- Building Belonging: Community Connectors at Hamilton Public Library
- Supporting Library Spaces Amidst the Opioid Crisis
- Peer Support in Public Libraries: Summary of Key Early Insights
- Social Impact Study: Hamilton Public Library
- Evaluation of the Social Work Program at Hamilton Public Library (2026)
- Response to Community Submitted Petition to Public Health Sub-Committee
Hamilton Public Library Annual Report on Goals
- 2025 Multiyear Business Plan
- 2024 Multiyear Business Plan
- 2023 Multiyear Business Plan
- 2022 Multiyear Business Plan
- 2022 Midyear Progress Report
- Final Report on 2021 Goals
Facilities Master Plan
Reports
- Library Usage and Demographics Study Report 2018
- Hamilton Public Library 2011 Reference Study
- Inner-City Service Plan - 2009
Safety and Security Reports
- Annual Report on Incidents - 2025
- Annual Report on Incidents - 2024
- Annual Report on Incidents - 2023
- Annual Report on Incidents - 2022
- Annual Report on Incidents - 2019
Bedbug Prevention and Containment
Amalgamation Reports (2000-2001)
- Library Task Force Report
- Electronic Services Transition Team: Website Report
- Proposed Service Hours Report
- A Model for Service Hours and Staff Qualifications
- Collection Management Transition Team
- Children’s Services Transition Team Final Report
- Branch Library Roles in the Amalgamated Library System
Strategic Plans and Annual Report on Goals Archive
Previous Years Strategic Plans, Annual Report on Goals, and other Key Report document links can be found below.
View current Strategic Priorities here.
- 2023-2026 Strategic Plan
- 2021 Letter from the Library Board
- 2021 Multiyear Business Plan
- 2021 Midyear Progress Report
- 2018-2021 Strategic Priorities
- Approved Goals for 2020
- Final Report on 2020 Goals
- Final Report on 2019 Goals
- Final Report on 2018 Goals
- 2012-2016 Strategic Priorities
- Report on Accomplishments 2012-2016 Strategic Plan
Pandemic Plan
- Special Message from Board Chair and Chief Librarian to Members on Service Changes- Effective January 4, 2022.
- HPL COVID Response Plan - March 2022
- HPL COVID Response Plan - January 2022
- HPL COVID Response Plan - November 2021
- HPL COVID Response Plan - October 2021
- HPL COVID Response Plan - September 2021
- HPL COVID Response Plan - June 2021
- HPL COVID Response Plan - May 2021
- HPL COVID Response Plan - April 2021
- HPL COVID Response Plan - March 2021
- HPL Grey Lockdown Plan - December 2020
- HPL COVID-19 Response - December 2020
- HPL Pandemic Service Continuity Plan
- HPL Phased Reopening Plan – June 2020