Home

Featured

A colourful notebook posed on a table in front of a bookshelf.

New to the SCPL Shop: Notebooks!

Buy yours today

Document your ideas and write your own story in the new notebook available in the SCPL Shop!
Books, puzzles, photographs, and activities on display to feature the library's memory care kits.

Borrow a Memory Care Kit!

January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month

In partnership with Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region, we're proud of offer Memory Care Kits designed to provide individuals with dementia fun and interesting reading materials and activities, and to help caregivers foster social interaction.
A radon gas detector displayed on a table at the library.

Introducing radon gas detectors

New to the Library of Things

Measure the air quality in your home with a radon gas detector - new to the health and wellness collection in our Library of Things.
A woman sitting in a red chair in the library reading a book.

Sunday Hours return to SCPL this season.

January 4 - May 3

Visit the Dr. Huq Family Library Branch and the Port Dalhousie Branch (Port Plus only) on Sundays this season! 
An unidentified individual hands a stack of books to another person.

ILLO services are back!

Can't find a book you're looking for? Borrow from another library!

Our interlibrary loan (ILLO) services are returning in full force to the library starting Monday, January 5th.
Woman in bright red sweater holding out the library's latest printed program guide.

The Winter 2026 Program Guide is available now!

January, February, March (& March Break)

Start planning your Winter 2026 season with us when you grab your copy of our latest program guide.

New titles coming soon!

Place your holds in advance!

From audiobooks to large print, discover the whole line up of titles hitting library shelves in Winter 2026.
A laptop, two phones, and two tables displaying digital library resources on a bright blue background. A white Hoopla logo is displayed above the graphic. Below the graphic, text reads "Tap into Discovery. Read, listen, and watch with your library card."

Hoopla Digital

Read, watch, and listen with your library card

Stream or download movies, music, ebooks, audiobooks, and TV shows on your favourite devices. Access countless items for free on Hoopla Digital with your St. Catharines Public Library card. 

Your next favourite book or TV show is just a click away.

Drop-In: Playtime

Every Monday at the Merritt Branch!

Every Monday, from 10am to 12pm, families are invited to enjoy self-directed playtime with an assortment of toys and activities at the Merritt Branch. No registration required!

Explore Your Library

 

A keyboard key with a magnifying glass icon on it.

Catalogue
A young girl smiling while reading a book at the library.

My Account

Library Card and Membership

Library of Things
Hands holding a tablet beside a bookcase.

Digital Library
A group of smiling teens sitting around a table covered in homework.

Meeting and Study Room Rental
Cover image for Celebrate #STC150 with us: Winter Edition.

Celebrate #STC150 with us: Winter Edition

In 2026, the City of St. Catharines celebrates 150 years. Join us this season for a series of creative and informative programs with a spotlight on local history!

News

View All News

Subscribe to our eNewsletter

Stay up to date on the library's activities, events, programs and operations by subscribing to our eNewsletter.

Sign Up Today!