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Services for Newcomers and Multicultural Groups

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Hamilton is home to people from all over the world. Hamilton Public Library has much to offer our city's multiracial, multicultural citizens, including:

  • Multilingual Collection: Books, videos and newspapers in many different languages. We offer electronic access to a large selection of international newspapers. 
  • ESL. Find books and services to learn English.  Visit the Learning Centre, located on the 4th floor of Central Library.
  • LINC Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada. A tutor based program funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.  This is located in the Learning Centre.
  • Services, programs and resources for newcomers. Find information on getting settled, learning English, locating employment and becoming a Canadian citizen.
  • For newcomer families. HPL is family-friendly! We offer a large selection of reading and family entertainment possibilities, from dual-language storybooks to multicultural story time programs.