On May 4 2021, HPL was notified that a person working at Central Library has gone home ill. They were wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and maintained physical distancing.

Out of an abundance of caution and in alignment with our Environmental Cleaning SOP, Central has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected this afternoon.

If you were onsite at Central Library May 4, please continue to monitor for symptoms. If you begin displaying symptoms, please stay home and contact your healthcare provider and Public Health.

We wish the person a quick and full recovery.

HPL.ca will undergo server maintenance on Wednesday May 5th between 11PM and 7AM. During this time HPL.ca may become unavailable for up to an hour, as systems restart. No other online services or sites will be affected during this maintenance. Thank you for your patience as we strive to serve you better.

On May 3 2021, a HPL employee tested Covid-positive. The employee was wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and maintained physical distancing while visiting multiple branches on Thursday April 29 and Friday April 30.

In alignment with our Environmental Cleaning SOP, the Branches have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected several times since Friday. Branches include: Central, Kenilworth, Sherwood, Concession, Terryberry, Turner Park, Mount Hope, Binbrook and Valley Park. If you were onsite at these branches, please monitor for symptoms.

If you begin displaying symptoms, please contact your healthcare provider and Public Health. HPL will issue updates as directed by Hamilton Public Health.

We wish our colleague a quick and full recovery.

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