City-Wide Outage, Library Service Impacted

HPL is recovering from the City of Hamilton's cybersecurity-related outage, which began Sunday February 25 and continues today, Wednesday November 20. Learn more.

Public computers are available at all branches.
Printing is available at all branches. Photocopying is available at all branches except for the Concession, Dundas, and Terryberry branches. Scanning is not yet available.
Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch.
Automatic check-ins are operating.
Makerspace services are available at select locations.

Contact Library Staff: call 289-779-7588, chat at hpl.ca, and email askus@hpl.ca. Branches are open. Check hpl.ca/events for program updates. Thank you for your patience.

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Publish Date:

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Magazine and ILLO Delay

Magazine and ILLO deliveries are delayed due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:30am

City IT Planned Maintenance

A City IT systems update is scheduled for early Saturday morning. This will impact access to HPL's network and some applications. This update will improve overall network capacity, performance, resiliency, reliability and is the foundation for future network updates. Thank you for your patience.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:00am

3D Printing Not Available On Sundays

Please note that 3D printing services are unavailable on Sundays. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 2:00pm

Early Closure - All HPL Branches, Friday, November 22

Due to a special event, all HPL branches will close at 4 pm on Friday, November 22.

Central Library's 4th Floor will be closed all day except for the Newcomer Learning Centre and Makerspace which will be open until 4 pm.

Regular service hours resume on Saturday, November 23.

Thank you for your understanding.

Affected Branch:

Central Library

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 2:00pm

Delayed Branch Openings

Due to Staff training, the following branches have delayed openings of 10 am on:

Tuesday, November 19: Concession

Wednesday, November 20: Ancaster (2 pm opening)

Thursday, November 21: Valley Park

Please visit nearby branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 12:00pm

Kenilworth Branch - Roof Repairs

From November 11 to 29, the parking lot may not be available at certain times of the day due to repair maintenance. There may also be some noise disruptions in the branch. Thank you for your understanding.

Affected Branch:

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 3:00pm

HPL Bookmobile Stops

Location

Address

Time

Bennetto

450 Hughson St. N.

Thu, Nov 21 4:00pm-5:30pm

Bernie Morelli

876 Cannon St. E.

Fri, Nov 22 11:30am-12:00pm

Gage Park

1000 Main St. E.

Sat, Nov 23 11:30am-12:00pm

Garth Trails

45 Abbotsford Trail

Thu, Nov 21 1:00pm-1:30pm

Gemini

20 Gemini Dr.

Tue, Nov 26 1:00pm-1:30pm

Greencedar

295 Greencedar Dr.

Tue, Nov 26 4:00pm-5:00pm

Helen Detwiler

320 Brigade Dr.

Wed, Nov 27 11:00am-12:00pm

Huntington Park

87 Brentwood Dr.

Fri, Nov 29 11:00am-12:00pm

Kinsmen Park

387 Beach Blvd.

Thu, Nov 21 6:00pm-6:30pm

Lawfield

45 Berko Ave.

Thu, Nov 21 11:30am-12:00pm

Main West

1900 Main St. W.

Tue, Nov 26 11:00am-12:00pm

Maplewood

71 Maplewood Ave.

Fri, Nov 22 2:30pm-4:00pm

McMaster

1280 Main St. W.

Tue, Nov 26 2:30pm-4:00pm

Meadowlands

160 Meadowlands Blvd.

Thu, Nov 21 3:00pm-4:00pm

Millgrove

375 Concession 5 W

Sat, Nov 23 3:30pm-4:00pm

Mohawk College

135 Fennell Avenue West

Mon, Nov 25 12:00pm-1:00pm

Mountview

59 Karen Cres.

Tue, Nov 26 5:30pm-6:30pm

Riverdale

150 Violet Dr

Mon, Nov 25 4:00pm-5:00pm

Rockton

795 Old Hwy 8

Sat, Nov 23 2:30pm-3:00pm

Rosedale

25 Erindale Ave.

Wed, Nov 27 5:30pm-6:30pm

Six Nations

1679 Chiefswood Rd.

Fri, Nov 22 10:30am-12:00pm

St Elizabeth's Village

393 Rymal Rd W, Hamilton

Wed, Nov 27 2:00pm-2:30pm

Stinson

200 Stinson St.

Mon, Nov 25 5:30pm-6:30pm

Stoney Creek Arena

37 King St. W.

Sat, Nov 23 10:30am-11:00am

Strathcona Apartment

120 Strathcona Ave. N.

Fri, Nov 22 10:30am-11:00am

Swansea

801 Upper Gage Ave.

Thu, Nov 21 10:30am-11:00am

Winona

1328 Barton St.

Wed, Nov 27 3:00pm-4:00pm