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, Tuesday October 29. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions | HPL

Publish Date:

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

2

Concession Accessible Washroom Unvailable

The accessible washroom at Concession Branch is currently out of order. We are working with facilities staff to restore access. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Affected Branch:

Concession Branch

Nearest Branches:

Sherwood Branch

Terryberry Branch

Publish Date:

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 6:30pm

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:

Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 10:00am

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.