All Branches Closed for Christmas and Boxing Day

All branches close on December 25 and 26 for Christmas and Boxing Day. This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops

Published:

Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am

All Branches Closed Sunday December 28

All branches close on Sunday, December 28, 2025. This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops

Published:

Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am

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

Published:

Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am

All Branches Closed Sunday December 21

All branches close on Sunday, December 21, 2025. This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops

Published:

Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am

Study Halls - Holiday Break

Study Halls will be paused from Friday, December 19, and resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

www.hpl.ca/study-halls

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops

Published:

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 9:15am

Telephone Service - Technical Issues

Please note that the 905-546-3200 main line is experiencing technical issues today, Monday, December 8. Members can still reach Staff at 289-779-7588 or by email or through chat online. We are working quickly to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops

Published:

Monday, December 8, 2025 - 7:30pm

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

Published:

Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm

2025 Hamilton Literary Awards Winners

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’ 32ndannual 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).