Barton Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

The accessible washroom at Barton Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.

Published:

Saturday, May 30, 2026 - 12:00pm

Internet outage at Kenilworth Branch

The internet at Kenilworth Branch is not working. We aim to have it fixed quickly.

Published:

Saturday, May 30, 2026 - 11:15am

Digital Microfilm Readers Are Currently Unavailable

Digital microfilm readers are not available at Central library branch until further notice. We're working on a repair. In the meantime a single analog reader is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room

Published:

Monday, May 25, 2026 - 12:00pm

SmartPay Service Not Available

HPL's online payment service is not working. We aim to restore it quickly. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Published:

Friday, May 22, 2026 - 2:15pm

Bookmobile Service Modification

Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of June. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Bookmobile Service June Modifications

Tuesday, June 2:

McMaster University - Cancelled

Friday, June 5:

Winona - Cancelled
Queen Victoria - Cancelled

Saturday, June 6:

All Regular Sites are Cancelled due to a Special Event

Published:

Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm

Staff Professional Development Day - All Branches Closed

All HPL Branches are closed on Friday May 29, for Staff Professional Development. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access service is not available. Regular service hours resume on Saturday May 30.

Visit our Virtual Branch at hpl.ca for our online resources and collections.

Published:

Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 12:00pm

Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor

Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd Floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd Floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:

Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am

Sherwood Branch: Renovations

As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd Floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st Floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm

Statement on Race and Social Equity

POSITION STATEMENT

The Hamilton Public Library Board endorses the following Statement on Race and Social Equity from the Canadian Urban Library Council (CULC) and the Urban Library Council (ULC).

STATEMENT DETAILS

As leader of North America’s public libraries, we are committed to achieving racial and social equity by contributing to a more just society in which all community members can realize their full potential. Our libraries can help achieve true and sustained equity through and intentional, systemic and transformative library-community partnership. Our library systems are working to achieve equity in the communities we serve by:

Eliminating racial and social equity barriers in library programs, services, policies and practices.

Creating and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion and respect both in our library systems and in all aspects of our community role.

Ensuring that we are reaching and engaging disenfranchised people in the community and helping them express their voice.

Serving as a convener and facilitator of conversations and partnerships to address community challenges.

Being forthright on tough issues that are important to our communities.

Libraries are trusted, venerable and enduring institutions, central to their communities and an essential participant in the movement for racial and social equity.

Publish Date

October 2024