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, Friday October 11. 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, Locke, Kenilworth, Mount Hope, Parkdale, Saltfeet, Sherwood, Stoney Creek, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park, Waterdown, and Westdale branches.
Photocopying is available at all branches except for Central Library and the Terryberry, Concession, and Dundas branches. Scanning is not yet available.
Computers are available at Central Library, the Barton, Red Hill Branch, and Sherwood Branches.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions | HPL

Publish Date:

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Thanksgiving Closure - All Branches

All Branches are closed on Sunday, October 13, and Thanksgiving Monday, October 14. Bookmobile, Extended Access, and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, October 15. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca.

www.hpl.ca/hours

Publish Date:

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 - 1:00pm

Terryberry Branch - Parking Lot Access

Due to construction, east exit lanes of the parking lot are not available until October 23. Entry and exit are only through the Mohawk Road side at this time. Thank you for your patience.

Affected Branch:

Terryberry Branch

Publish Date:

Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 9:00am

Kenilworth Branch

Open Hours:

Sun: Closed

Mon: Holiday Closure

Tue: 9:00 am-7:00 pm

Wed: 9:00 am-7:00 pm

Thu: 9:00 am-7:00 pm

Fri: 9:00 am-6:00 pm

Sat: 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Note: Public computers shut down 15 minutes and Makerspaces close 30 minutes before the branch closes.

Address:

103 Kenilworth Avenue North
L8H 4R6 Hamilton, ON
Google Map

AskHPL:

905-546-3200

Bus Routes:

HSR Route 1 - King HSR Route 2 - Barton HSR Route 3 - Cannon HSR Route 10 - Beeline Express HSR Route 41 – Mohawk

Branch Manager:

Melissa McSweeney (mmcsween@hpl.ca)

Branch Features:

Book Return

Free Parking

Public Use Computers

Free WiFi

Wheelchair Accessible

Black and White and Colour Copying

Scan to USB and Email

Accessible Features:

Accessible Parking

Accessible Counter

Accessible Washroom

Automatic Door Opener

Accessible Ramp

Accessible Interview Space

Elevator

Family Change Room

MagnusCards

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photo of kenilworth branch of hamilton public library

Kenilworth Library

The Kenilworth Branch opened in 1932. Its architecture was based on the former Boys and Girls House of the Toronto Public Library. This historical Branch offers materials and programming for children, teens and adults. Kenilworth Branch was most recently renovated in 2012.

The Kenilworth Branch is located at 103 Kenilworth Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8H 4R6.

Closest major intersection

Main Street East and Kenilworth Avenue