Greensville Branch will be closed on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 due to poor weather. Study Hall and Extended Access are also cancelled.
Greensville Branch Closure
Published:
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 7:00am
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled- Wednesday February 18
All Bookmobile stops are cancelled today, Wednesday, February 18, 2026 due to poor weather.
Published:
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 7:00am
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 2:30pm
Central Library - Jackson Square Entrance
On Wednesday, February 18, the Jackson Square Entrance's sliding doors are scheduled for repairs. Please use York Boulevard as an alternate entrance. Thank you for your patience.
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Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:00pm
Concession Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Starting the week of February 9, renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Computer availability may be limited, and the Living Room space is closed. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Starting the week of February 23, the 2nd Floor will be closed. The Children's collection will be temporarily available on the 1st Floor. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation
Starting Tuesday, February 10, the First Floor Living Room will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3.
Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead.
Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.
Thursday, February 19
Rockton (10:30am-11:30am) - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)
Wednesday, February 25
Swansea 10:00-10:30am - Cancelled
Helen Detwiler 11:00am-12:00pm - Cancelled
Warplane Museum 3:00-4:00pm - Cancelled
Friday, February 27
Winona 11:00am-12:00pm - Cancelled
Maplewood 2:30-4:00pm - Cancelled
Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused
Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused.
Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
HPL Reveals the 2022 Hamilton Reads Title
HAMILTON, ON – May 12, 2022 – First Canada issued a resounding well done for author Norma Dunning’s short story collection Tainna: The Unseen Ones. Now it’s Hamilton’s turn to do the same.
The winner of the 2021 Governor General Literary Award for Fiction is this year’s Hamilton Reads choice.
Throughout the year, Hamilton Public Library invites Members to join the many events, conversations and celebrations focused on the six short stories in Tainna. The modern-day Inuk characters in Tainna range from homeless to extravagantly wealthy, spiritual and jaded, young and elderly, alive and deceased. Each is united by shared feelings of alienation, displacement and loneliness.
“Hamilton Reads is a very unique celebration of a writer's work,” said Dunning, a writer, scholar, researcher, professor and grandmother who lives in Edmonton, AB. “It is a festival that gives the reader time to understand the depth of the words, issues and creativity that lie within a book.”
Book Club chats, art exhibits, concerts and more are planned throughout the year. Bookmark hpl.ca/hamilton-reads to stay up to date. Pick up a Hamilton Reads Tic Tac Toe card at any of HPL’s 23 branches and bookmobile or online at hpl.ca/hamilton-reads. Complete a single line to earn a ticket for a prize draw or complete a full card to earn a special edition Hamilton Reads mug.
“This is HPL’s 13th Hamilton Reads — our year-long, One Book One Community celebration. Tainna is the first time we’ve chosen a short story collection. We hope readers and the community will enjoy, learn and relish the in-depth look into this exceptional book about Canada’s original storytellers,” said HPL’s Director, Collections and Program Development, Cindy Poggiaroni.
