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

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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

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

More eReading with Your Hamilton Public Library Card

HAMILTON, ON – Monday April 27, 2020 – With a Hamilton Public Library card, you now have access to three times as many eBooks and eAudiobooks — 211,400 digital titles, to be exact.

HPL, Burlington Public Library and Mississauga Library are now sharing their e-collections, which means a greater selection of eReads and quicker access to them for customers in each community.

“Building partnerships that improve access and services for customers is at the heart of all we do at Hamilton Public Library,” said HPL’s Director of Collections and Program Development, Lisa Radha Weaver. “When we say we’re #InThisTogether, we really mean it.”

HPL customers are borrowing more and more eBooks and eAudiobooks, due to isolation. For example, within a few days of announcing our Hamilton Reads 2020 title — Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice — more than 500 e-copies were checked out.

Customer borrowing parameters are set by each partner library. There’s step-by-step information about how to access the digital catalogues in Hamilton, Burlington and Mississauga at hpl.ca.

Anyone who lives, works or attends school in Hamilton can register for a free library card here.

About Hamilton Public Library

The Hamilton Public Library is a vibrant hub for information and culture, providing our diverse community the Freedom to Discover. As one of the largest library systems in Canada, Hamiltonians will discover something new at our 22 locations, two bookmobiles, or through our extensive digital collections. Visit us online at hpl.ca. Connect with us on Twitter @hamiltonlibrary and Facebook at HamiltonPublicLibrary.