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, Thursday November 21. 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. Thank you for your understanding.

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

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

Black History Month

February is officially observed as Black History Month across Canada. It's an opportunity to learn about the experiences, contributions and achievements of Canada's 1.5 million Black people. Celebrate Black voices all year. Browse these collections of books, music, movies, educational activities and events.

Books for Adults

Books for Kids

HPL Staff Recommendations (Kids and Teens)

Film

Movies and Documentaries on Kanopy

Resources and Activities

Events

HPL honours Black history, culture and the legacy of Black Canadians with a lineup of film screenings, author talks, concerts, and art exhibitions. View HPL’s lineup of Black History Month Events.

Friday, February 16: Jackie Washington Day

HPL celebrates Hamilton-born blues master and radio icon. Hear the music and stories of Hamilton's Jackie Washington as performed by legendary local bluesman Harrison Kennedy in the Hamilton Room. The Stewart Memorial Church Choir, under the direction of Michael Highgate, will also take the stage to celebrate the special occasion.

The City of Hamilton’s We Are Hamilton - Black History Remembered initiative honours the legacies of 17 Black Hamiltonians. Visit the City’s Black History Month site to learn more about the honourees and other Black History Month events taking place throughout the City.