Bibliocommons Maintenance- December 8

Due to system maintenance, the catalogue may not be available on Sunday, December 8 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Publish Date:

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 8:00am

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, Tuesday December 3. Learn more.

Public computers are available at all branches. JAWS public computers are not available
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.

Frequently Asked Questions | HPL

Publish Date:

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Sherwood Branch Elevator Out of Service

Please be advised that the Sherwood Branch elevator is currently out of service. We anticipate the length of disruption to be approximately an hour. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Nearest Branches:

Concession Branch

Valley Park Branch

Publish Date:

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 10:00am

Public Computers Not Available During Dec 3 Study Hall Hours

Public computers will not be available Dec 3 8PM-12AM due to system restoration updates. Thank you for your understanding.

Publish Date:

Saturday, November 30, 2024 - 9:00am

Inter Library Loan Service on Pause

Inter Library Loan (ILLO) service is paused due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 11:00am

Delayed Branch Openings

Due to Staff training, the following three branches have delayed openings of 10 am.

Tuesday, December 3: Red Hill Branch

Thursday, December 5: Binbrook Branch

Wednesday, December 11: Terryberry Branch

You may visit nearby HPL locations for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 10:00am

Magazine Delivery Delay

Magazine deliveries are delayed due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 8:30am

Online Library Card Registration

HPL card with HPL mascot scout and other library materials on a blue background

For more information please read through the Online Library Card Application FAQ page.

Register for a Hamilton Public Library card if you live, work or attend school in Hamilton.

McMaster University students and staff can pick up their HPL holds at Mills Library, McMaster University. Use your McMaster email address when registering for a HPL eCard to qualify for this service.

Staff of Hamilton daycare centres, institutions, schools, corporations, businesses, government agencies, associations, charitable and non-profit organizations or group homes can apply for a Community Card.

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