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

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

2024-25 Writer in Residence

Anna Chatterton is the 2024-25 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence.

Photo by Colin Czerneda/ McMaster University

About Anna Chatterton

Anna Chatterton is a writer and actor. She is a two-time finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama. Her published writing includes the plays Within the Glass, Quiver, Cowgirl Up, Gertrude and Alice and the upcoming Children of Fire (non-fiction).

Anna's work has been produced across Canada and the United States. Anna is the winner of a City of Hamilton Arts Award, a Toronto Theatre Critics Award, an LA Independent Women Film Award for Best Narrative Feature and a Dora Mavor Award. She was nominated for a Juno Award, a Hamilton Literary Award for Fiction and five Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Anna has been in residence at seven theatres. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph.

She lives in Hamilton with her husband and daughter.

Schedule an Appointment

Creative writers in the Hamilton community who would like one-on-one input, either in-person or virtually, are welcome to book a 45-minute appointment one consultation per term with Anna. To learn more and book a consultation, visit Anna Chatterton’s booking webpage. Note: January-April appointments can be scheduled starting in mid-December.

Join a Writing Circle

Anna offers a series of writing circles on a range of topics including:

How to Beat Writer's Block Oct 24, 4:30-6pm (In Person)

Creating 3D Characters Nov 28, 4:30-6pm (In Person)

How to Write Authentic Dialogue Jan 30, 2025 4:30-6pm (Online)

Write With Me Feb 27, 2025 (Online)

Fictionalizing Your Stories Mar 27, 2025 (In Person)

Registration is required for these sessions. Details at hpl.ca/events.

Office hours:

September 16 to December 18, 2024

McMaster University 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton: Mondays 12:30-5:30pm and Wednesdays 10am-1pm
Central Library, 55 York Blvd., 2nd Floor Program Room: Thursdays 10am-6pm

January 7 to April 3, 2025

McMaster University 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton: Tuesdays 12:30-8pm
Central Library 55 York Blvd., 2nd Floor Program Room: Thursdays 10am-6pm

To learn more and book a consultation, visit Anna Chatterton’s booking webpage.

Mentoring Tip from Anna: I have experience working with plays, prose and creative non-fiction. I am less experienced with poetry and genre writing. I have experience in traditional publishing but may not be able to offer guidance in self-publishing. Once you book an appointment (below), I will ask that you send me 10 pages of writing a week before we meet. You can also just book a meeting without sending your writing and we can talk about the writing process, the business of writing, or whatever you are curious about learning. NOTE: You may only book one consultation per term (one in fall and one in winter). If you book multiple consultations in the fall, in fairness to the public, I will need to cancel any subsequent consultations unless there is space available after we meet initially. 

Anna Chatterton’s website
Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence website