All branches close early on Monday, December 29 at 6:00 PM for holiday-adjusted hours. This includes branches with Extended Access.
HPL Branches- December 29 Hours
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Monday, December 29, 2025 - 8:00am
Central Library Makerspace - White Vinyl Unavailable
The Makerspace at Central Library is currently out of white vinyl for printing. Members needing white vinyl can visit the Dundas or Valley Park branch Makerspaces, which are the closest locations with white vinyl currently available.
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Saturday, December 27, 2025 - 3:00pm
Barton Branch Closure - January 7
Due to maintenance, the Barton Branch will be closed on Wednesday, January, 7. Please visit Central Library or Kenilworth Branch for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 11:45am
Photocopying and Scanning Unavailable at Westdale Branch
Photocopying and Scanning is not working at Westdale Branch. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 3:30pm
Printing Updates
Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies.
Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Service - Holiday Schedule
Bookmobile is off the road December 31, and January 1st. Visit www.hpl.ca/bookmobile for our Holiday Schedule.
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Monday, December 22, 2025 - 9:00am
Central Library, Fourth Floor Closure: Friday, January 2
Due to the setup for the Noon Hour Concert, the Fourth Floor at Central Library will be closed on Friday, January 2. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 have spaces to work and study.
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Friday, December 19, 2025 - 5:00pm
All Branches Closed for New Years Day
All branches close on Thursday January 1 for New Years Day. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed for Boxing Day
All branches close on Friday, December 26, 2025 for Boxing Day . This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
December 31, New Year's Eve - Early Closure
All HPL Branches close early on Wednesday, December 31 at 1pm. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
Study Halls - Holiday Break
Branch Study Halls are paused Friday, December 19, 2025 through Monday, January 5, 2026. Central Library Study Hall hours resume Spring 2026.
www.hpl.ca/study-halls
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 9:15am
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
2018 in Review
Pop-Up Library - Pop-Up Library partnered with City of Hamilton over the summer for Free Family Film nights held at Tim Horton's Field. Families enjoyed the debut of the Scout mascot animated trailer
Country Crawl - HPL hosted the first Hamilton Country Crawl Noon Hour Concert with The Red Hill Valleys. This kicked off the 2018 CMA Ontario Awards as part of the 2018 Country Music Week.
Writer-In-Residence - Kate Cayley, fiction writer, playwright and poet, is the Mabel Pugh Taylor 2018/19 Writer-In-Residence. She will be at HPL from January to April 2019
Hamilton Reads - Hamilton Reads 2018 was the captivating memoir, Beautiful Scars, by local author and musician, Tom Wilson. #HPLreads2018
Open+ - HPL was the first in Canada to launch Open+ library hour services at the Freelton Branch. HPL with Bibliotheca hosted librarians from all over Canada to learn more about the Open+ library hour service pilot project that launched in Fall 2017.
Summer Reading Club 2018 - Families enjoyed visits by the Hamilton Mounted Police, Greyhound Lovers of Hamilton-Wentworth and many others as part of the 2018 TD Summer Reading Club.
Disney on Ice and Monster Jam - Participants of all ages entered for their chance to win a family ticket pack in our Disney on Ice and Monster Jam contest. The contest was generously sponsored by FELD Entertainment.
Art - In March 2018, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Hamilton, exhibitions Water Works and RESERVOIR: Stories of Water exhibit was held at the Central Library. Everyone was encouraged to express their love of water in this city through selfie stations.
Genealogy Fair 2018 - The Ontario Genealogical Society and the Local History & Archives Department of the Hamilton Public Library presented Genealogy Fair 2018. Genealogy Fair is a full day of learning how to research history and preserve the past.
Conversations That Matter - HPL hosted Conversations That Matter: Civic Engagement Speaker Series in Spring 2018. It was a partnership with the City of Hamilton, McMaster University Continuing Education and Our Future Hamilton.
Hamilton Comic Con - HPL joined the fans at the Hamilton Convention Centre for Hamilton Comic 2018. Superhero programs took place within branches leading up to the Comic Con.
Margaret Houghton - In 2018, HPL lost one of its own. Margaret Houghton, Hamilton's most beloved chronicler of local history, passed in October. Thank you for all your contributions to Hamilton's history and to HPL. You will be greatly missed.
