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 October 30. Learn more.

Public computers are available at all locations except Central Library's 2nd and 3rd Floors.
Printing is available at all branches. Photocopying is available at all branches except for the Terryberry, Concession, and Dundas branches. Scanning is not yet available.
Website log-in is available, access is restored to the catalogue, the HPL App is online, online eResources are available and Holds can be placed.
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, October 29, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Barton Accessible Washroom Unavailable

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

Affected Branch:

Barton Branch

Nearest Branches:

Central Library

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 3:45pm

Sherwood Accessible Washroom Unavailable

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

Affected Branch:

Sherwood Branch

Nearest Branches:

Concession Branch

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 10:45am

Phishing Scheme

Please be aware of online phishing attempts impersonating Hamilton Public Library and Library Staff. HPL does not solicit paid freelance opportunities through social media or other messaging applications. HPL does not request personal or banking information through social media or require financial compensation when reviewing job applications. Please report phishing schemes to communications@hpl.ca. If you think you are a victim of fraud, please call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

Publish Date:

Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 10:00am

100 books for Early Readers

100 Books to Read Before Starting Kindergarten 2019. A picture of the HPL fox, Scout holding a book. You are your child's first teacher. You are their best teacher. Your child's learning starts at birth.

To help support early literacy at home, we've created this list of some of our favourite books to enjoy with your child during their first five years.

Rediscover classics, explore something new, and read what you love.

Check out our catalogue and request these titles. We have grouped them by subject for you!

HPL also offers some of the titles in French:

20 livres à lire avant l'entrée à l'école

You can download and print the 100 Books to Read Before Starting Kindergarten brochure or pick up a copy at your local branch.