 565 Concession St., Hamilton of programs by branch,
Dundas 905-627-3507 18 Ogilvie St., Dundas check the online event
Freelton 905-659-7639 1803 Brock Rd., Freelton calendar at hpl.ca.
Greensville 905-627-4951 59 Kirby Ave., Greensville
Kenilworth 905-546-3960 103 Kenilworth Ave. N., Hamilton Disclaimer All program dates
Locke* 905-546-3492 285 Locke St. S., Hamilton and times are subject to change
without notice. Visit our website
Lynden 519-647-2571 110 Lynden Rd., Lynden
hpl.ca or call your neighbourhood
Mount Hope 905-679-6445 3027 Homestead Dr., Mount Hope branch for the most current
Red Hill 905-546-2069 695 Queenston Rd., Hamilton information. Reproductions of
Saltfleet 905-662-8611 131 Gray Rd., Stoney Creek any part of the publication, in any
format, is forbidden without the
Sherwood 905-546-3249 467 Upper Ottawa St., Hamilton
express authorization of Hamilton
Stoney Creek 905-643-2912 777 Highway 8, Stoney Creek Public Library.
Terryberry 905-546-3921 100 Mohawk Rd. W., Hamilton
Turner Park 905-546-4790 352 Rymal Rd. E., Hamilton Summer 2018 What’s Happening
Valley Park 905-573-3141 970 Paramount Dr., Stoney Creek Program Guide printed circulation
20,000.
Waterdown 905-689-6269 163 Dundas St. E., Waterdown
Westdale 905-546-3456 955 King St. W., Hamilton
Bookmobile 905-546-3477
*Temporarily closed until Fall 2018. Programs held at Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave. Bookmobile also stops here on Fridays 10am-noon.
HOLIDAY HOURS
All Branches will be closed for:
HPL Staff Professional Development Day Sunday hours end
Friday June 15. Regular hours resume on Saturday June 16. June 24 and resume
Canada Day Monday July 2.
Regular hours resume on Tuesday July 3.
on Sunday
Civic Holiday Monday August 6.
September 9.
Regular hours resume on Tuesday August 7.
ACCESSIBILITY
If you require part of this publication in another format,
email communications@hpl.ca or call
905-546-3200 x3280.
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GALLERY HPL
Margaret Flood Jordan Dunlop
Gallery4, Special Exhibits, Central Gallery Stoney Creek
Central Library 1st Floor Library 1st Floor June – August Meghan Brakewell
June - Melissa Neil - Visitation June - Chandra Rice - A Rusted
July - Margaret Flood - Development (Living Room) Gallery Turner Park
Something Round August - Eileen Riley - June – Lacie Williamson
August – Denise Higginson - Hamilton Rebuild (1st Floor) July – Alice Bespolko
#hamfont Project August – Marybeth Leis Druery
Gallery Barton
Gallery4 Annex, Central June – Cornelia Peckart and
Library 4th Floor Bruce Trail Pilgrimmage Project
June – Jordan Dunlop - Collaborators - Escarpment as Muse –
Dyslexic Alchemy Side Trail Project
July – Dana Cowie - HOME July – Titi Postma -
Hamilton by Night
August – Anita Thomas - The Threads
that Bind – Hamilton Aerials August – Gary Barwin -
Quantum Typography
Gallery Dundas
June – Stephen Altena -
Everything’s Gone Pink
July – April Severin - Citywild
August – Branko Gregov -
Abstract by Nature
Eileen Riley Anita Thomas
Gallery HPL: Call for Entries
Local artists: submit your work for consideration in one of our galleries at Gallery Barton,
Central Library Gallery4, Central Library Gallery4 Annex, Gallery Dundas, Gallery Stoney
Creek, or Gallery Turner Park.
Submit your application through the online form at HPL.ca. Submissions are being
accepted August 15 to September 30. Questions can be directed to arts@hpl.ca.
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 5
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
@ HPL
Hamilton Public Library is currently recruiting for several volunteer positions.
More information and applications can be found at hpl.ca/volunteer-opportunities
Summer Reading Buddies Visiting Library Service Volunteers
Teens! This is a great way to earn volunteer hours Deliver the joy of reading to someone who is not able to
during the summer and make reading fun for kids who get to the library on their own. Adults with their own
need a little extra help. Volunteers 14 years and older (or transportation who can spare about three hours per
finished Grade 8) are needed at many library locations month are needed to deliver library materials, pick up
during July and August. The application deadline for finished items and ensure their customers are happy
Reading Buddies is Friday June 22. with what they are receiving. Good interpersonal skills,
trustworthiness and reliability are required.
English-as-a-Second Language
Tutors Needed
Adult volunteers are needed to help adult newcomers
improve their English communication skills. Volunteers More information and
must have a good command of the English language, applications can be found at
strong interpersonal skills, patience and be available to
meet with an adult learner for two hours twice a week. hpl.ca/volunteer-opportunities.
TRY COLLEGE FOR FREE
LEARNING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
Register for courses this summer!
City School by Mohawk offers FREE college Our Mobile Classroom is bringing
courses at : skilled trades training to a
neighbourhood near you!
Circuit 4.0 on the 4th floor of Central Library*
Eva Rothwell Centre
City School Mobile Classroom
* Visit our website for our office hours at the Central Library
905-575-2489 cityschool@mohawkcollege.ca
mohawkcollege.ca/trycollegeforfree
[ @mocityschool
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PROGRAMS
FOR ADULTS
Paint Night
ARTS & CULTURE Join staff as they guide you through
the process of creating your own
masterpiece. No experience necessary.
Art Club @ Central Supplies provided. Registration begins
A weekly, informal art-making club one week before the event.
to share ideas and techniques with
fellow artists. Feel free to bring your Thu Jun 21 6:30pm, Sherwood ®
current project.
Tuesdays 1:30pm, Central Sackville Ukelele Band
Listen and sing along to some
fantastic music performed by this
popular group.
Sat Jun 2 10:30am, Sherwood
Craft Circle
GAMES & CRAFTS Exchange ideas, inspiration and new
techniques related to crafts. Bring
Adult Colouring Circle your own supplies.
Friday Night Tour Colouring - it's not just for kids
Meet at 5pm in the Living Room at Thursdays 1:30pm, Dundas
anymore. Join us each month for
Central on the first Friday of each a relaxing session of colouring.
month for a highlights tour of HPL’s Supplies provided or bring your Crafternoon
art collection and then head to the favourite colouring pages to share. Make art using buttons. Supplies provided
Art Gallery of Hamilton at 6pm for a
or bring your own special buttons.
docent-led tour. Tuesdays Jun 5, 19, Jul 3, 17, 31 &
Aug 21 2:30pm, Terryberry Tue Jul 24 2:30pm, Terryberry ®
Fridays Jun 1, Jul 6 & Aug 3 5pm,
Wednesdays Jul 4 & Aug 1 12pm,
Central
Central Cross Stitch Club
Greensville Guitar Pickers Bring your current cross stitch project
Book Page Crafts or start a new one. Find friendship and
Bring your guitar and have some fun. inspiration in the company of other
All skill levels are welcome. Give your old, unwanted books,
magazines, or encyclopedias a new stitchers. All skill levels welcome.
Mondays 6:30pm, Greensville life. Learn simple crafts using the
pages of books. Tuesdays 2pm, Kenilworth
Noon Hour Concerts Thu Jul 12 6:30pm, Terryberry ® DIY Teacup Fairy Garden
Add a little culture to your day. Enjoy
Make a teacup fairy garden
a mix of music, literature and art on
Boredom Busters filled with succulents, moss and
Fridays at Central.
Challenge yourself or a friend to miniatures. Supplies provided.
Fri Jun 1 12pm, a fun board or card game, or put
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts together a puzzle on the 3rd Floor Wed Jun 13 2pm, Kenilworth ®
Fri Jun 8 12pm, Sandra Ramunno at Central.
Fri Jun 22 12pm, Gunter Ott Band
Fri Jun 29 12pm, Will Gillespie Mondays & Thursdays 1pm, Central
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 7
Social Scrabble Hiking the Bruce Trail
Make words, score points. All skill in Hamilton
levels welcome. Boards and Scrabble Learn valuable tips and skills needed
dictionaries provided. to successfully hike the Bruce Trail.
Presented by the Iroquioa Bruce
Mondays Jun 4 & 18, Jul 16 & 30, Trail Club.
Aug 13 & 27 2pm, Binbrook
Wednesdays 1pm, Concession Mon Aug 20 6pm, Central
Wii U Gaming Living Caring Sharing
Join us for some Wii U excitement. A support group open to anyone
who has attended the Take Charge
Knitting & Crochet Sat Jun 2 2pm, Kenilworth workshop series. Contact Charlene at
Hamilton Public Library has Thursdays Jun 7, Jul 5 & Aug 2 2pm, 905-388-1044 to register.
knitting and crocheting programs Kenilworth
for all ages and skill levels. Tue Jun 19 1pm, Sherwood ®
Mondays 2pm, Stoney Creek
Mondays 7pm, Sherwood HEALTH & WELLNESS Local Health Integration
Mondays Jun 4-25 1:30pm, Ancaster Networks Services
Tuesdays 10am, Valley Park Speak to a representative of the
Tuesdays 6:30pm, Carlisle Essential Oils for Your Mind, Local Health Integration Networks
Tuesdays 6:30pm, Saltfleet Body and Home (Community Care Access Centres) to
Wed Jun 6-27 6pm, Greensville Find out how essential oils can get answers to home and community
Wednesdays 6:30pm, Westdale contribute to a happier, healthier life. care. Being held 10am-12pm.
Wednesdays 7pm, Red Hill Presented by Yoga Ghar.
Thursdays 10am, Concession Thu Jun 21 10am, Sherwood
Thursdays 1:30pm, Turner Park Mon Jun 4 6:30pm, Binbrook ®
Thursdays 2pm, Binbrook
Fridays 2pm, Central
Meditation Circle
Saturdays Jun 2, 16, 30, Jul 14, 28, From Stress to Strength Learn how to transform a driven,
Aug 11 & 25 10am, Kenilworth A three-part caregiver education frantic life into one that is
series. Presented by Miriam Cahn harmonious and balanced.
at VON. Call 905-523-1055 x 408 Presented by Omid Hassani of
Knit in Public Day to register. Heartfulness Hamilton.
Be part of a very colourful,
passionate and cozy knitting Thursdays Aug 9, 16 & 23 1pm, Wednesdays Jun 6-27 7pm, Saltfleet
community in this worldwide event. Red Hill Wed Jun 6 2:30pm, Ancaster ®
Tue Jun 26 6:30pm, Ancaster ®
Wed Jun 6 10am, Red Hill
Mondays Jul 9-Aug 27 7pm, Saltfleet
Healthy Breakfast Reading
Learn How to Knit Sample a healthy breakfast and
Moves to Keep You Mobile
learn how to read the nutrition facts
Learn the basics of knitting and
on breakfast foods. Presented by Learn some simple moves to keep
get started on a scarf. Bring 6mm
Community Food Advisors. your joints mobile. Presented
knitting needles and acrylic wool
by Karen McLaughlin, Certified
in a 4 or medium weight in a bright Tue Jun 12 2pm, Red Hill ® Personal Trainer.
colour (not black).
Thu Jun 7 2pm, Concession ®
Thu Jun 7 6:30pm, Red Hill ® Herb Gardening Craft
Mon Jun 11 2:30pm, Valley Park ®
Plant and take home fresh edible
Puzzle Mondays herbs in a pot decorated by you.
Supplies provided.
Relax while you work on a jigsaw,
crossword or word puzzle. Tue Aug 28 11am, Central ®
Mondays 4pm, Waterdown
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Nourishing Your LANGUAGE & CULTURE French Conversation Circle
Blood Pressure Practice your conversational French
Learn simple solutions to keep your by speaking it with a group of
heart and blood vessels healthy and friendly fellow francophones.
minimize your risk of heart attacks
and stroke through foods, lifestyle Mondays Jun 25, Jul 23 & Aug 27
habits and relaxation. Presented by 7pm, Waterdown
Dr. Lisa Tabrizi, ND.
Tue Jun 5 2pm, Westdale ®
Hamilton Urban
Tue Jun 12 2pm, Ancaster ®
Indigenous Strategy
Help identify actions to strengthen
Protecting our Ecosystem Club De Lecture Francophone the city’s relationship with the
Le Club de lecture francophone se réunit Indigenous community and
A four-part series focused on promote a better understanding
tous les mois le premier jeudi du mois.
permaculture, which involves among all residents about
working with nature to create Thu Jun 7 7pm, Central Indigenous histories and culture.
ecologically sustainable agricultural Presented by Shylo Elmayan.
practices in our homes and around
the world. Presented by Community English Conversation Circle Wed Jun 13 7pm, Waterdown ®
Permaculture Lab & Old 99 Farm. Practice your English-speaking skills,
learn about library services and talk
Tue Jun 5 6pm, Westdale about your community, culture and National Indigenous
Climate Change customs. For permanent residents Peoples Day Concert
Tue Jun 19 6pm, Westdale and convention refugees. Presented Celebrate National Indigenous
Food Self Reliance in partnership with the Community Peoples Day with a pop-up
Tue Jul 3 6pm, Westdale Connections Program of the YMCA drumming concert. Presented
Making a Difference Hamilton Brantford Burlington by the Spirit Bear Drummers.
Tue Jul 17 6pm, Westdale
Hack a Plan for Home Tuesdays & Thursdays 4pm, Central Thu Jun 21 3pm, Central
BOOK CLUBS Books and Brews
LITERARY Chat about books and enjoy a
beverage at Mulberry Coffee House,
541 Book Club 193 James St., N. Pick up the book for
AUTHOR EVENTS Book lovers gather at the 541 Eatery the June meeting on the 2nd Floor at
& Exchange at 541 Barton St., to Central and meet at the coffee house
An Evening for Book Lovers discuss the latest read. for the discussion.
Calling all book lovers! Join us as
Wed Jun 13 2pm, 541 Barton St. Mon Jun 11 7pm, Mulberry ®
we celebrate all-things literary with
author Alison Pick who will read Chocolat by Joanne Harris The Factory Voice by Jeanette Lynes
from her novel Strangers with the
Same Dream. The 2018 Hamilton AGH Reads Book Club
Reads title will also be revealed.
Bring Your Baby Book Club
Cash bar. Tickets are $10 and can be Discuss fiction and non-fiction art Parents of babies and toddlers talk
purchased at all HPL branch locations books. A partnership with the Art about books written for adults in a
and online at ticketscene.ca. Gallery of Hamilton and the Hamilton baby-friendly setting.
Public Library.
Fri Jun 8 7pm, Central ® Wed Jun 27 10:30am, Kenilworth
Sat Jun 16 2pm, Central At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
The Picture of Dorian Gray
An Indigenous by Oscar Wilde
Healing Journey Carlisle Book Club
Author Eahwahewi' Carrier of Ancaster Book Club
News tells her story of survival Tue Jun 5 3:30pm, Carlisle ®
from violence, abuse and sexual The Sisters by Nancy Jensen
Thu Jun 21 1:30pm, Ancaster ®
assault in her book Recover, Rebuild,
The Opposite of Tidy by Carrie Mac
Reclaim Self: The Empowerment Concession Adult
of Eahwahewi'.
Book Ends Book Club Book Club
Tue Jun 12 7pm, Turner Park ®
Tue Jun 19 2pm, Saltfleet ® Thu Jun 14 2pm, Concession ®
The Memory Keeper's Daughter The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richer
by Kim Edwards
Kenilworth Adult
Book Lovers Book Club Book Club
Mon Jun 11 1pm, Saltfleet ® Mon Jun 25 2pm, Kenilworth
Please check branch for title News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Books @ One: Non-Fiction Kenilworth Mystery
Book Club Book Club
Tue Jun 12 1pm, Central Wed Jun 6 2pm, Kenilworth
Lion by Saroo Brierly Readers' Choice
CONTEST RUNS JUNE 1
TO SEPTEMBER 1
Pick up a card at any
HPL branch or at
hpl.ca/hplreads
10Meandering Minds Stoney Creek Adult Westdale Mystery Book Club
Book Club Book Club
Tue Jun 5 1:30pm, Westdale ®
A bi-monthly book club for anyone age
Mon Jun 18 6:30pm, Stoney Creek Beneath the Wake by Ross Pennie
17-25 to discuss literature that inspires.
The Fishers of Paradise
For book pickup and registration, contact
by Rachael Preston
Juliana at jtobon@stjoes.ca. Presented in
Mon Jul 16 6:30pm, Stoney Creek Westdale Thursday
partnership with St. Joseph's Healthcare Book Club
Summer Book Share
and Hamilton Public Library.
Mon Aug 20 6:30pm, Stoney Creek
Summer Book Share Thu Jun 7 2pm, Westdale ®
Thursdays Jun 28 & Aug 30 5pm,
Coventry by Helen Humphreys
Central
Thu Jun 21 2pm, Westdale ®
Turner Park Book Club
The Temporary Bride by Jennifer Klinec
Page Turners Book Club Thu Jun 21 2pm, Turner Park
Wed Jun 13 2pm, Central Escape: In Search of the Natural Soul
WRITING
Bring Your Own Book of Canada by Roy MacGregor
Conquer the Blank Page
Sherwood Wednesday Valley Park Adult
A one-day workshop that shows you
Adult Book Club Book Club how to create characters and experiment
with dialogue and story structure.
Wed Jun 20 2:30pm, Sherwood ® Tue Jun 5 2:30pm, Valley Park ®
They Left Us Everything Lottery by Patricia Wood Tue Jun 5 2:30pm, Ancaster ®
by Plum Johnson
Waterdown Adult Stoney Creek Writers' Circle
Red Hill Book Club Book Club Open to all writers interested in sharing
Wed Jun 27 2pm, Red Hill their creative work in the company of
Wed Jun 13 2:30pm, Waterdown ® other writers.
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Mondays Jun 11, Jul 9 & Aug 13
6:30pm, Stoney Creek
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 11BUSINESS & FINANCE THIS & THAT
ENTREPRENEURS
Buying or Selling Cycling the City
Your Home Learn about bike and road safety,
Speak to a real estate expert for tips advocacy and accessibility to break
on how to navigate through today's down the barriers preventing you
market. Presented by realtor April from cycling. Presented by Cycle
Almeida, Royal LePage. Hamilton and Sobi Hamilton.
Sat Jun 9 10am, Sherwood Tue Jul 17 2pm, Central
Estate Planning Plan Your Staycation
Learn about Ontario’s estate rules
in Hamilton
when considering moving wealth Come see what Hamilton Public Library
from one generation to the next. staff suggest you consider when you
Presented by Arlo Graham-Cowell and are planning your local holiday in
Matthew Farronato, Investors Group. Hamilton and the surrounding area.
Mon Jun 4 7pm, Waterdown ®
Tue Jun 19 7pm, Waterdown ®
Mon Jun 11 6:30pm, Central
Thu Jun 14 10:30am, Sherwood
Living Well in Retirement
Discover ways to increase income, Shopping Online
reduce expenses and live on a
Entrepreneur Talks retirement income without having
Get the answers to your questions about
safety and security when buying online.
Calling all entrepreneurs! to rely on credit. Presented by Laurie
Be inspired, plan and network Brady, Credit Counselling Society. Wed Jun 6 10:30am, Red Hill ®
to promote your business.
Join us for guest speakers Wed Jun 6 2:30pm, Waterdown ®
and workshops with local
True Crime Meetup
business experts. Discuss gruesome crimes and creepy
Maximizing Your killers. Share your favourite books,
Kristian Borghesan Net Worth documentaries and podcasts and
Explore strategies to reduce taxes discover new ones to obsess over.
Find out how the creator of
and increase your real rate of return. Warning: Not for the faint of heart.
Brüha developed a marketing
gateway for local artists and Presented by Investors Group. Tuesdays Jun 19, Jul 17 & Aug 21
promoters to connect with any 6:30pm, Saltfleet
Tue Jun 5 7pm, Waterdown ®
demographic for free.
Vacations on a Budget
Mon Jun 4 6:30pm, Central Planning for Post- Save money while vacation planning
Secondary School so that you can have fun without
Alvaro Venturelli Parents of high school students worrying about spending. Presented
learn how to talk to teens about by the Credit Counselling Society.
Join the owner of PlanB
money and plans for post-secondary
Organic Farm to discuss the Mon Jun 4 6:30pm, Saltfleet ®
school. Presented by Laurie Brady of
ins and outs of urban and Thu Jun 7 2:30pm, Valley Park ®
the Credit Counselling Society.
rural farming, food security Thu Jun 14 7pm, Turner Park ®
and the community-shares Tue Jul 17 7pm, Turner Park ® Sat Jun 23 2:30pm, Carlisle ®
agriculture model. Wed Jun 27 2:30pm, Lynden ®
Mon Jun 18 6:30pm, Central World Environment Day
Waterfalls, rail trails and waterfronts
galore. Learn about some of the best
walking routes the Hamilton area has
to offer.
Tue Jun 5 10:30am, Sherwood
12TECH & MAKERSPACES
COMPUTER CLASSES
Level 1: Using a Mouse
This is an introductory program for
new computer users. No previous
experience required. The program
provides an introduction to the
Windows operating system and
computer basics. Level 3: Intro to the World iPad Level 1
Mon Jun 4 2pm, Turner Park ®
Wide Web This program is targeted to new
Find out how to access the users who need help doing the
Thu Jun 7 1:30pm, Central ®
Internet. Learn basic techniques basics, like navigating the iPad,
Tue Jul 10 10am, Central ® for successful searches and how finding apps, downloading and
Wed Aug 1 10:30am, Red Hill ® to use search engines. organizing them. Bring your own
Thu Aug 9 1:30pm, Central ® fully charged device.
Thu Jun 21 1:30pm, Central ®
Wed Jun 6 2:30pm, Valley Park ®
Mon Jul 9 2pm, Turner Park ®
Level 2: Computer Basics Wed Jun 13 10:30am, Red Hill ®
Tue Jul 24 10am, Central ®
with Windows Thu Jun 14 1:30pm, Ancaster ®
Wed Aug 15 10:30am, Red Hill ® Tue Jun 19 2:30pm, Sherwood ®
Learn the basics of using a Windows-
based computer: hardware, software, Thu Aug 23 1:30pm, Central ® Mon Jun 25 2pm, Turner Park ®
storage devices and how to navigate Thu Aug 16 6:30pm, Red Hill ®
Tue Aug 21 2:30pm, Sherwood ®
around your computer. Level 4: Searching with
Thu Jun 14 1:30pm, Central ®
Google
Learn tips and tricks for Internet iPad Level 2
Mon Jun 18 2pm, Turner Park ®
searching using Google. Make This session is for experienced users
Tue Jul 17 10am, Central ® your time online faster and more who want to explore some of the
Wed Aug 8 10:30am, Red Hill ® productive. more advanced multimedia features
Thu Aug 16 1:30pm, Central ® (pictures, music and video) and
Tue Jun 5 2:30pm, Sherwood ® home-sharing capabilities of the iPad
Thu Jun 7 6:30pm, Red Hill ® and iPhone.
Thu Jun 28 1:30pm, Central ®
Mon Jul 23 2pm, Turner Park ® Wed Jun 20 10:30am, Red Hill ®
Tue Jul 31 10am, Central ® Wed Jun 20 2:30pm, Valley Park ®
Wed Aug 22 10:30am, Red Hill ® Thu Jun 21 1:30pm, Ancaster ®
Thu Aug 30 1:30pm, Central ®
Tue Jul 10 2:30pm, Sherwood ®
Thu Aug 23 6:30pm, Red Hill ®
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Community Connections
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Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 13MAKERSPACE & Microsoft Excel Basics SPECIAL INTEREST
DIGITAL STUDIOS Learn the basic functions of TECH CLASSES
Microsoft Excel including formulas,
Know Your Janome: commands and keystrokes. Ancestry Library Edition
Embroidery Intro Basic knowledge of computers, Learn the basics of searching census,
keyboarding and mouse skills vital, immigration and military records
If you're just casually into
are prerequisites. from Canada, the United Kingdom,
embroidery, or would like to learn
more, this program will help get the United States and around the
Mon Jun 4 2:30pm, Terryberry ®
you started. world. Gain access to charts and forms
Thu Jun 14 6:30pm, Red Hill ® to help you organize your research.
Saturdays Jun 9, Jul 14 & Aug 11 Tue Jun 19 10am, Central ®
10am, Central ® Tue Jun 5 10am, Central ®
Microsoft Excel Applied Thu Jul 19 2:30pm, Terryberry ®
Thu Aug 2 1:30pm, Central ®
Lights, Camera, Edit. A follow-up to the Microsoft Excel
Learn the basics of video editing, Basics class. Practice formulas,
when to pan or zoom, dissolve or functions, sorting and more to Appy Hour: Free Apps for
fade and add music to enhance create a practice worksheet. Basic Your Phone or Tablet
your story using iMovie software. knowledge of Excel is a prerequisite.
Bring your device and discover free
Intended for beginners. apps for entertainment, social media
Mon Jun 11 2:30pm, Terryberry ®
and productivity, including library
Sat Aug 18 10am, Central ® Thu Jun 21 6:30pm, Red Hill ®
Apps for eBooks, audiobooks and
Tue Jun 26 10am, Central ® magazines, downloading music and
Makerspace Meetup streaming TV shows and movies.
We have the tools, equipment, Microsoft Word Basics Learn how to download onto your
Apple or Android device.
resources and space to create and Learn the basics of Microsoft Word
collaborate on your projects. including formatting text, copying Thu Jun 21 2pm, Concession ®
and pasting, inserting images, clip Thu Jun 21 2:30pm, Terryberry ®
Tuesdays Jun 5, Jul 3 & Aug 7 art and more.
Fri Jun 22 10:30am, Binbrook ®
6:30pm, Central
Thu Jul 12 1:30pm, Central ® Mon Jun 25 6pm, Turner Park ®
Wed Jun 27 10:30am, Red Hill ®
SOFTWARE & Mon Jul 16 2:30pm, Dundas ®
Wed Jul 4 2:30pm, Waterdown ®
PROGRAM SKILLS Thu Aug 2 6:30pm, Red Hill ®
Wed Jul 11 3:30pm, Freelton ®
Wed Aug 22 2:30pm, Waterdown ®
Wed Jul 18 2:30pm, Carlisle ®
Digital SFX: Tips and Tricks Tue Aug 7 2:30pm, Sherwood ®
Make your home movies stand out Microsoft Word Applied Wed Aug 8 2:30pm, Valley Park ®
with special effects, including alien A follow-up to the Microsoft Word Mon Aug 20 2:30pm, Dundas ®
invasions, exotic backgrounds and Basics class. Practice formatting a Mon Aug 20 6pm, Turner Park ®
amazing explosions. document and working with tables,
headers, footers, pictures, margins
Sat Aug 25 10am, Central ® and more.
Become a 3D Maker
Learn how to create your own 3D
Intro to Windows 10 Thu Jul 19 1:30pm, Central ® designs through the browser-based
Thu Aug 9 6:30pm, Red Hill ® program Tinkercad. This program will
From connecting to a WiFi include an introduction to 3D printing.
network to locating and running Wed Aug 29 2:30pm, Waterdown ®
applications, learn all about the Saturdays Jun 2, Jul 7 & Aug 4 10am,
new Windows 10. Bring your fully
Central ®
charged Windows 10 laptop.
Tuesdays Jun 12 & Aug 21 10am, Create Your Website
Central ® Create a website and learn some of
the best practices of design.
Tue June 12 10:30am, Red Hill ®
Sat Jul 28 10am, Central ®
14Drop Some Beats with Learning with Lynda.com
Garageband Loops Learn how to access thousands
Learn how to produce music of video courses taught by
without instruments. Create industry experts.
and mix your own songs using
Wed Jul 4 2:30pm, Valley Park ®
Garageband's loop library.
Tue Jul 24 2:30pm, Sherwood ®
Sat Jul 21 10am, Central ® Wed Jul 25 10:30am, Red Hill ®
Mon Aug 13 2pm, Turner Park ®
Virtual & Augmented
Reality Intro Manage Your
Digital Pictures
A brief introduction to virtual and
augmented reality followed by Digital Devices Get help organizing your pictures
interactive activities. Parts of the or moving them from your camera,
Get help loading books to an
program may be an issue for people phone, or tablet to your computer.
eReader or tablet, transferring
who suffer from motion sickness pictures from a digital camera to a Thu Jul 26 1:30pm, Central ®
or vertigo. computer, or transferring music to
an MP3 player.
Sat Jun 30 10am, Central ® Picture Perfect Photos
Mondays 2pm, Central with Photoshop
Fridays Jun 1-29 10:30am, Barton
TECH HELP Wednesdays Jun 20 & Aug 15
Learn how to retouch, add text or
graphics, crop, adjust brightness and
2:30pm, Carlisle ® resize your photos.
Book an Appointment Wed Jun 27 3:30pm, Freelton ®
(formerly called Book a Librarian) Thu Aug 16 3:30pm, Freelton ® Sat Jun 23 10am, Central ®
Book up to one hour with Thursdays Jun 28 & Jul 26 2:30pm,
knowledgeable library staff for help Waterdown ®
using eResources, assistance with
Pinterest
computers, or help with your device. Learn how to use Pinterest and start
Staff is also able to assist people age Digitize Your Memories pinning your favourite recipes, crafts
18+ with research. Please contact Learn how to use our photo scanner and ideas.
your neighbourhood branch to to create digital images from your
arrange an appointment. film negatives, digitize your VHS Thu Jun 28 6:30pm, Red Hill ®
cassettes and upload your images
Ancaster Branch: 905-648-6911 and videos to the Internet. Limited Shopping Online
Barton Branch: 905-546-3450 to eight people.
Get the answers to your questions
Central Library: 905-546-3200 x3434 about safety and security when
Sat Jun 2 2:30pm, Waterdown ®
Central Makerspace: 905-546-3200 buying items online.
Tuesdays Jun 5, Jul 24 & Aug 21 2pm,
x3406
Red Hill ® Wed Jun 6 10:30am, Red Hill ®
Concession Branch: 905-546-3415
Thu Jun 7 1:30pm, Ancaster ®
Dundas Branch: 905-627-3507
Mon Jun 11 2pm, Turner Park ®
Kenilworth Branch: 905-546-3960 Tablet Club with Teen
Thu Jun 14 2:30pm, Terryberry ®
Locke Branch: 905-546-3492 Tech Volunteers
Thu Jun 21 2pm, Central ®
Lynden Branch: 519-647-2571 Bring your tech questions about your
Tuesdays Jul 10 & Aug 14 6pm, tablets, iPads, eReaders, computers
Red Hill Branch: 905-546-2069
Turner Park ® and smartphones for one-on-one help
Saltfleet Branch: 905-662-8611
Fri Jul 20 2pm, Turner Park ® from teen tech volunteers.
Sherwood Branch: 905-546-3249
Wed Aug 8 2pm, Turner Park ®
Stoney Creek Branch: 905-643-2912 Wednesdays Jun 13, Jul 11 & Aug 8
Terryberry Branch: 905-546-3921 3:30pm, Ancaster
Turner Park Branch: 905-546-4790 Kijiji Class Tuesdays Jun 26, Jul 31 & Aug 28
Valley Park Branch: 905-573-3141 Learn all about the popular online 3:30pm, Red Hill ®
site Kijiji, including how to post your Tuesdays Jun 26, Jul 31 & Aug 28
Waterdown Branch: 905-689-6269
own ad. 4pm, Terryberry
Westdale Branch: 905-546-3456 Wednesdays Jun 27, Jul 25 & Aug 22
Thu Aug 2 2:30pm, Terryberry ® 4pm, Waterdown ®
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 15The Power of
Communication
through Music
A FREE public concert and
lecture for Seniors Month
Delight your senses with the Hamilton Philharmonic
Orchestra’s string quartet, while learning how
Thursday, June 7, 2018
musicians use music to communicate with each
other and their audiences. McMaster researchers 2 – 3 p.m.
will discuss what can happen when factors such as Hamilton Public Library,
hearing loss disrupt that musical communication. Central Location, Hamilton Room, Ground Floor. 55 York Blvd
Space is limited. Register online to secure your spot: bit.ly/SeniorsMonth
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
Visit our new and improved community hubs in
Binbrook and Dundas!
Dundas
18 Ogilvie St., Dundas
905-627-3507
Binbrook
2641 Hwy 56, Binbrook
905-627-3507
16OLDER ADULTS & SENIORS
PROGRAMS
Glow and Stretch Sit to be Fit
Join us for an instructor-led fitness Increase your strength, balance,
class specializing in gentle strength flexibility and endurance. Presented by
and flexibility training. Sit or stand the Alzheimer's Society of Ontario.
while doing Tai Chi fitness, yoga,
pilates and low-impact aerobics. Tuesdays 1:15pm, Terryberry
Wear comfortable shoes. Fridays 12:30pm, Red Hill
Tuesdays Jun 5-26, 2:30pm,
Tue Jun 12 2:30pm, Terryberry ®
Sherwood
Wednesdays Jun 6-Aug 29 12pm,
Introduction to Floral Saltfleet ®
BINGO for Books Design Workshop Wednesdays Jun 6-Aug 29 1pm,
Test your luck at BINGO and walk
A four-week, hands-on introduction to Sherwood
away with some neat book prizes.
the art of floral arranging. Presented Thursdays Jun 7-Aug 30 12:45pm,
by Jean's Flower Shop.
Tue Jun 19 10:30am, Waterdown ® Kenilworth
Tuesdays Jun 5-26 2pm, Turner Park ® Mondays Jul 9-Aug 27 11:30am,
Book Klatsch Sherwood
Discuss your favourite reads and
what you are reading now in this Wii Bowling for
light-hearted discussion. You are also Older Adults
sure to come away with some great
Light exercise and lots of fun in a
recommendations on what to read next.
social setting.
Wednesdays Jun 6, Jul 4 & Aug 1
Tuesdays Jun 5-26 10:30am,
2:30pm, Dundas
Ancaster
Tuesdays Jun 5-26 2pm, Concession
Conversation Commons Tuesdays Aug 7-28 10:30am,
A forum for lively and civilized Ancaster
discussions. Share ideas and a Older Adults Writing Circle
minimum of celebrity gossip. Join the Older Adults Writer's Circle
connecting local authors with local
Wednesdays Jun 27, Jul 25 & Aug 22 readers and enhance your writing
2:30pm, Dundas skills. Group is lead by an instructor.
Fridays Jun 1-Aug 31 10am, Central
Disability Information Service Program (DISP)
The Disability Information Service Program (DISP) is a free and confidential service with
professionally trained staff available to provide information, referrals and guidance on a
wide range of issues related to disabilities and life in the community. Appointments can be
made by phone or email.
In person visits take place on the 2nd floor of Central Library on Monday, Wednesday or
Friday between 9am and 5pm. Phone: 905-546-3200 x3205 Email: avansick@hpl.ca
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 17Connect with us!
Phone 905-546-3408 LOCAL HISTORY
& ARCHIVES
Email localhistory@hpl.ca
Online http://lha.hpl.ca/
Postcards Public Parks,
n.d.
Postcards are fun to collect and a quick,
easy and personal way to connect
with friends and family. They are also
fascinating records of history. There are
more than 2,200 in our Postcard Collection
at Local History & Archives (LH&A)
depicting buildings, streets, businesses,
houses, churches, schools, parks, waterfalls
and recreational activities in Hamilton and
the surrounding area. We are working
to make more of our collection available
online.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary
of Gage Park, LH&A has digitized a
selection of postcards that showcase
Hamilton’s many parks. Images are on
Flickr Commons at flickr.com/photos/
hpllocalhistory/ or visit LH&A on the
Memorial
3rd Floor of the Central Library. Fountain, Gage
Park, ca. 1930’s
Genealogy Club
Are you new to genealogy? Do you need
research guidance or tips? Are you an avid
genealogist looking to connect with fellow
researchers? Join LH&A's Genealogy Club
to learn about the resources available in
tracing your family history.
Wed Jun 20 2pm, Cemetery Records
Central ®
Historic Walking Tour
In celebration of Ancaster Heritage Days,
join us for a walking tour featuring the A Waterfall in the
Rock Garden, n.d.
historic buildings of Wilson Street.
Sat Jun 9 1pm, Ancaster ®
Make Your Family Tree
(Ages 8-12)
Discover the roots of your family
tree with help from HPL's Local History
& Archives.
Mon Jul 9 2:30pm, Saltfleet ®
Wed Aug 1 2pm, Turner Park ®
18Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 19
The hottest club this summer is the TD Summer Reading Club at Hamilton Public Library. Everyone from
birth to 18 years of age can join. Stop by your local Hamilton Public Library branch starting June 1 to
register and pick up your official Summer Reading Club badge.
What fires your spirit, excites your mind and influences your choices? This summer, TD Summer Reading
Club helps kids find and explore their passions, and encourages them to share their delight with others
along the way.
Through books, programs, and conversations, TD Summer Reading Club kids can dive into areas that
already fascinate them, dabble in others for new inspiration and discover that their passions have the
potential to transform them, their friends and their world.
This summer, kids are encouraged to explore and discover at the many programs happening in our
22 Library locations and 2 Bookmobiles.
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Summer Reading would not be possible without the generous support of our partners and sponsors.
20TD SUMMER READING CLUB
SPECIAL EVENTS
Programs for all ages unless otherwise noted.
Mad Science
Packed with great experiments,
these high-energy, science-themed
shows thrill scientists of any age.
Tue Jul 17 10:30am, Terryberry
Wed Jul 25 2:30pm, Saltfleet
Tue Jul 31 10:30am, Turner Park
Wed Aug 8 10:30am, Locke
Mounted Police Visit
Magic Show Learn about this service from one of
Animal Ambassadors Hamilton's mounted police officers
Do you like magic? Be wowed by and their four-legged partner.
Learn about animals around
Owen Anderson and his amazing act.
the globe and in your backyard.
Presented by Little Ray’s Nature & Tue Jul 10 3pm, Greensville
Mon Jul 23 10:30am, Dundas
Animal Ambassadors. Thu Jul 12 11am, Binbrook
Mon Jul 23 2:30pm, Carlisle
Fri Jul 20 2pm, Dundas
Thu Jul 12 10:30am, Waterdown Fri Aug 10 2:30pm, Central
Tue Jul 24 11am, Lynden
Tue Jul 24 10:30am, Sherwood ®
Mon Jul 30 2:30pm, Kenilworth Thu Aug 2 2pm, Waterdown
Thu Aug 2 10:30am, Binbrook
Meet an Alpaca Thu Aug 9 11am, Ancaster ®
Learn more about alpacas and Tue Aug 14 2pm, Carlisle
their wool and meet one up close. Fri Aug 17 2pm, Red Hill
Club Rex Presented by Eighth and Mud
Come see a large collection of Alpaca Farm.
dinosaur skulls, teeth, claws and Music with Mr. Ben
other prehistoric pieces. Tue Jul 10 2:30pm, Terryberry Join Mr. Ben for an interactive, high-
energy musical performance. Suitable
Fri Jul 13 2:30pm, Westdale for preschoolers and young audiences.
Thu Jul 19 10:30am, Ancaster ® Meet the Greyhounds
Fri Jul 27 10:30am, Concession Meet some retired racing Wed Jul 11 2:30pm, Mount Hope
Wed Aug 1 2:30pm, Red Hill greyhounds. Presented by the
Thu Jul 12 2:30pm, Barton
Greyhound Lovers of Hamilton-
Wentworth. Thu Jul 26 2:30pm, Freelton
LONE Rhubarbarian and
Gwen Harper Fri Jul 6 2:30pm, Central Visit the Fire Truck
A concert with Paul Fralick (LONE Wed Jul 11 10:30am, Locke
Get an up-close look at all the gear
Rhubarbarian) and Gwen Harper Tue Jul 17 2:30pm, Mount Hope firefighters wear and their big red
whose songs include music by Turkey Fri Aug 10 10:30am, Barton truck too. (There may be a last-minute
Rhubarb, Raffi, Charlotte Diamond
Tue Aug 14 2:30pm, Westdale cancellation, due to an emergency.)
and others from around the world.
Wed Aug 22 2:30pm, Sherwood
Tue Jul 10 2:30pm, Dundas
Tue Jul 10 10:30am, Valley Park Tue Aug 28 10:30am, Valley Park Thu Jul 12 10:30am, Stoney Creek
Tue Aug 7 10:30am, Stoney Creek
Thu Jul 19 2:30pm, Carlisle
Tue Aug 7 2:30pm, Greensville
Tue Aug 7 2:30pm, Turner Park
Tue Aug 14 2:30pm, Terryberry
Thu Aug 16 2:30pm, Waterdown
Fri Aug 24 2:30pm, Barton
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 21ALL ABOUT SUMMER READING
When is the Summer A Club for Everyone!
Reading Club Offered? Storybook Club (Ages birth-4 years)
Online registration at kids.hpl.ca opens June 1 and the You are your child’s first and best teacher! Read together
program runs from June 29 to September 1. over the summer and exchange tabs for reading prizes.
Submit tabs for branch draws and earn a free book.
How to Sign Up?
Visit any of our 22 Library locations or 2 Bookmobiles Summer Readers (Ages 4-12)
starting June 1 to pick up a Summer Reading Club badge Kids who read over the summer can track their
and register your child. The TD Summer Reading Club is reading online, enter branch draws, collect reading
a joint initiative with Library and Archives Canada. incentives and earn a free book.
How Much Does It Cost? Reading Buddies (finished Grade 1 up to age 12)
It’s FREE! Don’t have a library card? Kids and teens can Kids are paired with a volunteer Reading Buddy for
sign up for a FREE library card so they can take home individual help reading. Reading Buddies help children
some great books. learn that reading is a fun and rewarding experience to be
shared with family and friends. For more information about
How Does the Club Work? Reading Buddies locations and to register in person, visit
Our Summer Reading Club is designed to be fun and your closest branch.
flexible to fit into your busy summer.
Teen Readers (Ages 12-18)
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very child who participates in the Club receives
a badge. Stop by your local Library branch to pick Are you between the ages of 12 and 18? Pick up a Teen
up your badge. Summer Reading card, read over the summer, track your
reading and complete the other reading activities for free
✓ C
lub members register their badges online at books and reading incentives.
kids.hpl.ca to set goals and track their reading progress.
✓ T
rack how many books you’ve read this summer with
our online program. Each time a Club member tracks Incentives, Draws & Contests
their reading, they earn badges and are automatically Redeem tabs at any of HPL’s 22 Library locations or 2
entered to win prizes in our draws. Bookmobiles!
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ach badge has six detachable tabs. Redeem the first Two tabs may be exchanged for reading incentives such
tab for official TD Summer Reading Club booklets and as McDonald’s ice cream cone coupons, Hamilton Civic
stickers. Two tabs qualify you to enter draws, two tabs Museum passes, Royal Botanical Gardens passes and more.
can be redeemed for small reading incentives and one Two tabs may be used to enter monthly draws for a prize
tab can be exchanged for a book. pack that includes such items as books, a reading journal,
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he back of the badge lists different things for you to movie passes and more.
do – read a book from a reading list, attend a program, One tab may be exchanged for a book, made possible
draw a picture inspired by a story and more. through FirstBook Canada.
22Online Summer Reading
Club Draws
Online draws are held at the end of July and August.
Enter for your chance to win some great prizes!
July Draw
â Storybook Club surprise pack
â Telling Tales Family VIP pass
â Nerftastic Party invitation
â Chief Librarian for a Day
â Montana's Gift Basket
August Draw
â iPad Mini
â Storybook Club surprise pack
â Maker Party invitation
â Teen Prize: Samsung Galaxy Tab E 24th Annual Power of the Pen Creative Writing
â Four single day passes to Legoland Contest – (Ages 12 -18)
Discovery Centre Writers of short fiction and poetry are invited to submit
their works in English and in French to the Power
of the Pen for cash awards. A distinguished panel of
Billboard Contest – (Ages 4-12) professional writers and reviewers will judge entries based
What does reading mean to you and your family? Create on originality, style, and general presentation, as well as
an original slogan and drawing that promotes reading, spelling and grammar. The Hamilton Association for the
books, libraries, and literacy in the City of Hamilton. One Advancement of Literature, Science and Arts will present
(1) winning entry will be used as a billboard in the City additional awards. Contest closes September 30. Visit your
of Hamilton and will be unveiled in October courtesy of local branch for an entry form and contest guidelines, or
Outfront Media and Rocky River Sign Company. Contest download from teens.hpl.ca.
runs from June 29-September 1. Visit your local branch
for an entry form and contest guidelines, or download
from kids.hpl.ca.
7th Annual Tween Writing Contest – (Ages 10-12)
Calling all writers! Don’t miss Hamilton Public Library’s
7th Annual Writing Contest for Tweens! Submit an
original short story online or at your local branch.
Contest runs from June 29 to August 25. Winners will
be notified the first week of September. Ten winners will
receive an invitation to a private writing workshop with
author Kevin Sands (Blackthorn Key series) at the 10th
Annual Telling Tales Festival on Sunday September 16 at
Westfield Heritage Village.
Photography Contest for Kids – (Ages 4 -12)
Calling all Shutterbugs! Submit an original photo that
showcases one of your summer passions. Visit kids.hpl.ca
to enter. Contest runs June 29 to September 1.
Photography Contest for Teens – (Ages 12-18)
Submit an original photo that showcases one of your
summer passions. Visit teens.hpl.ca to enter. Contest
runs June 29 to September 1.
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 23READING BUDDIES
Reading Buddies is a literacy program for children to practice their reading skills. The program
runs from Tuesday July 3 through Saturday August 25 (except Monday August 6).
Who can join?
For children who have completed Grade 1, up to age 12.
How does the program work?
Children are paired with a volunteer Reading Buddy for individual
attention and help with reading. The program is not designed to teach
children how to read. Children explore reading with a volunteer and
reinforce literacy development through games and activities.
Reading Buddies helps children learn that reading is a fun and rewarding
experience that can be shared with family and friends.
Contact your local branch to register. You will be contacted by
phone with the dates and times your child will
meet with their buddy.
Ancaster ® Kenilworth ® Terryberry ®
Mondays 2pm & 6pm Wednesdays 10:30am Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 1pm
Thursdays 1pm Wednesdays 7pm
Barton ® Thursdays & Saturdays 10:30am
Lynden ®
Mondays 1pm Turner Park ®
Tuesdays 10:30am Tuesdays 10:30am
Thursdays 2pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Binbrook ® Fridays & Saturdays 10:15am
Red Hill ® Mondays 2pm
Tuesdays & Fridays 1pm Wednesdays 3pm & 7pm
Mondays 2:30pm
Carlisle ® Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays Valley Park ®
10:30am
Saturdays 10:30am Thursdays 6:30pm Mondays 2pm
Thursdays 11am
Central ® Saltfleet ®
Waterdown ®
Mondays 10:30am & 1pm Mondays & Saturdays 10:30am
Tuesdays & Wednesdays Wednesdays 6:30pm Mondays 6:30pm
10:30am & 1pm Wednesdays 10:30am
Sherwood ®
Concession ® Westdale ®
Mondays, Wednesdays &
Tuesdays 2pm Thursdays 10:30am Tuesdays, Thursdays &
Saturdays 10:15am
Dundas ® Stoney Creek ®
Tuesdays & Fridays 10:30am Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30pm
Wednesdays 6:30pm
24Our 10th Year!
10th Annual
Telling Tales Festival
Sunday September 16, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Westfield Heritage Village
Featuring David Bouchard, Dennis Lee,
Sarah Mlynowski, Kenneth Oppel,
Kevin Sylvester and Eric Walters
Illustration by Kevin Sylvester
Teen Tales
An afternoon for teen readers
Sunday September 23, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Hamilton Public Library, Central Library,
Hamilton Room & 4th Floor
Download the Telling Tales Reading List
Enter the 10th Anniversary Contest
Win an author visit for your school
Sign-up for Dragonfly News
Explore our year-round programming at TellingTales.org
Community Events School Engagement Programs
Reaching new audiences Connecting authors with readers
Telling Tales Press Club Digital Resources
For junior reporters Growing our impact
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 2526
Storytime programs combine age-appropriate
books, songs, fingerplays and movement designed
to engage the child and caregiver. Storytime helps
children with the development of their early literacy
skills and is a great opportunity for parents and
caregivers to interact.
BABY STORYTIME (BIRTH TO AGE 2)
Learn songs, rhymes and stories designed to foster early language development and a love of reading. Discover our
collections and take home your favourite items.
Dundas Thursdays Jul 19 & Aug 16 10:30am
Kenilworth Mondays Jul 9-Aug 20 10:30am
Locke* Wednesdays Jul 4 & 25, Aug 1 & 22 9:30am
Red Hill Thu Jul 5 & Aug 9 10:30am
Terryberry Mondays Jul 9-30 10:15am
Turner Park Mondays Jul 9-Aug 20 10:15am
FAMILY STORYTIME (BIRTH TO AGE 5)
Bring the whole family and get ready to read. Stories, rhymes, music, fingerplays and flannel boards appeal to a wide
range of ages in this interactive program.
Ancaster Mondays Jul 9-30, Aug 13-27 10:30am
Barton Fri Aug 17 10:30am
Binbrook Fri Jun 1 10:45am | Mondays Jul 9-Aug 20 6:30pm
Central Saturdays Jul 7-Aug 25 10:30am
Concession Fri Jun 1 10:30am
Dundas Fri Jun 1 10:30am | Tue Jun 5 10:30am | Mondays Jul 9, 16, 30 & Aug 13-27 10:30am
Red Hill Thursdays Jul 12, 26, Aug 2 & 16 10:30am
Locke* Wednesdays Jul 4 & 25, Aug 1 & 22 10:30am
Saltfleet Tuesdays June 5-Aug 28 11am | Thursdays June 7- Aug 28 11am
Sherwood Thursdays Aug 2-30 10:15am
Stoney Creek Sat Jun 2 10:30am
Terryberry Sat Jun 2 10:15am | Wednesdays Jul 11-Aug 15 10:15am
Turner Park Thursdays Jul 5-Aug 23 10:15am
Waterdown Sat Jul 7 10:30am ®
Westdale Fri Jun 1 10:15am | Mondays Jul 9-30, Aug 13-27 10:15am
TODDLER (AGES 2-3)
Get your toddler ready to read by attending storytime together. Build vocabulary and share the love of reading through
picture books, flannel boards, fingerplays, songs and rhymes.
Dundas Fri Jun 1 9:45am
Kenilworth Tuesdays Jul 3- 31 10:30am
*Program will be held at Melrose United Church at 86 Homewood Ave.
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 27Discovery Spaces are fun, hands-on learning spaces created for you and your child to explore and
enjoy STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art & Math) activities together. For
more information about the activities and locations, visit kids.hpl.ca.
To complement our Discovery Space program, you’ll notice some changes to this edition of the
What’s Happening Guide. You may notice that many programs fit into more than one area of
STREAM. We’ve organized our wonderful free programs for kids, families and teens by age
group, then alphabetically by program name.
Look for these icons:
Science programs use Technology programs Reading programs
experiments to look focus on digital explore reading and
Kids are natural explorers. at our natural literacy, robotics and writing through basic
At the Library, our goal is to environment and coding by exploring literacy skills.
nurture curiosity and wonder space. simple machines.
with a lifelong love of reading
and learning.
Engineering programs Arts programs Math programs use
look at understanding celebrate culture and shapes, patterns and
space, planning and creativity through counting to make
design structures and music, storytelling numeracy fun.
movement. and visual arts.
If you have any suggestions about the type of
programs you would like us to offer, or ideas
about our children’s programming, please
contact us: http://www.hpl.ca/forms/contact-us
28EARLY LEARNING
PROGRAMS
BIRTH TO AGE 4*
*UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
Fun with Playdough
SPECIAL STORYTIMES STREAM PROGRAMS Create with playdough. Supplies provided.
Fun in the Sun Storytime Baby Groot Craft Wednesdays Jul 11 & Aug 15 1pm,
Barton
Enjoy songs and stories about summer Grow your own Baby Groot. Thursdays Jul 5-19 & Aug 2-23
and create a craft.
Supplies provided. 10:30am, Kenilworth
Tue Jul 17 10:30am, Concession
Wed Jul 25 1pm, Barton
Little Artists
Inclusive Storytime Get artsy with your little ones and let
Baby Picasso them explore different art materials
A sensory storytime geared for children
with special needs. An interactive, creative art program and techniques. Supplies provided.
for infants and adults. Learn
the benefits of early stimulation Mondays Jun 4 &18 10:15am, Turner Park
Sat Jun 2 10:30am, Kenilworth
and sensory activities. Parents must Wednesdays Jul 4-Aug 29 10:15am,
register for all 4 weeks. Presented by Westdale ®
Night Sky Storytime Wesley Urban Ministries.
Look up to the night sky and what
do you see? Discover stories, songs, Fridays Jul 6-27 10:15am, Westdale ® Mother Goose Parent
fingerplays and activities surrounding and Child
the night sky.
Baby Play Date An interactive, research-based
program for parents and their
Mon Jun 18 10:30am, Waterdown ® Drop in anytime between 10am and
noon to explore the world of play with children focusing on the pleasure and
Mon Jul 16 2:30pm, Kenilworth
your baby at our interactive play stations. power of rhymes, songs and stories.
Mondays Jul 16 & Aug 13 6pm,
Presented by EarlyON.
Turner Park
Thu Jul 26 10:30am, Dundas Mondays Jun 4 & Aug 27 10am
Step 1
Mon Jul 30 6pm, Stoney Creek Kenilworth
Wed Aug 8 10:30am, Valley Park Tuesdays Jun 5 & 12 3pm, Dundas
Thu Aug 16 10:30am, Lynden Tuesdays Jul 3-Aug 28 1:30pm, Dundas
Creative Dance (Ages 2-3)
Learn to dance jazz, ballet and more
Sports Storytime Step 2
in a creative and enthusiastic way.
Gear up for playoff season with some Presented by Freedom Studios. Tuesdays Jun 5 & 12 1:30pm, Dundas
stories about sports. Tuesdays Jul 3-Aug 28 3pm, Dundas
Wed Jul 11 10:30am, Concession ®
Tue Aug 7 10:30am, Concession
Music for Babies
EarlyON Outreach
Stay and Play Storytime and Toddlers
We welcome families with young
We welcome families with young Play with different musical
children to drop in and play with the
children to drop in and play with the instruments and shakers and
great toys and resources available at learn new songs to sing at home.
great toys and resources available at the the library. Then join us for songs,
library. Then join us for songs, rhymes rhymes and stories at circle time. Thu Jun 7 10:30am, Waterdown ®
and stories at circle time.
Tue Jul 24, 6:30pm, Waterdown ®
Tuesdays 10am, Saltfleet Mon Aug 13 10:30am, Waterdown ®
Thursdays June 7-28 10am, Saltfleet
Thursdays 10am, Stoney Creek
Wednesdays July 4-Aug 29 6:30pm,
Saltfleet More Early Learning Programs on Page 30
Hamilton Public Library What’s Happening Summer 2018 | 29Early Learning Programs continued
Parent and Tot Social Preschool BINGO Science Fun (Ages 2-6)
Bring your baby or toddler to a Enjoy a fun twist on this classic Participate in hands-on science
social gathering and discover our game with Dr. Seuss-themed BINGO experiments. Supplies provided.
collections. Choose your favourite cards. Improve your child’s alphabet Presented by Wesley Urban Ministries.
items to take home. knowledge along the way.
Fridays Aug 3-24 10:15am, Westdale ®
Wednesdays 10am, Binbrook Thu Aug 23 10:30am, Red Hill ®
SCHOOL-AGE
PROGRAMS
AGES 4-12*
*UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
Father's Day Storytime Amazing Race:
HOLIDAY PROGRAMS Enjoy stories, fingerplays and songs Hamilton Edition
celebrating Father's Day. Test your knowledge of Hamilton and
hunt for clues in our library version of
Canada BINGO Sat Jun 16 10:15am, Terryberry the Amazing Race.
Enjoy a fun twist on this classic game
with Canadian-themed BINGO cards. Thu Jul 5 10:30am, Lynden ®
Halloween in July Mon Jul 9 2:30pm, Kenilworth
Tue Jul 3 2:30pm Waterdown ® Halloween fans will enjoy this special Wed Aug 22 10:15am, Turner Park ®
craft event. Supplies provided. Wed Aug 22 2:30pm, Ancaster ®
Canada Day Tue Jul 31 2pm, Westdale ®
Celebration Crafts Art Rocks
Paint colourful fireworks and create Learn how to create art on rocks.
other crafts celebrating Canada. STREAM PROGRAMS
Supplies provided. Thu Jul 19 2:30pm, Mount Hope ®
Thu Aug 16 10:30am, Binbrook
Tue Jul 3 10am, Turner Park All About Animals
Thu Jul 5 2:30pm, Waterdown ® Learn all about animals, get a take- Back to School
home activity booklet and make an Prepare your child for the return
Christmas in July animal track. Supplies provided. to school after summer vacation.
It’s never to early to create your own Reading, music for the kids and tips
Wed Aug 22 1pm, Barton for mom and dad.
Christmas decorations.
Tue Jul 31 2:30pm, Ancaster ® All About Dinosaurs Tue Aug 28 10:15am, Westdale
Learn about dinosaurs as you
Father's Day Craft complete the activities at the Back to School Backpacks
interactive stations to earn your Learn how to pack and wear your
Create something special for dad.
badge and certificate. backpack properly. Presented by
Supplies provided.
Dr. Alison Shaver, Chiropractor.
Thu Jul 26 10:30am, Kenilworth Registration begins June 1.
Sat Jun 16 10:30am, Sherwood
Sat Jun 16 11am, Terryberry
Tue Jul 24 7pm, Turner Park ®
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