Just Hear Those Sleigh Bells Jingling

(ring tingle tingling too)

Sam Pascal Holiday Concert

Get in to the holiday spirit!

Hear the magic of the season and sing along to some of our beloved holiday songs. Fun for the entire family!

Wednesday, December 6, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Center for Contemporary Culture (CCC), Downtown Library

HPL Weekly Book Recommendations:

Check out what we're reading

Books that make us feel good

Better Living Through Birding

Christian Cooper

Washington Post Best Book of the Year 

Central Park Birder Christian Cooper shares his journey through the world of birds and what they can teach us about life, if only we would look and listen.

“The story draws the reader unstoppably page by page.” —Seattle Times

"A celebration of the delights of watching birds." —Kirkus Reviews

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

New York Times Bestseller

A beautifully written novel that shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community that sustain us.

"One of the best novels I’ve read this year. It pulls off the singular magic trick of being simultaneously flattening and uplifting.” —NPR

“A stunning page-turner . . . and an utterly captivating, compassionate story.” —Real Simple

ALL. THE. BEST. MOVIES. FREE.

(yes, free)

Who needs Netflix?

With just your HPL library card you can celebrate the season, with Kanopy's Home Viewing for the Holidays collection. Watch your favorite festive films with friends and family throughout the month of December, free!

Check out the entire collection HERE

We're Having a Party

Thursday, February 22, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Center for Contemporary Culture (CCC), Downtown Library

Light refreshments, live music and a celebratory toast.

We would love to see you!

Live Your Best Life

We want you to live your best life.

Holiday No/Bake Healthy Cooking Options 

Wednesday, December 6, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. 

Dwight Branch 

Register HERE

Read our health and wellness guide HERE

HPL’s health and wellness programming is made possible with support from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement Number U24LM014070 with the University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, and the University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System. 

A Place Like No Other

HPL offers engaging, educational, and fun programming for all ages.

Check out our calendar of programming HERE and head to your favorite branch!

Check out some of our upcoming programming:

Create Holiday Ornaments

Wednesday, December 6, 1 - 2 p.m.

Dwight Branch - All ages

Craft unique ornaments to celebrate the season.

Little Builders Club

Thursday, December 7, 4 - 5 p.m.

Camp Field Branch - Ages 5 and Below

Have fun and build spatial and motor skills by playing with different kinds of blocks.

Steps to Manage Weight and Chronic Illness: Stress Management

Saturday, December 9, 1 - 2 p.m.

Albany Branch - For adults and families

Master stress, manage weight, instant stress relief, and health insights!

Register HERE

We are experiencing unexpected issues with our HPLCT mobile app and apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Our provider is working on a solution. 

In the meantime, you can still access the catalog on mobile devices from a web browser HERE

“Birding shifts your perceptions, adding new layers of meaning and brokering connections: between sounds and seasons, across far-flung places, and between who we are as people and a wild world that both transcends and embraces us. In my life, it has been a window into the wondrous.” ―Christian Cooper, Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World