All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, October 12, and Thanksgiving Monday, October 13. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, October 14. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca.
Due to the ongoing Mohawk College Support Staff strike, the Bookmobile visit on Monday, October 6, is cancelled. You may select Terryberry Branch as an alternative location to pick up your Holds. On Wednesday, October 8, the Helen Detwiler visit is changed to 11-11:30 am this week.
Interlibrary Loan (ILLO) service will be temporarily paused starting Friday, September 26, due to continued negotiations between CUPW and Canada Post. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 14. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.
World Languages
The Hamilton Public Library has a broad collection of books and dvds for adults and children in a variety of languages other than English. As well, the library has a collection of world music cds and online access to newspapers in many languages.
Here are the languages represented and where to find them:
Arabic
Chinese
Croatian
Dutch
Farsi
French
- French - Adult Collection
- French - Teen's Collection
- French - Children's Collection
- French eBooks
- French Interactive Children’s eBooks
- French - Book Club Kits
German
Hindi
Italian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Russian
Serbian
Spanish
Ukranian
Urdu