Cool Places - Heat Warning

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a Heat Warning starting Saturday, July 5. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning.

All HPL Branches are open as Cool Places during our open service hours. www.hpl.ca/hours

Branch Hours This Week | HPL

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops

Published:

Friday, July 4, 2025 - 2:00pm

Terryberry Branch Elevator Out of Order

The parking lot elevator at Terryberry Branch is not working. Members will need to use the accessible ramp at the Mohawk entrance and the inner elevator. We're working to get it fixed quickly.

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Affected Branch: Terryberry Branch

Nearest Branches:

Central Library

Concession Branch

Locke Branch

Published:

Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 1:00pm

Public Computers - Audio Volume

Please note that the audio volume levels on our public computers are having issues. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops

Published:

Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 4:00pm

Mount Hope Branch Accessibile Ramp Not Available

The accessibility ramp at Mount Hope Branch is damaged. The handrail is not available. The ramp will not be available while being repaired. We aim to fix it quickly.

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Affected Branch: Mount Hope Branch

Nearest Branches:

Ancaster Branch

Terryberry Branch

Turner Park Branch

Published:

Friday, May 23, 2025 - 4:30pm

Bed Bug Prevention Policy and Inspection Results

Policy

The Hamilton Public Library strives to prevent and contain the presence of bed bugs and their eggs in library facilities or on library materials by ensuring that library staff is aware of its Bed Bug Prevention Protocol and related procedures. The Library will regularly review best practices for bed bug prevention, containment and treatment to update and improve the Protocol and procedures.

The Library will:

take a proactive approach to prevention, containment and treatment to reduce the risk to staff and customers;
hire only licensed and accredited pest control companies to work in our facilities;
ensure current recommended best practices from public health authorities and accredited pest control agencies are included in its Bed Bug Prevention Protocol and related procedures;
maintain a consistent communications protocol to inform staff and customers of activities, and;
monitor its prevention, containment and treatment program to determine the level of response and success.

Bed Bug Prevention Protocol

The Hamilton Public Library recognizes that having prevention measures, reporting all sightings, and containing and destroying bed bugs and eggs immediately, are important actions we can take toward mitigating the occurrence of bed bugs in our locations. For this reason, the following prevention protocol has been created.

Regular cleaning schedules are in place at all locations.
Staff are asked to keep work areas clean and de-cluttered with items stored appropriately such as on shelving, in lockers, in desks, in bins or on counters.
The Library has a monitoring program in place to further reduce the risk of bed bugs and to properly target the use of approved pesticides and other treatments.
Treatment and the cycle of inspection will be proportional to identified risks and will be adjusted based on evidence.
Library staff is provided with the necessary information to help them identify bed bugs and eggs, and to act in accordance with the procedures in this document.
Appropriate containment and treatment supplies will be provided.

Inspection Results