The Fourth Floor is closed all day on Friday, January 30, for Hamilton's Black History Month Launch special event. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available for study and work. www.hpl.ca/central
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure, Friday, January 30
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Monday, January 26, 2026 - 12:45pm
Delayed Opening of Branches
All branches, except Greensville, will open at noon on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to poor weather conditions. Study Hall and Extended Access will continue as scheduled. All bookmobile stops are canceled.
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Monday, January 26, 2026 - 7:00am
Greensville Branch Closure
The Greensville Branch will be close All Day on Monday, January 26, 2026 due to poor weather. Study Hall and Extended Access are also cancelled.
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Monday, January 26, 2026 - 7:00am
Ancaster Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Ancaster Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
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Friday, January 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Locke Branch - Filming Nearby
Filming will take place at 86 Homewood Avenue from January 28-30, 7 am-11 pm. Production vehicles and equipment will be located on the north side of Stanley Avenue between Locke Street South and Kent Street. This will impact the availability of side-street parking. Thank you for your patience.
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Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:00pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused
Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused.
Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Daily Hours Update
Starting Monday, February 2, Central Library's daily hours will move back to a 9 am opening instead of 8 am, Monday through Saturday. Please make note of this new service change for your next visit. www.hpl.ca/hours
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library – Digital Microfilm Machines
The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room. This reader does not support printing. We apologize for the inconvenience and aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible.
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Monday, January 19, 2026 - 1:45pm
Online Resources - Update
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.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 11:00am
Printing Updates
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.
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Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
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.
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Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
One eRead Canada 2025 Literary Choice
Valid by Chris Bergeron (with the English translation by Natalia Hero) is this year’s One eRead / Un Livrel Canada title choice. It’s available without holds or waiting lists from April 1-30, 2025.
Download the eBook or eAudiobook:
eBook – English
eBook - French
eAudiobook - French
About the Book
Set in a disturbingly transfigured Montreal in the year 2050, Valid is a monologue delivered over the span of eight hours by Christelle, a seventy-year-old trans woman forced to live as a man in order to survive. Speaking to her captor, an ever-more powerful AI, she turns the tables and mounts her own revolution by showing her truest self. Part autofiction, part dystopic speculation on an all-too-possible future characterized by corporate power, ecological collapse, and political havoc, Valid is an ambitious work that is as much philosophical as it is confessional.
About One eRead Canada
This national One Book, One City initiative is an opportunity for all public libraries to participate in a Canada-wide digital reading program. It’s presented by the Canadian Urban Libraries Council / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CULC/CBUC).
Un Livrel/One eRead Canada brings people and libraries together from coast to coast to read and/or listen to a single title in both English and French and engage with each other about how it impacted them. This initiative is similar to a One Book, One City program, but on a national scale in digital format, and with a bilingual offering. It highlights French and English literary gems from Canada and celebrates works in translation.
Books are an important means of connecting and understanding the world around us; the importance of access to digital books and audio has never been so clear for libraries and our users.
Share your thoughts on this year’s novel by using these hashtags on your social media:
#1eReadLivrelCanada #BookClub
Join the One eRead Canada Book Club Facebook Live Group.
National Online Events
Author Chris Bergeron will sit down with CBC on Wednesday, April 23, at 7 pm and with Radio-Canada in French on Thursday, April 24, at 7 pm. Stay tuned for more details.
Consultez le livre numérique ou le livre audio-numérique et discutez en ligne de la sélection 2025 de Un Livrel/One eRead Canada avec d'autres amateurs de livres.
