All Bookmobile visits are cancelled today, Thursday, January 15 due to winter weather conditions. Stay tuned for updates on Friday, January 16.
Barton, Binbrook, Carlisle, Concession, Freelton, Greensville, Locke, Lynden, Mount Hope, Parkdale, Stoney Creek, Waterdown and Valley Park Branches are closed All Day on Thursday, January 15, 2026 due to poor weather. Study Halls are open tonight with the exception of Waterdown and Valley Park Branches.
The following Branches open at 1pm: Ancaster, Dundas, Kenilworth, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Saltfleet, Westdale and Sherwood.
Extended Access is not available.
Central Library opens at Noon today, Thursday, January 15. Thank you for your patience.
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton January 14, 2025.
The temperature is expected to plummet below minus 15 Celsius. For warm place hours visit hpl.ca/hours.
For a list of shelters and health information visit www.hamilton.ca/cold.
The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections: Novelist, Summa, Summa Kids, and Northstar Digital Literacy. Please visit www.hpl.ca/articles/read-watch-listen for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn.
The accessibility door at Waterdown Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies.
Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.
Bring back your borrowed library items within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
HPL Author Series

HPL Writing Workshop - Generating Ideas
Thursday January 8, 5:00pm-6:30pm
Westdale Branch
Sharpen your writing skills with fellow writers in this workshop led by Anna Chatteron.
Register Now.

HPL Author Event- Kevin Fraser Mutch
Thursday January 22, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Library
The Winnipeg author, cartoonist, digital artist and painter talks about his new graphic novel, The Moon Prince.
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HPL Author Event- Ryan North and Jason Loo
Thursday January 29, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Westdale Branch
Ryan North and Jason Loo discuss their work with Marvel Comics and more.
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HPL Author Series- Antonio Michael Downing
Thursday February 19, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Central Library
The author of Black Cherokee chats with Alicia Cox Thomson.
Register Now.
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Previous Author Events
Relive a memorable talk or catch up on past author events with HPL’s In Conversation playlist on YouTube.
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