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 30. 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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Barton- Printing not available

Please be advised Printing is currently not available at Barton. We apologize for any inconvience this may cause.

Affected Branch:

Barton Branch

Nearest Branches:

Central Library

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Friday, August 30, 2024 - 3:00pm

Turner Park Branch - Fire Drill

On Wednesday, September 4, the Turner Park Branch will be closed from noon-1 pm for a joint fire drill with the Les Chater Family YMCA.

Thank you in advance for your patience.

Nearest Branches:

Turner Park Branch

Publish Date:

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 - 11:00am

Study Halls Return September 3

Study Hall service returns Tuesday, September 3 at the Central Library and the Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park, and Waterdown branches. Please visit www.hpl.ca/study-halls for full details.

Publish Date:

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 - 9:00am

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

Hamilton Reads Events

Tue Oct 01, 2024

Central Library
55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
6:00 PM

HPL Author Series

Richard Kelly Kemick

A short-fiction workshop and reading by author Richard Kelly Kemick.

Thu Oct 10, 2024

Westdale Branch
955 King Street West Hamilton ON
5:30 PM

HPL Author Event: Hamilton Reads' Writing Workshop

In-Branch Program

A horror-themed writing workshop facilitated by the Hamilton Reads' author Anuja Varghese.