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.

Frequently Asked Questions | HPL

Publish Date:

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Saltfleet Library Accessible Door Unavailable

The accessible door at the Saltfleet branch is currently out of order and unavailable for patron use. Our facilities department will review and advise once it is restored to service.

Affected Branch:

Saltfleet Branch

Nearest Branches:

Red Hill Branch

Stoney Creek Branch

Publish Date:

Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 1:45pm

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

Makerspaces

Collaborative creative spaces

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

Available Services at Central Library

Photo Studio (no iMac), Game Studio, Vinyl Printer, Embroidery Machine, Button Maker, Cricut.

Available Services at other HPL Branch Makerspaces (Excluding Central Library)

Photo/Sound Studios (no iMacs), Large Format Printers (at available locations, excluding Valley Park), Embroidery Machine and Sewing/Serger Machines (at available locations), Button Makers, Cricut (at available locations).

Services NOT AVAILABLE at all Locations

3D printing, iMacs/Media Labs, Digitization Equipment (VHS, audio cassette, flatbed scanners).

Bookings are available for select Makerspace services. Contact HPL staff at 289-779-7588 to book or email your questions to askus@hpl.ca. Files you wish to print must be brought on a USB key as public computers are unavailable.

Contact HPL at 289-779-7588 or email your questions to askus@hpl.ca.

Request a Booking