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.
Library Services Update
- JAWS (Job Access With Speech) computers are not available.
- Photocopying and scanning services are available at all branches except at the Westdale Branch. Print on the Go is currently not available.
Contact Library Staff at 289-779-7588, hpl.ca or askus@hpl.ca. Check hpl.ca/events for programs and hpl.ca/hours for open hours.
Mount Hope Branch: Filming
Filming is scheduled to take place on Homestead Drive on January 27 and 28. This may impact access to the Branch due to traffic delays and limited parking. Thank you for your patience.
Central Library - 4th Floor Closure, January 31st
Due to a special event set-up, the 4th Floor is closed on Friday, January 31st all day. The Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 1-3. Thank you for your understanding.
Terryberry Accessible Washroom on the 1st Floor - Out of Order
The accessible washroom on the 1st floor of Terryberry library is unavailable.
Literary Events
- Terryberry Branch
- 100 Mohawk Road West Hamilton ON
Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
- Concession Branch
- 565 Concession Street Hamilton ON
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
- Kenilworth Branch
- 103 Kenilworth Avenue North Hamilton ON
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje
- Valley Park Branch
- 970 Paramount Dr. Stoney Creek ON
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Amateurs by Elizabeth Harmer
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin
- Kenilworth Branch
- 103 Kenilworth Avenue North Hamilton ON
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Changer l'eau des fleurs par Valérie Perrin
- Red Hill Branch
- 695 Queenston Road Hamilton ON
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
- Locke Branch
- 285 Locke Street South Hamilton ON
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
- Binbrook Branch
- 2641 Regional Road 56 Binbrook ON
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
- Locke Branch
- 285 Locke Street South Hamilton ON
The Wisdom of Nurses by Sara Fung and Amie Archibald-Varley
- Kenilworth Branch
- 103 Kenilworth Avenue North Hamilton ON
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Carlisle Branch
- 277 Carlisle Road Carlisle ON
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
- Stoney Creek Branch
- 777 Highway 8 Stoney Creek ON
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
- Dundas Branch
- 18 Ogilvie St Dundas ON
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- Sherwood Branch
- 467 Upper Ottawa Street Hamilton ON