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, Wednesday September 18. Learn more.

Access is restored to the catalogue
The HPL App is back online
Online eResources are available
Libby/OverDrive Holds can now be placed
Access partner libraries' (Burlington, London, Kingston, Mississauga and Ottawa) digital collections
Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch
Some Makerspace services are available at select locations
Automatic check-ins are operating
Website log-in is available
Printing is available at Ancaster, Barton, Central, Concession, Dundas, Kenilworth, Parkdale, Red Hill, Saltfeet, Sherwood, Stoney Creek, Turner Park, Valley Park, Waterdown, and Westdale branches.
Photocopying and scanning are not yet available.

Public computers are available at Central Library. Extended Access is available at Carlisle, Freelton, Greensville, and Lynden.

Staff are available by phone at 289-779-7588, chat at hpl.ca, and email at askus@hpl.ca. Branches are open. Check hpl.ca/events for program updates. Thank you for your patience.

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Publish Date:

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Sherwood Branch - Delayed Opening

Due to Staff training, the Sherwood Branch has a delayed opening on Monday, September 23 at 10 am. You may visit the Concession or Valley Park Branch for your library needs.

www.hpl.ca/sherwood

Affected Branch:

Sherwood Branch

Publish Date:

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - 2:00pm

Terryberry Branch: Open with Modified Hours During Construction

UPDATED: From September 3 - 20, the Terryberry Branch will be OPEN with modified service hours due to construction.

Monday - Thursday: 5 - 8 pm

Study Hall: 8 pm - Midnight

Friday, September 20: Closed

Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm

Sunday: 1 - 5 pm

The parking lot, including accessible spots, will remain available.

Members may visit the Concession and Turner Park Branches as their next nearest locations for their library needs.

Affected Branch:

Terryberry Branch

Publish Date:

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - 1:00pm

Mount Hope Branch Renovation Project

photo of mount hope branch of hamilton public library

Update: April 2023

The Hamilton Public Library Board has agreed to take $1 million from its capital projects reserve fund to help pay for the renovation and an updated design of the Mount Hope Branch. The Branch relocated to its current location at the front of the Mount Hope Community Hall at 3027 Homestead Drive. In the proposed feasibility designs, the existing north entry vestibule and exterior ramp will be removed to allow for an increased total space of approximately 2,350 square feet, in comparison to the current 2,230 square feet. This extra space will allow for desirable amenities, including two separate Study areas, a larger Children's Department separate from the Adult and Teen area, more public computers, a centrally located Circulation Desk, a new universal washroom, and more shelving units.

There is an accessible elevator at the rear of the building where the parking lot is located, and there are accessible washrooms. The building, including the addition of the elevator, was renovated in 2017.

Stay up-to-date with the latest renovation developments with The Hamilton Spectator articles:

Expansion of small Mount Hope library has residents mighty glad | TheSpec.com

Hamilton library board officials say cost for renovating Mount Hope branch is about $5.2 million