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, Wednesday November 20. 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

Central Library - 4th Floor Men's Washroom Temporarily Not Available

The 4th Floor Men's Washroom is currently not available. Washrooms are available on Floors 1-3. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Affected Branch:

Central Library

Nearest Branches:

Barton Branch

Publish Date:

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 5:30pm

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

Delayed Branch Openings

Due to Staff training, the following branches have delayed openings of 10 am on:

Tuesday, November 19: Concession

Wednesday, November 20: Ancaster (2 pm opening)

Thursday, November 21: Valley Park

Please visit nearby branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 12:00pm

Kenilworth Branch - Roof Repairs

From November 11 to 29, the parking lot may not be available at certain times of the day due to repair maintenance. There may also be some noise disruptions in the branch. Thank you for your understanding.

Affected Branch:

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 3:00pm

Waterdown Branch

Open Hours:

Sun: 1:00 pm-5:00 pm

Mon: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Tue: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Wed: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Thu: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Fri: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Sat: 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Note: Public computers shut down 15 minutes and Makerspaces close 30 minutes before the branch closes.

Study Hall Hours*:

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Tuesday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Wednesday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Thursday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Friday: Closed

Saturday: Closed

Address:

163 Dundas St E
L8N 2Z7 Waterdown, ON
Google Map

AskHPL:

289-779-7588

Bus Routes:

HSR Route 18 - Waterdown

Branch Manager:

Carly Bedford (cbedford@hpl.ca)

Branch Features:

Book Return

Computer Training Lab

Free Parking

Multipurpose Rooms

Public Use Computers

Free WiFi

Wheelchair Accessible

Makerspace

Makerspace Booking

Makerspace Equipment

Self-Serve Lamination

Black and White and Colour Copying

Scan to USB and Email

Extended Study Hours

Accessible Features:

Accessible Parking

Accessible Counter

Accessible Washroom

Automatic Door Opener

Accessible Ramp

Accessible Interview Space

Family Change Room

MagnusCards

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The Waterdown Branch was established in 1966 and moved to the Mill Street North location in 1979. In December 2015, the Branch moved to its new location, 163 Dundas St. E.

The Branch offers several improved service features including: accessibility, more public-access computers and dedicated study spaces. The Branch now has a bigger collection and a redesigned children's area, which houses kid-friendly technology and activities. With the new layout and larger space, more programs will be offered in the Branch and when the weather is agreeable, a reading patio overlooking Dundas Street and the Escarpment will be opened.

This multi-use facility is also home to our community partners:

New Flamborough Seniors' Recreation Centre
Flamborough Archives run by the Flamborough Heritage Society
Flamborough Information and Community Service
Flamborough Municipal Service Centre

The Waterdown Branch is located at 163 Dundas St E, Waterdown, ON L8N 2Z7