On January 2, 2025, the library introduced new winter hours that will apply from December 1st to March 31st yearly. Monday to Wednesday the hours will be 10am to 7pm, Thursday and Friday, 10am to 6pm and on Saturday 10am to 4pm.

Program stream: Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Job title: Summer Program Assistant
Organization name: Hanover Public Library
Job location: Hanover Public Library, ON
Length of assignment: 2025-06-09 – 2025-08-29
Hourly wage: $19.37
Summer Program Assistant (Young Canada Works) at Hanover Public Library.
Hanover is a town in Grey/Bruce, with an approximate population of 7,967. It serves the surrounding rural communities and is a social and commercial hub for the area. The Hanover Public Library is a busy community library, open 6 days a week providing services and events for all ages and needs. The library is located within the Hanover Civic Centre, the cultural and information centre of our town.
During the summer months we employ Summer Program Assistants who help engage our kids in educational programming, challenges and contests. These student assistants will also work with staff on local festivals, events, and workshops highlighting literacy, arts, and First Nations heritage and culture.
Working hours for the Program Assistant will be primarily week days between 9 and 3 however, shifts may include the occasional evening or weekend.
Duties and responsibilities:
Our preferred candidate:
The candidate MUST be: (As required by Young Canada Works)
Position:
Duration – 12 weeks; flexible; mid June to end of August
Hours – average 30 per week, must be willing to work occasional evening and weekend hours if necessary
Pay Rate – $ 19.37 /hour
This position’s duration may vary, subject to grant funding confirmation.
Please apply BY end of day, Friday April 18th 2025 to:
Attention: Carolyn Caskanette
Hanover Public Library, 451 10th Ave, Hanover ON N4N 2P1
Tel: 519-364-1420 Email: ccaskanette@hanover.ca
Fax: 519-364-1747 Web: www.hanoverlibrary.ca
EDI statement: The Hanover Public Library is an equal opportunity employer and we support a diverse and inclusive workforce. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
Learning about treaties & how they continue to shape the province today is an important part of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Read more about the history of treaties in The Saugeen Ojibway Nation at: https://www.saugeenojibwaynation.ca/resources
In recognition that municipal boundaries are an ongoing colonial construct that ignores First Nations traditional territories, First Nations people with a status card or band membership of a local First Nation, and who are living in the traditional Saugeen Ojibway Nation lands, including Treaty 45 1/2, will be entitled to free library membership. In the spirit of original treaties, the library shall share its resources with mutual respect. The Hanover Public Library will continue to provide books and materials by First Nations and Indigenous authors in its collection.
These actions are a part of the Hanover Public Library’s mission as a welcoming and upbeat community hub that fosters lifelong learning.
The Kajeet SmartSpot is a portable wireless hotspot that you can borrow from the Library. It can provide free internet access using the Bell or Rogers cellular network to Wi-Fi enabled smartphones, tablets, and PCs. They are perfect for you to use at home, away, or on-the-go anywhere in Ontario!
Library customers just need a Wi-Fi-ready device, such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop to use this electronic device.
A SmartSpot is a small portable device that connects your laptops, smartphones, tablets or other wireless-capable devices to the internet through a mobile phone network. Just as you can use the wireless network in the library, you can now carry that connection with you to access the internet on the go. The Kajeet SmartSpot comes in a kit. The kit includes a SmartSpot, a charging cable and power adaptor along with instructions for connecting and troubleshooting.
Connect multiple devices to the internet, wherever you are! Work, learn or communicate online.
Where will it work? Anywhere in Ontario that is covered by the Bell or Rogers cellular network. So you can use it in the park, at the cottage, while you travel or at home.
Loan Period: 14 Days
Holds: Allowed
Renewals: Not allowed
Eligibility: Full library membership in good standing. An adult must sign the User Agreement.
Borrowing & returning: In person – You must sign the Kajeet SmartSpot User Agreement at checkout. Please do not place SmartSpots in the book drop. We ask that you return the SmartSpot kit in good condition, fully charged, and give it directly to staff to prevent damage.
Overdue fees: $1.00 per day to a maximum of $200.00; Data is turned off the day after the SmartSpot is due.
Replacement charges for lost or damaged items:
Please remember that data usage is shared – be considerate in your choice of activities. Each of these activities uses approximately 1 GB of data.
As you can see, using the devices for audio/visual entertainment will use the Library’s shared data pool and your portion of it very quickly.
In borrowing the SmartSpot, you are acknowledging that you have read, understood and agreed to all of the terms in the Kajeet SmartSpot User Agreement.
This new service has been made possible by a very generous donation from Electrical Contacts Limited. ECL, a long standing Hanover business is truly invested in supporting our library and our community. ECL has previously donated to our library at our 2018 Art Gala as a Gold level sponsor, and in 2020 when we were unable to run our regular book sale fundraiser. We would not be able to provide this new service without their support. Thank you so much ECL for your donation!
As many of our library members are aware, the space of our facility designed in 1995 is struggling to keep up with the demands of our 2016 community. Hanover is one of the few municipalities in the region that is growing; and it serves as the hub for a large area around Hanover proper. We do a great deal of educational programs and events now, as is expected of modern public libraries. These are vital community services, but they take space, and space is what we don’t have. The Library’s Service Model Study was made to outline these issues.
In 2015 the Library Board chose consultants Allan Avis Architects and Beth Ross and Associates to perform a Service Model and Space Needs Study, which was presented to Hanover Council on Monday, Feb. 1 2016. The study evaluates how well our facility and our services are meeting the needs of the community. The study also includes architectural drawings for some suggestions for expansion. Paper copies of the report are available in the library, please ask staff for assistance.
The Library is currently updating it’s Space Needs Report for 2024.
Please read the report here:
Hanover Library Service Model and Space Needs Study Report