We know that those of you who attended our weekly Ancestry program (kindly facilitated by Pat Lavoy every Wednesday) have been unable to access the Ancestry Library Edition database due to the ordered closure of our facility during the COVID-19 quarantine, and thanks to the people at ProQuest, we are now able to offer you this service remotely from your very own homes! Just go to this page and enter the first 5 digits of your library card number for access. This remote acces

Overdue fines will not apply while library is closed over the next 3 weeks.

An opening has come up on the Hastings Highlands Public Library Board. Interested applicants who meet the criteria are encouraged to send...

Please note: These books are on order and will be coming soon to the library, however they are not currently available. The Testaments by...

HHPL's first Little Free Library at Baptiste Lake, built, painted, and installed by Anne Coleman. Little Free Libraries are popping up all over with one goal in mind - to "inspire a love of reading and foster neighbourhood book exchanges around the world." The general idea is that, if you can, when you take a book you leave behind another book you are no longer reading for someone else to enjoy. Little Free Libraries are just one possible solution to increasing access to book

Yes, you read that correctly - you can now borrow a Summer Provincial Park Pass from the library, and all you need is a valid library card! For residents of Hastings Highlands, library membership is included as part of your taxes, but for non-ratepayers, a $10 fee per card (or $20 fee per family) will apply and be charged annually. The Summer Provincial Park Pass is valid until November 30th, 2019, and allows you to enter any provincial park subject to park regulations. To en

Hastings Highlands Public Library will be celebrating Harry Potter's birthday (July 31st for you muggles out there) for the entire month...

TD Summer Reading program has begun at the library with the arrival of some free goodies for participants. This year, we have purchased biodegradable wildflower seed bookmarks you can plant, colouring tote bags, markers, and colour changing pencils. With Summer officially beginning, we are now inviting kids to sign up for our TD Summer Reading Club at the library! Originally developed by the Toronto Public Library and sponsored by the TD Bank Group, the TD Summer Reading Club

An updated statement has been released regarding the changes to the Interlibrary Loan services in Ontario, and it's a bit of good news...

The Heritage Librarian is excited to announce the donations of Highlands Courier (previously known as Cardiff Courier) by Stewart Smith;...

Last year, Hastings Highlands Public Library created a Heritage & Youth Services Librarian position in order to digitize and preserve...

Do you have an interest in graphic design, animation or video editing? Hastings Highlands Public Library has subscribed to Adobe Creative...

Last Thursday at the library, Leslie Hysert and Lesley Eden hosted a Hugelkultur Gardening workshop for free to any who wanted to come out and listen. For those of you who haven't heard of this type of gardening before, it refers to the technique of using raised garden beds for planting. Those who attended were also able to learn about large scale food production, food preservation, and more. The program room at the library was packed with locals interested in learning more a

Britannica is just one of several new e-resources that we are bringing to our patrons! Over the last few weeks, we have been working on our website to include another much needed library service - E-Resources ! (Go ahead, click the link and take a sneak peek at what we have so far - we'll wait.) Many of the E-Resources linked on our page are free for all to use, regardless of whether or not you're the proud owner of a library membership with us. For those of you who do have a

As some may already know, last Fall the library created a new position dedicated to the preservation of local history and now we are...

With every municipal election comes a newly appointed board for the upcoming term, and this time around we have new and returning faces...

Amazon Fire Tablets purchased to be used with OSMO learning games. This past summer, thanks to volunteer Julie Vanderwal, we were able to offer a variety of yoga and fitness related programs to residents and non-residents of Hastings Highlands as a fundraiser. Julie, who cottages in the area every summer, generously donated her time to teach Yoga Stretch, Yoga Nidra, and Kids Yoga as an open class, as well as reflexology by appointment to those interested. All proceeds from t

With the municipal election coming to a close, the time has come for a new library board to be sworn in. Interested members of the...

The wonderful volunteer cast of last year's Murder Mystery fundraiser, who will be getting together again this November for another night of laughter and intrigue. Last year, it was the death of lighthouse keeper Willard Dobbs that brought these colourful characters together as they tried to prove their innocence to the audience - and each other - throughout the evening. For those who have never been to a Murder Mystery Dinner, the concept is straightforward enough. A group o

Our next round of Comic book and Manga are in and ready for you take check out! We have: Comic Books Unless mentioned other wise, all...