Concession Branch's children area is closed for renovations. Please use the temporary space. Public computers are also affected. There are currently three available. We aim to have the branch back in order as soon as possible.
Concession Branch: Children's Area Renovations
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Published:
Friday, November 7, 2025 - 9:30am
Odour at Carlisle Branch
Members visiting the Carlisle Branch may notice an unpleasant odour. We are working to identify the source and hope to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
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Published:
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 5:30pm
Network Maintenance - Wednesday, November 12
HPL's WiFi, Catalogue and online resources will undergo network maintenance on Wednesday, November 12 from 5-8am. We apologize for the inconvenience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 8:00am
Kenilworth Branch Reopening
Noise and limited parking continue at the Kenilworth Branch this week as renovations wrap up. Thank you for your understanding.
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Monday, October 27, 2025 - 3:00pm
Delayed Branch Openings
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Monday, November 10
Concession Branch, 10am
Thursday, November 13
Binbrook Branch, 10am
Friday, November 14
Valley Park Branch, 10am
Monday, November 24
Mount Hope, 2pm
Thursday, November 27
Stoney Creek, 10am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Fun Stuff to do Online at Home
ALL AGES | KIDS ACTIVITIES | TEENS ACTIVITIES
ALL AGES
Get a Card Register for a Hamilton Public Library card if you live, work or attend school in Hamilton.
Hoopla Instant access to a great selection of movies, books, audiobooks and music.
Kanopy Watch classic films, documentaries, world cinema, popular flicks and independent movies.
OverDrive Borrow from more than 100,000 eBooks, eAudiobooks and more.
PressReader Newspapers and Magazines Includes the Hamilton Spectator and many international publications.
Movies and Music Watch, listen, and learn.
Mango Languages Learn a new language.
More Online Resources We have more in store on our website.
Links to Learning Educational activities for all ages, to do at home.
KIDS ACTIVITIES
Tumblebooks Animated, read-aloud books.
Movies and Music Summa Kids and Kanopy Kids entertain and educate.
Activities For those who like writing, crafts, coding, science, exercise and more.
Learning at Home In-house and external events, activities, book lists, online courses and more.
Storytime Watch our popular Storytimes and Puppet Shows at home.
Winter Reading Challenge Read a book, any book and record it on this sheet.TEENS ACTIVITIES
Power of the Pen Write a poem or story and you may win prizes.
Activities Explore, write, design and experiment with HPL. 
Music and Movies Summa and Kanopy entertain and educate.
Learning at Home In-house and external events, activities, book lists, online courses and more.
Brainfuse for Students Real-time help with homework, feedback on essays and skill building for all ages.
