The City of Hamilton's cybersecurity-related outage that began on Sunday February 25, continues to Friday July 19. This outage affects Library services and some programs. 

As of July 18, Libby/Overdrive Holds can now be placed. HPL Members also have access to partner libraries' (Burlington, London, Kingston, Mississauga and Ottawa) digital collections once again. Call or visit your local branch to review your Holds list and let our Staff know which titles to keep. 

• Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch.
• Website log-in, self-check kiosks, sorters, public computers, and scanning are not available.
• Some Makerspace services are available at select locations.
• USB printing is now available on the 2nd Floor of Central Library and at the Ancaster, Barton, Red Hill, Terryberry, Kenilworth, Dundas, Westdale, Valley Park, Saltfleet, Stoneycreek and Turner Park branches. 
• Extended Access is cancelled at this time.

Staff are available by phone at 289-779-7588, chat, and email at askus@hpl.ca. Branches are open. Check hpl.ca/events for program updates. Thank you for your patience.