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, Friday August 23. Learn more.

Access is restored to the catalogue
The HPL App is back online
Online eResources are available
Libby/OverDrive Holds can now be placed
Access partner libraries' (Burlington, London, Kingston, Mississauga and Ottawa) digital collections
Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch
Some Makerspace services are available at select locations
Automatic check-ins are operating
Website log-in is available
USB printing is available at Central Library (2nd and 3rd Floor) and at the Ancaster, Barton, Red Hill, Terryberry, Kenilworth, Westdale, Valley Park, Saltfleet, Stoney Creek, Turner Park and Waterdown branches.

Self-check kiosks, public computers and scanning are not available. Extended Access is cancelled at this time.

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

Publish Date:

Monday, August 19, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Temporary Water Disruption on Monday, August 26

Please be advised that Westdale's water supply will be temporarily turned off for 15 minutes at some point between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM on Monday morning, August 26. This is to allow for necessary maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Affected Branch:

Nearest Branches:

Publish Date:

Friday, August 23, 2024 - 5:45pm

Terryberry Branch- Large Format Printer Matte Paper Out of Stock

Matte paper is currently out of stock for the Large Format Printer at the Terryberry Branch Makerspace. Thank you for your understanding.

Affected Branch:

Terryberry Branch

Publish Date:

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - 2:30pm

Phishing Scheme

Please be aware of online phishing attempts impersonating Hamilton Public Library and Library Staff. HPL does not solicit paid freelance opportunities through social media or other messaging applications. HPL does not request personal or banking information through social media or require financial compensation when reviewing job applications. Please report phishing schemes to communications@hpl.ca. If you think you are a victim of fraud, please call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

Publish Date:

Monday, August 19, 2024 - 5:00am

Activities

Summer Reading Club activities for kids ages 0-4.

Fun Crafts

Fingerprint Bugs
Cloud Craft
My Art, My World
Tape Pictures

Go on a Scavenger Hunt

Valley Park Scavenger Hunt
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

Interactive Books

Tumblebooks and Capstone

McMaster University and The University of Toronto Activities

Play & Learn activities created by experts in child development.

Practice Counting and Sorting

I Spy Underwater Creatures
Memory Matching Animals

Science Activities

Play Outside with Water and Bubbles
Grow Onions
Make a Water Cycle Bag
Make Playdough Fossils

Storytime with HPL

Online Storytime with HPL
Storytimes at Your Local Library

Summer Reading Club activities for kids ages 4-12.

Activity Sheets and Crafts

Learn Morse Code
Build a Bookmobile

Learning

Brainfuse Summer Camp
Reading Buddies

Talk Like a Pirate with Mango Languages

Talk Like a Pirate

Summer Reading Club activities for teens ages 12-18.

Power of the Pen Creative Writing Competition
Writers ages 12-18 submit your original poetry and short stories in English, French or both languages. Prizes are for 1st and 2nd place in seven age groups in poetry and short story categories. Digital submissions are encouraged.