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

2

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

Discover the Power of a HPL Card

HPL Library card on a blue gradient background

There's so much you can do. And all for free.

Sign up for a HPL membership today and:

Explore

Free access to Hamilton Civic Museums.

Borrow passes for free admission to:
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Ontario's 100 provincial parks
Grand River Conservation Authority sites
Hamilton Conservation Authority sites

Children ages 6-12 can get a PRESTO card to ride HSR, GO and Burlington Transit free.

Read

Borrow books, magazines, newspapers and more from our massive collections.

Watch, Listen, Play

Borrow DVDs, CDs, video games, audiobooks, movies and music.

Create, Learn, Engage

Make something great with high-tech tools at a Makerspace.
Build skills and your career with educational resources, courses and tech programs.
Support for newcomers.
Browse our event calendar for storytimes, book clubs, how-to demos, engaging talks, live concerts and more.

What’s Happening at HPL

Check out the What’s Happening Guide for a list of this month’s events and programs.

Join our Mailing List

Sign up for our e-Newsletter for the lastest LIbrary news, service and events.