Starting on Monday, April 25th, 2022, the Hastings Highlands Public Library will have new hours of operation to better serve the...

Being a member of the Hastings Highlands Public Library doesn't just get you access to our physical collection of books and movies - we offer a number of online resources for educational and entertainment purposes with your membership. One of these resources is the popular streaming service, Kanopy . Kanopy strives to provide films that inspire, enrich, and challenge our perspectives on the world. There are no fees and no commercials, just thoughtful entertainment available o

As of January 1st, 2022, magazines are officially live and available to borrow on the Libby app with your library card.

Effective immediately, the Hastings Highlands Public Library will be offering CURBSIDE SERVICES ONLY and suspending all programs until further notice. This is a precautionary measure due to the recent community outbreaks of COVID-19, to help ensure the safety of all who use the library. No members of the public will be permitted inside the library, and curbside services will be conducted in the hallway of the Hastings Highlands Centre with physical distancing protocols in pla

We are kicking off the holiday season with a number of fun things to do, as well as some updates about our holiday hours! Christmas Break Hours Update: This year, we will be opening for 2 days over the Christmas Break for all your emergency needs, whether it's printing, accessing the Wi-Fi, or replenishing your holiday book supply. We will be closed from December 25th to January 3rd, excluding the following days: OPEN: Wednesday, December 29th from 10:30am to 4:00pm OPEN: T

Welcome back to browsing for your own books and DVDs to borrow, and also to enjoying Wi-Fi with air-conditioning! We are all looking...

We have launched a new webpage devoted to the Heritage Services offered at our library. If you've ever been curious about the local history of the area, or wanted to discover your family roots, we can help! Visit our new webpage here , or keep reading to find out more. VITA Digital Archive and Flickr We have been collecting and digitizing materials pertaining to the history of Hastings Highlands and surrounding regions. All materials digitized to date can be found on either o

The Hastings Highlands Public Library is pleased to announce that we are beginning the gradual process of re-introducing our library programs in cooperation with the local health unit and COVID-19 guidelines. We will be introducing programs gradually and at this time are looking to primarily schedule programs during our Curbside Pickup days to limit the number of people in the library. What guidelines are we expected to follow? Only programs where participants are able to phy

The Hastings Highlands Public Library will be closed for the holidays from Thursday, December 24th at 2pm until Monday, January 4th at 11am. When we return on January 4th, we will be closed to the public per the Province-Wide Shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however we are still able to offer contactless curbside pickup services outside of the building. At this time, the current Provincial Shutdown for Southern Ontario is intended to be lifted on Saturday, January 23rd

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

As of September 14th , the Hastings Highlands Public Library will be open to library users by appointment only to use the computers . Computers will be reserved for important professional or personal business only at this time - no games. Those wishing to borrow books will still be required to use our curbside pickup services at this time, and the building will still be closed to the public. Our computer usage by appointment will be on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays start

Hello, community members and library users! With the progression to Stage 3, we have been receiving an increased number of messages and calls inquiring when we will be opening to the public, so we thought now was as good a time as any to release an update on our library's status and what we are doing to prepare for reopening. As our library is located in the Hastings Highlands Centre facility, our reopening is determined by three factors: the official Provincial legislation,

Our library has been given the green light to launch our library material pick-up service, starting Monday, May 25th. We will be spending...

Hello there, library users! We're sure by now that you've heard the Government of Ontario has finally permitted libraries to begin pickup services, starting officially today. We have been getting prepared for this possibility over the last couple of weeks, but there are still a few more things that we need to look into in regards to how this service will look for our library and when we can launch it. We will be discussing our tentative procedures at the council meeting tomor

World Trade Press is offering free access to several of their online reference resources to libraries across Ontario until July 31st in...

For the last few years, our library has successfully partnered with the Maynooth Public School to provide students with access to the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading Program. Our library purchases the books nominated for each category that year, which students then have the opportunity to borrow and discuss with their class. They then have the opportunity to attend "Forest Fridays," a live video chat with the authors of the books they have been reading. At th

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.

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