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, Thursday October 31. Learn more.

Public computers are available at all locations except Central Library's 2nd and 3rd Floors.
Printing is available at all branches. Photocopying is available at all branches except for the Terryberry, Concession, and Dundas branches. Scanning is not yet available.
Website log-in is available, access is restored to the catalogue, the HPL App is online, online eResources are available and Holds can be placed.
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, October 29, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Central Library - Children's Washroom and Nursing Room Out of Order

Due to maintenance, the 1st Floor Children's Washroom and Nursing Room are out of order today and tomorrow, Friday, November 1st. Washrooms are accessible on Floors 2-4. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Affected Branch:

Central Library

Publish Date:

Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 3:00pm

Sherwood Branch - Elevator Out of Service

The elevator is currently out of order. Estimated time of disruption is unknown. Thank you for your patience.

Affected Branch:

Sherwood Branch

Publish Date:

Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 3:00pm

Sherwood Branch Elevator is Out of Service

The Sherwood Library Elevator for our program area is currently out of service. We are working with facilities staff to restore service as soon as possible.

Affected Branch:

Sherwood Branch

Nearest Branches:

Concession Branch

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 2:15pm

HPL and NTRL Provide Youth Mentorship and Creative Space

HAMILTON, ON – Oct 8, 2020 – Hamilton Public Library, in partnership with NTRL, a Hamilton-based youth incubator, is combining resources to help youth develop their creative talents.

NTRL supplies the experts and time; HPL provides access to high-tech equipment in its Makerspace at Central Library. It’s a recipe for success when you add eager students, keen to learn from the pros and put their know-how to work using hands-on tools.

Mentors from NTRL work one-on-one with youth to turn their hobbies and interests into professional career paths. Mentors and mentees meet in Central Library’s 4^th Floor Makerspace to work on specific projects and develop skills, such as time management and goal setting.

“NTRL works with young people to give them the soft skills and entrepreneurial knowledge to launch and run a successful arts/performance business,” said NTRL’s Director of Operations, Samson Dekamo.

“We work with our community partners to offer space, technology and resources to ensure today’s young people become successful entrepreneurs tomorrow,” said HPL’s Chief Librarian, Paul Takala.

Youths interested in participating in this mentorship program should visit ntrldevelopment.org.

About NTRL
NTRL is a creative and flexible approach to youth development within the creative arts. As the first of its kind, our system is malleable, using hands-on experience, as well as a curriculum based on transferrable soft skills training. Visit us online at ntrldevelopment.org. Connect with us on social media @ntrldevelopment.