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.

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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

Teen Tech Tutors

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Volunteers with this program help older adults with computers/tablets in a classroom setting. The program runs over a series of dates at different branches.

Tutor Qualifications

14-18 years of age
Tech savvy and comfortable with computers
Good communication skills
Be reliable, patient and trustworthy
Able to commit to the dates and times listed below
Experienced or interested in working with older adults/seniors

Responsibilities

Attend training sessions
Provide assistance to adults learning new computer skills
Provide positive feedback and encouragement
All volunteers ages eighteen (18) and over must provide a recent Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check

Volunteer Benefits

Earn volunteer hours
Gain tutoring experience
Enjoy the benefit of helping someone learn a new skill

Time Commitment

Approximately 1.5 hours once or twice per month

Volunteer Application

For more information, email volunteer@hpl.ca

Contact:

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

Audience:

Teens - Ages 14-18