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Michael Kras
09 Feb 2021

Hamilton launches outdoor ‘story walks’ so families can read as they stroll

With a severe lack of permissible activities amid COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown, the City of Hamilton is getting creative in finding ways of creating a variety of safe, fun things to do outdoors ...

Michael Kras
14 Jan 2021

Hamilton Public Library is now offering surprise grab bags of books

In an effort to keep spirits up and entertain the city’s most avid readers, the Hamilton Public Library (HPL) has launched a playful new initiative that will allow locals to make brand new literary ...

Craig Clark
06 Nov 2020

Burlington Public Library now allows people to borrow electronic devices

Along with the thousands of books and DVDs, the Burlington Public Library is allowing people to borrow devices as well. Visitors can borrow electronic devices such as iPads, Fitbits, Kill-A-Watt elect...

Michael Kras
20 Oct 2020

Hamilton Public Library hits 1 million checkouts of digital books in 2020

“Hamilton is a city of readers!” Lisa Weaver, Director of Collections at the Hamilton Public Library (HPL), is talking about the fact that the library hit a major milestone recently by reaching a ...

Michael Kras
31 Jul 2020

All Hamilton library branches have reopened for public access

Bookworms, rejoice! As the city finds itself freshly in stage three of reopening, the Hamilton Public Library (HPL) is officially reopening all local branches to public access; albeit, with increased ...

Michael Kras
15 Jul 2020

Hamilton libraries will be waiving all fees for overdue books during COVID-19

Borrowed some reading materials from the library and worried about overdue fees? Worry no longer; the Hamilton Public Library (HPL) has just announced that it will be waiving all fees and fines for ca...

Michael Kras
13 Jun 2020

Hamilton libraries will now offer curbside pickup

Book lovers of Hamilton can finally get their hands on those hotly-anticipated titles again, as the Hamilton Public Library is reopening for curbside pickup of reserved library materials. Libraries, l...

Craig Clark
25 Jan 2020

Toronto Public Library shares images of Hamilton from over 200 years ago

The Toronto Public Library shared an image on Reddit that showed the landscape of Burlington Bay in 1796. Other Reddit users followed up with comments that contained historical representations of th...

Mark Osbaldeston
21 Oct 2016

Unbuilt Hamilton

There was nothing inevitable about the way Hamilton developed. It was the result of choices. They may have been limited by geography, informed by economics, dictated by politics, or influenced by tren...

Dev Team
19 Aug 2014

Where in the hammer can I get some tools?

Maybe your house has a small garden in front of the porch and you’d like to put it to use. Maybe you finally want to lay that backyard patio you’ve alway dreamed of. Or maybe there’s just a coup...