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...

On May 27th the Maynooth Trading Post hosted their very own "Free Clothing and Textile Repair-a-Thon" as a Transition Town Maynooth Initiative at the Hastings Highlands Public Library. The primary objective of this initiative was to reduce the amount of materials being thrown away in the local dumps. Each item was weighed and recorded to determine the physical weight of materials being diverted from the dumps by choosing to mend them instead. To achieve this goal, volunteers

Every month, our library features a different artist's work in our Cultural Corner display. Over the years, these displays have ranged...

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...

Earlier this week, the Southern Ontario Library Services (SOLS) and Ontario Library Service North (OLSN) announced they would both be receiving a 50% decrease in funding on the provincial level. For those who might not be familiar with these organizations, they are responsible for providing a variety of services to Southern and Northern Ontario, which in turn supplement services that libraries across Ontario are able to offer their patrons. These services include things such

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

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

The Canada Reads Longlist has been announced, and so far here at Hastings Highlands Public Library, we have the following titles for you...

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

For the month of February, Hastings Highlands Public Library invites you to check out our Black History Month display of books by black...

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

Science fiction author Marcus Shields will be hosting a reading at the library on Saturday, October 27th at 11am and again at 1:00pm. Marcus recently moved to the community with his wife and generously donated his series 'Angel Brings Fire' to the library for patrons to try. The Angel Brings Fire series is about a mighty alien being who may be Earth's only hope against total annihilation. The Angel brings the unique gift of the 'Holy Fire' that will forever change the course

We are proud to offer our second introductory course to American Sign Language at our library. This course is possible through the...