Magazine and ILLO Delay
Magazine and ILLO deliveries are delayed due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.
City IT Planned Maintenance
A City IT systems update is scheduled for early Saturday morning. This will impact access to HPL's network and some applications. This update will improve overall network capacity, performance, resiliency, reliability and is the foundation for future network updates. Thank you for your patience.
3D Printing Not Available On Sundays
Please note that 3D printing services are unavailable on Sundays. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Early Closure - All HPL Branches, Friday, November 22
Due to a special event, all HPL branches will close at 4 pm on Friday, November 22.
Central Library's 4th Floor will be closed all day except for the Newcomer Learning Centre and Makerspace which will be open until 4 pm.
Regular service hours resume on Saturday, November 23.
Thank you for your understanding.
Kenilworth Branch - Roof Repairs
From November 11 to 29, the parking lot may not be available at certain times of the day due to repair maintenance. There may also be some noise disruptions in the branch. Thank you for your understanding.
Show Your Library Some Love: Help Us Reach 7 Million Items Borrowed In 2016
HAMILTON, ON – October 21, 2016 – Hamilton Public Library launches its seven million challenge, calling on the help of customers to reach a 2016 circulation goal of seven million items borrowed by December 31, 2016.
WHAT: The challenge encourages staff and customers to put their library cards to good use over the next three months and help the Library reach its largest circulation goal to-date. Every item borrowed counts towards the goal, so take a few extra items with you each time you borrow. Borrowing can be done online at hpl.ca or in-person at any Hamilton Public Library Branch until the end of December. As of September 2016, HPL was approximately 2 million items away from our goal.
WHO: 22 Branches and two bookmobiles are participating in this challenge and items can be physically borrowed by visiting any of these locations.
Items can also be borrowed online from Hamilton Public Library’s large electronic resource collection.
WHEN: The challenge is now underway and will run until the end of December 2016. Monthly progress updates will be available online at hpl.ca.
WHERE: To participate in this challenge, visit any of Hamilton Public Library’s 22 locations, two bookmobiles, or check out HPL’s digital collection available at hpl.ca. Throughout this challenge, don’t forget to share what you’re reading by using #HPLreads and tweeting us at @HamiltonLibrary.
About Hamilton Public Library
The Hamilton Public Library is a vibrant hub for information and culture, providing our diverse community the Freedom to Discover. As one of the largest library systems in Canada, Hamiltonians can discover something new at our 22 locations, two bookmobiles or through our extensive digital collections. Visit us online at hpl.ca. Follow us on Twitter @hamiltonlibrary. Like us on Facebook at HamiltonPublicLibrary.
