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, Monday November 25. 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 Accessible Washroom Unavailable

The accessible washroom at the Saltfleet Branch is currently out of order. We are working with facilities staff to restore access. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Affected Branch:

Saltfleet Branch

Nearest Branches:

Red Hill Branch

Stoney Creek Branch

Publish Date:

Monday, November 25, 2024 - 10:00am

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

Teen Review Crew

Program Overview

Teen Review Crew is a virtual volunteer opportunity. It’s all about sharing your opinion and promoting the Hamilton Public Library's collections of books, movies, music, and more. You write reviews for library items, we post them online and you earn 1 hour of volunteer service for every posted review.

Qualifications

14-18 years of age.
An interest in reading, watching or listening to items from our library collections.
Ability to communicate well with others.
Strong writing skills.

Responsibilities

Read, watch or listen to any item from the curated list of HPL’s print and digital collections.
Write a meaningful and concise review of 100-200 words.
Reviews must use inclusive and respectful language.
Reviews must adhere to HPL Values.
Represent Hamilton Public Library on the Bibliocommons Catalogue.

Volunteer Benefits

Earn volunteer hours, one hour per review, up to 20 hours total.
Discover books, movies, music and video games from the curated list of HPL’s print and digital collections.
Amplify your voice in the library.
Improve your writing and critical thinking skills.

Audience:

Teens - Ages 14-18

Apply:

Volunteer Application form.

Contact:

Volunteer Coordinator at (905) 546-3200 x3620 or volunteer@hpl.ca

Audience:

Teens - Ages 14-18