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, Thursday November 21. Learn more.

Public computers are available at all branches.
Printing is available at all branches. Photocopying is available at all branches except for the Concession, Dundas, and Terryberry branches. Scanning is not yet available.
Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch.
Automatic check-ins are operating.
Makerspace services are available at select locations.

Contact Library Staff: call 289-779-7588, chat at hpl.ca, and email askus@hpl.ca. Branches are open. Check hpl.ca/events for program updates. Thank you for your patience.

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Publish Date:

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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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.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:30am

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.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:00am

3D Printing Not Available On Sundays

Please note that 3D printing services are unavailable on Sundays. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 2:00pm

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.

Affected Branch:

Central Library

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 2:00pm

Delayed Branch Openings

Due to Staff training, the following branches have delayed openings of 10 am on:

Tuesday, November 19: Concession

Wednesday, November 20: Ancaster (2 pm opening)

Thursday, November 21: Valley Park

Please visit nearby branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 12:00pm

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.

Affected Branch:

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 3:00pm

Roll of Honour - World War II

A (45) B (158) C (118) D (83) E (26) F (60) G (91) H (136) I (5) J (40) K (55) L (77) M (236) N (17) O (32) P (79) Q (3) R (71) S (134) T (62) V (19) W (97) Y (14) Z (7)

Cadeau, Albert Jos.

Cairns, A.H.

Callowhill, Wm. Henry

Cameron, C.V.

Cameron, James

Cameron, Wm.

Campbell, Bruce Earl

Campbell, George

Campbell, Joseph Wilfred

Campbell, Wm. Crawford

Campbell, Wm. Freeman

Candler, G.

Cannon, Robert Henry

Carlson, Ernest William Bernard

Carlstrom, Roy Sigmond

Carlton, John A.

Carlton, Joseph

Carroll, R.J.L.

Carter, Desmond Howard

Carter, James Alex.

Carter, Leonard E.

Carter, R.C.

Caskie, John

Castle, E.

Chabot, L.J.R.

Chadwick, Stanley

Chaffey, Geo. Henry

Chalmers, Jas. G.W.

Chambers, D.R.

Channing, Hughes

Chapman, Roy B.

Charlton, N.E.

Charuck, William

Chaychuk, F.J.

Cheeseman, Howard Lloyd

Cherriere, Nelson Albert

Chilcott, Wm. J.

Chuck, John Chay.

Chudzuk, Stanley F.

Church, Harold Wm.

Churchill, Randolph

Ciccone, Romeo

Clapp, E.W.

Clark, Basil Elliott

Clarke, Ivan

Clarke, John Fred

Clarkson, Robt. Leon

Clausen, R.L.

Cleroux, Gene Boyd

Clifford, Nicholas Hugh

Cline, Grant Depew

Coat, Thos. Chester

Coates, Harry James

Cobbett, John Arthur

Code, H.R.

Colburne, R.A.

Cole, Albert G.

Cole, Paul Joseph

Cole, Richard Martyn

Coleman, Edw. B.

Coleman, Howard A.

Coles, A.J.

Colford, L.M.

Collis, J.A.

Coltman, James

Comeau, J.D.

Commodore, Gerald McL.

Connick, P.

Connolly, Daniel F.

Connor, R.E.

Cook, Gordon Thomas

Cook, Walter Herbert

Cook, Wilfred

Cooke, John Jos.

Coomber, Ernest Wilson

Cooper, Charles Gill

Cooper, Walter D.D.

Cope, W.F.

Copeman, John L.

Corcoran, Gerald Joseph

Corfe, Paul Wm. Newman

Corman, John

Cornelius, Francis

Cosby, Everett Harry

Cosby, W.C.

Cote, Emerson

Cottington, G.S.

Couldrey, Gordon

Coulson, Jack Ambrose

Coutch, Laverne Herbert

Cowman, James Allan

Cox, Chas. Wm.

Cox, Jeffery Henry

Coxe, Kenneth A.

Craig, Robt. Preston

Cramm, R.H.

Crane, Walter James

Crawford, F.C.

Crawford, John Jos.

Creen, Walter

Crichton, Donald John

Cronin, John B.

Cronin, Michael T.J.

Crosthwaite, Harvey Murray

Crough, M.D.

Crowell, M.J.

Crowley, John Wm.

Crozier, David MacLeod

Cruikshank, George M.

Culp, Reginald H.

Cumming, James

Cunningham, Harry Jos.

Cupido, Arnold

Curry, H.N.H.

Curtis, James Edward

Cuthbert, A.E.

Cutmore, Wm. Chas.

Cuzner, Ross Lloyd

City-Wide Outage, Library Service Impacted

Magazine and ILLO Delay

City IT Planned Maintenance

3D Printing Not Available On Sundays

Early Closure - All HPL Branches, Friday, November 22

Delayed Branch Openings

Kenilworth Branch - Roof Repairs

Roll of Honour - World War II

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