All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, May 18, and Victoria Day, Monday, May 19. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca.
All Branches Closed - Victoria Day
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 9:30am
Central Library - Fire Drill
On Tuesday, May 13, a fire drill will be held at 11 am at Central Library. You may visit the Barton or Locke Branches as alternate locations for your library needs. Thank you for your understanding.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 1:30pm
Turner Park Branch - Roof Repair
Due to the ongoing roof repair project, noise and parking disruptions are expected to continue until the end of June. Thank you for your patience.
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Monday, April 28, 2025 - 10:00am
Ancaster Branch - Temporary Closure, May 5-31
From Monday, May 5 to Saturday, May 31, the Ancaster Branch will be temporarily closed due to a roof and HVAC replacement. During this time, service hours will be available at the Ancaster Rotary Centre, 385 Jerseyville Road West, Ancaster. The last day to pick up your Holds is Thursday, May 1st. Thank you for your understanding.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 11:00am
Central Library - Microfilm Machine
The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available, but it doesn't print. We aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 3:30pm
Sherwood Branch - Basement Renovation
The first phase of renovations will begin at the Sherwood Branch from April 10 to May 2. During this time, noise disruptions may occur throughout the branch due to a basement renovation. Parking, access to the building, and collections will not be affected. Thank you for your patience. www.hpl.ca/sherwood
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Monday, April 7, 2025 - 8:30am
Phishing Scheme
Please be aware of online phishing attempts impersonating Hamilton Public Library and Library Staff. HPL does not solicit paid freelance opportunities through social media or other messaging applications. HPL does not request personal or banking information through social media or require financial compensation when reviewing job applications. Please report phishing schemes to communications@hpl.ca. If you think you are a victim of fraud, please call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 10:30am
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.
