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. Learn more.
- Public computers are available at all branches. JAWS (Job Access With Speeh) computers are not available
- Printing is available at all branches.
- Photocopying is available at all branches except for the Concession Branch.
- Scanning is not yet available.
- Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch.
- Makerspace services are available at select locations.
Contact Library Staff at 289-779-7588, hpl.ca or askus@hpl.ca. Check hpl.ca/events for programs and hpl.ca/hours for open hours.
Delayed Branch Opening- Terryberry
Due to Staff training, the Terryberry Branch opens at 10am on Wednesday December 11.
Please visit nearby branches Turner Park or Ancaster, which both open at 9am Wednesday. hpl.ca/hours
Extended Access - Monday, December 9
On Monday, December 9, computers are available during Extended Access. However, printing and scanning are not. We apologize for the inconvenience.
OpenLibrary by Internet Archive
The Hamilton Public Library has partnered with Internet Archive to provide digital access to HPL’s 51,000+ physical titles. Browse for one hour or borrow up to 10 books for 14 days. When loans expire the books disappear on your device. HPL’s collection is part of 900,000 digitized texts available worldwide through Internet Archive’s Open Library.
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