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, Wednesday November 20. 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.

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

Central Library - 4th Floor Men's Washroom Temporarily Not Available

The 4th Floor Men's Washroom is currently not available. Washrooms are available on Floors 1-3. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Affected Branch:

Central Library

Nearest Branches:

Barton Branch

Publish Date:

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 5:30pm

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

Delayed Branch Openings

Due to Staff training, the following branches have delayed openings of 10 am on:

Tuesday, November 19: Concession

Wednesday, November 20: Ancaster and Mount Hope (2 pm opening)

Thursday, November 21: Valley Park

Please visit nearby branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 12:00pm

Kenilworth Branch - Roof Repairs

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.

Affected Branch:

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 3:00pm

Volunteer Application

Hamilton Public Library’s volunteers make a difference in the lives of so many people and offer valued services to our customers.

Note: Please only add plain text or numbers to the fields of your application.

Last Name *

First Name *

Address *

City *

Postal Code *

Phone Number *

Email Address *

Date of Birth *

Month

Day

Year

Age

Age *

I am 18 years of age or older

I am younger than age 18

Languages Spoken or Understood

Highest Level of Education obtained

Work Experience

Volunteer Experience

Have you ever volunteered with the Hamilton Public Library? *

Yes

No

Which program(s) are you interested in becoming a volunteer?

Adult Opportunities (age 19 and older)

Youth Opportunities

Adult Opportunities

ELL In-Person Tutoring

ELL Online Tutoring

Fixers (Repair Café)

Youth Opportunities

Teen Tech Volunteer

Knit for a Cause *Saltfleet, Kenilworth, Dundas and Barton branch only*

Teen Review Crew

Teen Gaming Volunteer *Saltfleet only

Please provide us with your emergency contact information. In case of emergency, who can we call for assistance.

Emergency Contact Name *

Emergency Contact Phone *

References

Please provide us with the name and phone number of two references (non-family) who can be reached during regular business hours.

Name

Email Address

Phone

Name

Email Address

Phone

Declaration

I declare the above information to be true and complete and authorize the Hamilton Public Library to solicit references from those named above.

I understand that all other volunteers ages eighteen (18) and older are required to provide a Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check, dated within the past twelve (12) months, prior to being matched as an ELL Tutor and within the first thirty (30) days of volunteering with any other volunteer program at the Hamilton Public Library. The Hamilton Public Library will reimburse the cost of the Police Check upon completion of three (3) months of volunteer service and the submission of the original receipt.

I understand that English Language Learning tutors and their students must meet in the library or other public places. (The Government of Canada provides funding to support this initiative)

Accept *

Accept

Decline

Confidentiality Agreement

I understand that it is the policy of the Hamilton Public Library to protect the privacy of those who use the library and I agree to hold all information about customers in confidence. In addition, I understand that a breach of confidentiality is immediate grounds for dismissal as a volunteer.
The Hamilton Public Library will immediately terminate this Volunteer Contract should the volunteer be involved in any inappropriate conduct.

Code of Conduct *

Yes

No

Why would you like to volunteer with Hamilton Public Library? *

_{Personal information contained on this form is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1990. MFIPPA\Regulations 29. The information collected will be used in the process of the library’s business. Questions regarding the collection and use of personal information can be directed to: Chief Librarian, Hamilton Public Library, P.O. Box 2700, Hamilton, ON L8N 4E4.}

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