HHPL Book Club is starting up again. Of course things will be a little different. We will be doing an online discussion instead of...

We are pleased to announce the initial reopening plan of the Hastings Highlands Public Library. The new operating hours, which take effect as of Monday, September 28th, are listed below: Mondays – 11:00 am to 1:45 pm Tuesdays – 11:00 am to 5:45 pm Thursdays – 11:00 am to 5:45 pm During the above hours, patrons can come to the library to use the computers or browse in the stacks. Computers can be used for business purposes only and are booked for 30 minute time periods depen

OLA Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Programme 2020 @ Your Library Hastings Highlands Public Library Maynooth Ontario...

Hybla Minute , a new podcast created by community member Roy Mitchell, reached out to the Hastings Highlands Public Library staff asking if we would be interested in being interviewed about working at the library and how the pandemic is affecting our current services. After a couple scheduling hiccups, one of our staff members, Jessica O'Reilly, was finally able to sit down and answer a few questions for the community that Roy had put together, covering topics such as how lib

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

Members of the Maynooth Community have celebrated Pride in August for 28 years, and this marks the second year that the Hastings Highlands Public Library has partnered with the LGBTQ community to offer special events for all to attend. On Thursday, August 1st, members of the LGBTQ community read excerpts from the books that changed their lives and presented the library with an honorary rainbow flag in thanks for providing the space and support for this event. It was a lively

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

This week at Hastings Highlands Public Library has been action packed and fun, thanks to the volunteer work of Korbin and Landon Paradis, Katie Gavrylec and Colin Montgomery. All week at the library, kids have been invited to design marshmallow structures, play with OSMO, create with LEGO, and make their very own slime, play-doh and ooblik to take home. There was also some gym time set aside for kids to play games like Hungry Hippos and more. If you recognize the names of our

With today being the last day of school, and for parents looking for things to do for their kids, Hastings Highlands Public Library is...

Looking for some exercise to do during the summer? Looking for something to for your kids? Julie Vanderwal is doing Summer Yoga classes...

We are excited to announce that will be participating in the TD Free Reading Program this summer. It is for all kids of all ages,...