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

Official Launch of Culture Days in Hamilton

HAMILTON, ON – September 28, 2016 – Hamilton Arts Council (HAC) and Hamilton Public Library (HPL) are partnering this year with Culture Days Ontario to bring Culture Days events to HPL.

Local artists and performers responded enthusiastically to our offer of free gallery, studio or performance space at library locations. Together, HAC and HPL are hosting a wide range of interactive cultural events this weekend.

CultureDays@HPL offers 14 events at 9 of HPL’s 22 locations on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2. There is something for everyone. From hands-on arts, crafts and photography workshops to musical jam sessions and theatre workshops.

WHAT: Official Launch of Culture Days in Hamilton

WHEN: Friday, September 30, 2016 1 p.m.

WHO: Representatives from Hamilton Public Library and Hamilton Arts Council

Local artists taking part in CultureDays@HPL, including Chandra Rice, Evette Haddad and Norris Podetz

WHERE: Hamilton Public Library - Central Library 55 York Boulevard 1st Floor – Hamilton Room

LINKS: Ontario Culture Days: https://culturedays.ca/on/about

About Hamilton Arts Council - The Hamilton Arts Council is a charitable arts organization working on behalf of Hamilton’s diverse cultural community since 1973. It is the central hub for artists, organizations and businesses drawn to the city by our expanding creative opportunities. Visit us online at hamiltonartscouncil.ca. Follow us on Twitter at @HamArtsCouncil and like us on Facebook at /hamiltonarts.council.

About Hamilton Public Library - The Hamilton Public Library is a vibrant hub for information and culture, providing our diverse community the Freedom to Discover. As one of the largest library systems in Canada, Hamiltonians can discover something new at our 22 locations, two bookmobiles or through our extensive digital collections. Visit us online at hpl.ca. Follow us on Twitter @hamiltonlibrary. Like us on Facebook at /HamiltonPublicLibrary.