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Library Services Update
- JAWS (Job Access With Speech) computers are not available.
- Photocopying and scanning services are available at all branches except at the Westdale Branch. Print on the Go is currently not available.
Contact Library Staff at 289-779-7588, hpl.ca or askus@hpl.ca. Check hpl.ca/events for programs and hpl.ca/hours for open hours.
Mount Hope Branch: Filming
Filming is scheduled to take place on Homestead Drive on January 27 and 28. This may impact access to the Branch due to traffic delays and limited parking. Thank you for your patience.
Central Library - 4th Floor Closure, January 31st
Due to a special event set-up, the 4th Floor is closed on Friday, January 31st all day. The Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 1-3. Thank you for your understanding.
Terryberry Accessible Washroom on the 1st Floor - Out of Order
The accessible washroom on the 1st floor of Terryberry library is unavailable.
Hamilton Public Library Reveals its Top Books and Movies of 2023
HAMILTON, ON – December 19, 2023 – Hamilton Public Library cardholders read and watched more than five million physical and digital items in 2023. Here are the Top 10 lists based on the most checked-out and renewed titles at HPL’s 23 branches and Bookmobile.
All Top 10 items are in HPL’s catalogue and available in multiple formats, including eBooks, audiobooks and accessible formats. Explore HPL’s Top Picks for 2023 to discover new titles, revisit and share favourites and check out our Hidden Gems and Staff Picks.
Top 10 Adult Books
- Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
- A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
- It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
- Verity by Colleen Hoover
- The Maid by Nita Prose
- It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
- The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
- Desert Star by Michael Connelly
- The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Top 10 Teen Fiction
- The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Top 10 Children’s Books
- Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid 15 by Jeff Kinney
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3 by Jeff Kinney
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid 14 by Jeff Kinney
- Dog Man, Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid 17 by Jeff Kinney
- Dog Man, Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey
- Dog Man, Fetch-22 by Dev Pilkey
- Dork Diaries 1, Tales from a Not-so Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell
- The Hunt for the Hundredth Key by Geronimo Stilton
Top 10 eBooks
- Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
- Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy by Gary Barwin
- Verity by Colleen Hoover
- It Starts with Us by Collen Hoover
- It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
- Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O’Connor
- The Last Goodnight: A Riveting New Thriller by Kat Martin
- Desert Star by Michael Connelly
- The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller by John Grisham
- The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel by Laura Dave
Top 10 Audio Books
- Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
- Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- The Paris Apartment: A Novel by Lucy Foley
Top 10 DVDs
- A Christmas Carol (2010)
- Amsterdam (2022)
- A Man Called Otto (2023)
- Black Adam (2023)
- Ticket to Paradise (2022)
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
- Babylon (2023)
- The Whale (2023)
- The Fabelmans (2022)
- John Wick Chapter 4 (2023)
Top 10 List cover images supplied upon request. Data was collected through November 30, 2023.
