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, Wednesday September 18. 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, Kenilworth, Parkdale, Red Hill, Saltfeet, Sherwood, Stoney Creek, Turner Park, Valley Park, Waterdown, and Westdale branches.
Photocopying and scanning are not yet available.

Public computers are available at Central Library. Extended Access is available at Carlisle, Freelton, Greensville, and Lynden.

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, September 17, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Sherwood Branch - Delayed Opening

Due to Staff training, the Sherwood Branch has a delayed opening on Monday, September 23 at 10 am. You may visit the Concession or Valley Park Branch for your library needs.

www.hpl.ca/sherwood

Affected Branch:

Sherwood Branch

Publish Date:

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - 2:00pm

Terryberry Branch: Open with Modified Hours During Construction

UPDATED: From September 3 - 20, the Terryberry Branch will be OPEN with modified service hours due to construction.

Monday - Thursday: 5 - 8 pm

Study Hall: 8 pm - Midnight

Friday, September 20: Closed

Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm

Sunday: 1 - 5 pm

The parking lot, including accessible spots, will remain available.

Members may visit the Concession and Turner Park Branches as their next nearest locations for their library needs.

Affected Branch:

Terryberry Branch

Publish Date:

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - 1:00pm

2024-25 Writer in Residence

Anna Chatterton is the 2024-25 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence.

Photo by Colin Czerneda/ McMaster University

About Anna Chatterton

Anna Chatterton is a writer and actor. She is a two-time finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama. Her published writing includes the plays Within the Glass, Quiver, Cowgirl Up, Gertrude and Alice and the upcoming Children of Fire (non-fiction).

Anna's work has been produced across Canada and the United States. Anna is the winner of a City of Hamilton Arts Award, a Toronto Theatre Critics Award, an LA Independent Women Film Award for Best Narrative Feature and a Dora Mavor Award. She was nominated for a Juno Award, a Hamilton Literary Award for Fiction and five Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Anna has been in residence at seven theatres. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph.

She lives in Hamilton with her husband and daughter.

Schedule an Appointment

Creative writers in the Hamilton community who would like one-on-one input, either in-person or virtually, are welcome to book a 45-minute appointment one consultation per term with Anna. To learn more and book a consultation, visit Anna Chatterton’s booking webpage. Note: January-April appointments can be scheduled starting in mid-December.

Office hours:

September 16 to December 18, 2024

McMaster University 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton: Mondays 12:30-5:30pm and Wednesdays 10am-1pm
Central Library, 55 York Blvd., 2nd Floor Program Room: Thursdays 10am-6pm

January 7 to April 3, 2025

McMaster University 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton: Tuesdays 12:30-8pm
Central Library 55 York Blvd., 2nd Floor Program Room: Thursdays 10am-6pm

To learn more and book a consultation, visit Anna Chatterton’s booking webpage.

Mentoring Tip from Anna: I have experience working with plays, prose and creative non-fiction. I am less experienced with poetry and genre writing. I have experience in traditional publishing but may not be able to offer guidance in self-publishing. Once you book an appointment (below), I will ask that you send me 10 pages of writing a week before we meet. You can also just book a meeting without sending your writing and we can talk about the writing process, the business of writing, or whatever you are curious about learning. NOTE: You may only book one consultation per term (one in fall and one in winter). If you book multiple consultations in the fall, in fairness to the public, I will need to cancel any subsequent consultations unless there is space available after we meet initially. 

Anna Chatterton’s website
Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence website