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 November 22. Learn more.

Public computers are available at all branches.
Printing is available at all branches. Photocopying is available at all branches except for the Concession, Dundas, and Terryberry branches. Scanning is not yet available.
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, November 12, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Magazine and ILLO Delay

Magazine and ILLO deliveries are delayed due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:30am

City IT Planned Maintenance

A City IT systems update is scheduled for early Saturday morning. This will impact access to HPL's network and some applications. This update will improve overall network capacity, performance, resiliency, reliability and is the foundation for future network updates. Thank you for your patience.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:00am

3D Printing Not Available On Sundays

Please note that 3D printing services are unavailable on Sundays. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 2:00pm

Early Closure - All HPL Branches, Friday, November 22

Due to a special event, all HPL branches will close at 4 pm on Friday, November 22.

Central Library's 4th Floor will be closed all day except for the Newcomer Learning Centre and Makerspace which will be open until 4 pm.

Regular service hours resume on Saturday, November 23.

Thank you for your understanding.

Affected Branch:

Central Library

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 2:00pm

Kenilworth Branch

Open Hours:

Sun: Closed

Mon: 9:00 am-7:00 pm

Tue: 9:00 am-7:00 pm

Wed: 9:00 am-7:00 pm

Thu: 9:00 am-7:00 pm

Fri: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Sat: 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Note: Public computers shut down 15 minutes and Makerspaces close 30 minutes before the branch closes.

Address:

103 Kenilworth Avenue North
L8H 4R6 Hamilton, ON
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AskHPL:

289-779-7588

Bus Routes:

HSR Route 1 - King HSR Route 2 - Barton HSR Route 3 - Cannon HSR Route 10 - Beeline Express HSR Route 41 – Mohawk

Branch Manager:

Melissa McSweeney (mmcsween@hpl.ca)

Branch Features:

Book Return

Free Parking

Public Use Computers

Free WiFi

Wheelchair Accessible

Black and White and Colour Copying

Scan to USB and Email

Accessible Features:

Accessible Parking

Accessible Counter

Accessible Washroom

Automatic Door Opener

Accessible Ramp

Accessible Interview Space

Elevator

Family Change Room

MagnusCards

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Kenilworth Library

From November 11 to 29, the parking lot may not be available at certain times of the day due to repair maintenance. There may also be some noise disruptions in the branch. Thank you for your understanding.

The Kenilworth Branch opened in 1932. Its architecture was based on the former Boys and Girls House of the Toronto Public Library. This historical Branch offers materials and programming for children, teens and adults. Kenilworth Branch was most recently renovated in 2012.

The Kenilworth Branch is located at 103 Kenilworth Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8H 4R6.

Closest major intersection

Main Street East and Kenilworth Avenue