(Wi-Fi service is not available at Ancaster, Carlisle and Valley Park branches)
Members can now access HPL’s Wi-Fi service on their personal devices at all branches except Ancaster, Carlisle and Valley Park. Please be patient as service may be interrupted while our team works to ensure stable connectivity across all branches. Check back frequently for the most recent service updates.
Publish Date:
Monday, March 18, 2024 - 9:00am
City-Wide Outage, Library Service Impacted
The City of Hamilton's cybersecurity-related outage that began Sun Feb 25 continues today, Mon March 18. This outage affects Library services and some programs. Website login, self-check kiosks, sorters, public computers, printing, scanning, Makerspaces are not available. Extended Access is cancelled. We are working with the City to restore these services and will provide updates as often as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Library Services Available
Staff are available by phone: 289-779-7588, chat, and email. Branches are open. Study Halls are available. Guest Wi-Fi is available. Check the event listings for program updates. The Catalogue is available to browse, but you cannot log in or place holds at this time. Thank you for your patience.
Carpenters Union Local 18 marching up James Street on September 2, 1958. They are just passing the Lister Building at the corner of King William Street.
Here is a float celebrating the 60th anniversary of Barbers Local 131 moving up James Street North on September 8, 1959. They have just reached the corner of King and James and you can see the old City Hall in the background.
Some ladies riding on an unidentified float during the Labour Day Parade on September 6, 1960. They have just gone past the intersection of King and James Streets and are continuing up James Street.
Delegation from the Hamilton & District Labour Council marching west at Market Square. Mayor Victor Kennedy Copps is in the white hat marching behind the banner. King William Street and the Lister building are in the background.