Home Delivery
Are you eligible to receive home delivery services from the library? On October 30th our home delivery program was expanded to serve both Hamilton AND Wenham residents.
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Spring Programs
It's Spring in the Children's Room! Many current and upcoming programs require registration, so get the details here.
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Creative Journaling
Thurs. April 11, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Explore the world of creative journaling with art supplies and prompts provided to help you with your journaling practice. Adults and teens 13 and up.
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Blackout Poetry
Celebrate Poetry Month with Blackout Poetry in the Young Adult area. Pin your entries on the Teens Bulletin Board. Black markers and pages from discarded books are provided.
Library Page
Hamilton-Wenham Public Library is currently seeking a library page. Click here for description and application. Position is open until filled.
Plastic Pollution
Sat. March 30, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Learn about ocean pollution, implications for the future, and how to minimize your impact. Prof. Makris will share her footage of whales and recordings of their songs and other calls.
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Minute Madness Reading Competition
Starting Fri. March 1, Massachusetts libraries are competing in a March Madness-inspired reading competition, "Minute Madness." Help us win!
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March Virtual Program Series, via ZOOM
March brings a series of 13 virtual programs, including job search help, arts, culture & history. Visit our Library Calendar for more and register separately for the programs you want.
Library Calendar
Social Worker
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
10:30AM - 12PM or by appointment
Jessie Palm, LICSW, is available at no charge to help residents of Essex, Hamilton, Wenham and Rockport.
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Family LEGO
Fridays, Jan. 19, Feb. 8 & 16, March 1, 15, 22 & 29, 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
This self-directed, drop-in LEGO program is designed for all ages with a caregiver. No registration necessary.
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Gettysburg
Fri. March 29, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dan Tremblay will present a film on Gettysburg, featuring a visit to the battlefield for some fascinating tales of ghosts and more.
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Star Party
Thurs. April 4, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
NSAAC Star Party Coordinator Brewster LaMacchia on our moon (how it came to be, and why we have solar & lunar eclipses), followed by telescopes outdoors.
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Current Artist
Block prints by Peter Concannon are on display at the Hamilton-Wenham Library through March and April.
For library art display information at Hamilton-Wenham, click here.
Tax Information
We are unable to offer to tax appointments in 2024 due to a lack of trained volunteers. Click here for information about tax materials at the library.
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Access For All
On July 7, 2022 we were awarded the two-year $14,000 Access for All grant, to improve accessibility to library services and programs for all members of the community.
Updated 11.2.2023
Strategic Plan
Our Mission, Values and Strategic Plan have all been updated! The HWPL Board of Trustees approved our new Mission Statement in October, and the new Strategic Plan will guide our services for the next five years.
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MVLC eCard
Don't have a physical library card? Can't come into the library to get one? Find out if the MVLC eCard is right for you.
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3D Printer
3D Printing is back! Visit the 3D Printer page for more information, including our library's 3D Printer Policy, new procedure for printing, and online request form.
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Solar Panels
The solar array on our library roof went online December 13, 2022. Learn more about our solar panels and see how they are performing in real time via the solar dashboard!
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Book Clubs
Get the lowdown on all book clubs at the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library.
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Your Next Great Read
Fill out our online form to find "Your Next Great Read." We will select three books based on your answers and contact you when they are ready for pickup.
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Teen Volunteers
Want to volunteer? Contribute your ideas and talents to the library? Earn community service hours? Ages 14 - 18, grades 8 - 12 are invited to fill out the online Y.E.L.L. Application.
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