Please note the following service changes.
Saturdays
Riverdale (150 Violet Drive): 11:15 am-12:15 pm (previously stopped on Tuesdays at 11 am-12 pm)
Discovery Centre (Pier 8, Seasonal): 2:30-4 pm (new time)
Please note the following service changes.
Saturdays
Riverdale (150 Violet Drive): 11:15 am-12:15 pm (previously stopped on Tuesdays at 11 am-12 pm)
Discovery Centre (Pier 8, Seasonal): 2:30-4 pm (new time)
The Branch is open today, Friday, January 9. Our elevator by the parking lot entrance is out of order.
To use our second elevator, enter through the Mohawk Road entrance (which features a ramp) and use the elevator located in the middle of the building. The estimated time of disruption is unknown. Thank you for your understanding.
The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections: Novelist, Summa, Summa Kids, and Northstar Digital Literacy. Please visit www.hpl.ca/articles/read-watch-listen for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn.
The accessibility door at Waterdown Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
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.
Bring back your borrowed library items within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
Congratulations to the authors whose works were shortlisted in the 2025 Hamilton Literary Awards.
Below is the list of winners and nominees in each category. They were announced at the Hamilton Arts Councils’ 32nd annual event held on Dec 11 at Central Library.
Help HPL put the Spotlight on Local and be sure to borrow these books (we’ve made it easy to do that by linking each title below to our catalogue).
Winner: Scandal at the Alphorn Factory: New and Selected Short Fiction, 2024–1984 by Gary Barwin
Also Nominated:
A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara
Unthinkable by Brent van Staalduinen
Winner:
Marrow Memory: Essays of Discovery by Margaret Nowaczyk
Also Nominated:
Broken: How far would you go for a dog that you love? by Michelle Stark
Mosaic Through East-Facing Glass by Marg Heidebrecht
Outdoor Magic: The Power of Nature Connection by Grant Douglas Linney - On order. Please check back in early 2026.
Winner:
West of West Indian by Linzey Corridon
Also Nominated:
Alien Phonics Primer by Darrell Epp – On order. Please check back in early 2026.
Winner:
Also Nominated:
Marrow Memory: Essays of Discovery by Margaret Nowaczyk
Mosaic Through East-Facing Glass by Marg Heidebrecht
Winner:
Blue to the Sky by Sylvia McNicoll
Also Nominated: