All branches close on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 for Canada Day. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches Closed for Canada Day
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, June 30, 2025 - 8:00am
Barton Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Barton Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
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Published:
Friday, June 27, 2025 - 3:15pm
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled- Canada Day
All HPL Branches are closed Canada Day, Tuesday, July 1. Extended Access is not available. The following Bookmobile visits are also cancelled on July 1st:
- Riverdale
- Strathcona
- McMaster
- Greencedar
- Mountview
Regular service hours resume Wednesday, July 2.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 11:00am
Study Halls - Summer Break Pause
Study Halls are taking a summer break after Thursday, June 26. The service will resume in early September.
www.hpl.ca/study-halls
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Friday, June 20, 2025 - 1:30pm
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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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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Published:
Friday, May 23, 2025 - 4:30pm
Discovery Space
Explore. Discover. Learn. Visit.
Discovery Space is currently closed. Expected reopening is unknown at this time.
Discovery Spaces are fun, hands-on learning spaces created for you and your child to explore and enjoy STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Math) activities together.
Explore.
Research shows visiting a public library as a child is a wonderful and easy way to nurture a lifelong love of reading and learning. The more kids read, the more successful they are in school and in life.
For every DIscovery Space theme, you can access a list of great books to borrow from our collections.
Discover.
Play. The art of play helps children put thoughts and words together and connect spoken and written words with real objects and experiences.
Explore. Kids are natural explorers. At the Library, our goal is to nurture curiosity and wonder.
Explore our Discovery Spaces and have fun completing the activity sheets and engaging hands-on, creative activities. Each space has a unique theme and invites families to explore, discover and learn together.
Local History & Archives. To celebrate the City of Hamilton and all our diverse communities, we've included images from the Local History & Archives (LH&A) collection in our Discovery Spaces. LH&A has thousands of historic images of Hamilton available online.
Learn.
Discovery Spaces use STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Math) activities to explore, discover and learn.
Science activities use experiments to look at our natural environment and space.
Technology activities focus on digital literacy, robotics and coding by exploring simple machines
Reading activities explore and writing through basic literacy skills
Engineering activities look at understanding space, planning and design structures and movements.
Arts activities celebrate culture and creativity through music, storytelling and visual arts.
Math activities use shapes, patterns and counting to make numeracy fun.
Visit.
Discovery Spaces are designed to be inclusive of developmentally appropriate activities for kids (birth - 12 years) that support the development of literacy, learning, and motor and cognitive skills.
Each Discovery Space has a theme that highlights Hamilton's history, culture or natural environment. Themes rotate regularly across branches, with new ones always being added.
Discovery Spaces are available at the following branches and each branch has a different theme:
- Central Library - Storytelling & Theatre
- Dundas - Health Sciences
- Red Hill - Sports
- Sherwood - Natural Environment
- Turner Park - Market
- Waterdown - Manufacturing
Discovery Spaces are open when the branch is open.
