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

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Mabee, Franklin Thos.

MacArtney, James Edw.

MacCallum, G.A.

MacDonald, Adam Joseph

MacDonald, Alex. Rennie

MacDonald, Chas. William

MacDonald, D.J.C.

Macdonald, John Angus

MacDonald, Wm. Arthur

MacDougall, Leo

Mace, Leonard Arthur

Maceyunas, Z.

MacFarlane, Duncan A.

MacIsaac, Alexander Donald

MacIver, Donald

MacIver, W.A.

Mack, G.E.

Mack, Michael W.

MacKay, George Ian

MacKenzie, Hugh Fraser

MacKeracher, Donald D.

Mackie, Wm. James

MacLachlan, Lauchlan John

MacLean, James D.

MacLean, William Alexander

MacLellan, John Neil

MacLennan, Colin Robinson

MacLeod, E.

MacLeod, J.T.

MacLeod, Norman K.

MacLoghlin, Edward Gregg.

MacMaster, Donald

MacPherson, Alex D.

MacRae, Jamie Duncan

Madaire, Wilfred Edward

Madden, J.H.

Maeder, Paul A.C.

Magdziasz, Joseph

Magee, Gerald

Magner, Paul L.

Magnussen, Elmer

Magrath, Douglas A.

Male, John F.

Maloney, Jos. Edw.

Maloney, W.F.P.

Mann, Victor

Manto, Harold Martin

Manton, Robert George

Mara, J.J.

Margeson, W.S.

Marlatt, Muir

Marlow, Arthur Herb. L.

Marquis, Robt. Oliver

Marr, Gordon

Marr, Lorne Andrew

Marsden, Kenneth R.

Marshall, John N.

Marston, Edward Albert

Martin, Albert Edw.

Martin, Arthur Joseph

Martin, Clifford MacKenzie

Martin, Franklyn

Martin, Geo.

Martin, Harold Stuart

Martin, Ivan Harold

Martin, J.

Martin, Lloyd

Martin, Richard Chas.

Martin, T.

Marziarz, Joseph

Mason, Chas. Richard

Massey, Robt. A.

Massicotte, A.

Matchett, Geo. Elwood

Matthews, George Frederick

Maude, Frederick

May, Geo. Alfred

McAllister, Earl Henry

McAndrew, Henry F.

McAteer, J.H.

McBride, Clarence W.

McCallum, Robt.

McCann, T.F.

McCann, William Daniel

McCarroll, Charles K.

McCarroll, Thos. Geo.

McCarthy, S.R.

McCartney, G.D.E.

McCaul, W.A.

McCay, G.G.

McChesney, Geo. Arthur

McClintock, Patrick Michael

McClughon, A.M.

McClung, Vernon F.

McComb, Roy Ernest

McComble, J.S.

McConachie, Roy Jas.

McConnell, Andrew J.

McConville, L.A.

McCormich, G.A.

McCormich, James Russell

McCourt, Hugh F.

McCowell, Leo D.

McCracken, Maxwell Joseph

McCrae, M.P.

McCrae, S.B.

McCulley, Robt.

McCulloch, Gordon S.

McCulloch, William James

McCutcheon, Hugh John

McDermott, Geo. Alfred

McDonald, Alexander Robert

McDonald, Francis Geo.

McDonald, John Swan

McDonald, Richard

McElheran, John A.

McElroy, George Joseph

McEwen, Mervin Clare

McFayden, Donald Alex.

McFie, J.

McGarrell, F.M.

McGarry, F.W.

McGee, Lawrence Edw.

McGivney, Raymond George

McGlade, J.M.

McGouey, J.P.

McGrath, Samuel James

McGregor, Arthur Robert

McGregor, James

McGregor, Malcolm Wm.

McIlwain, Donald M.

McIntee, Frederick Paul

McIntosh, John Archibald

McIntyre, Bruce

McIntyre, Donald Leslie

McIver, Bruce Gordon, D.F.C.

McIver, F.L.

McKay, Harry

McKay, Robt. J.

McKeen, Edward

McKellar, Donald A.

McKenzie, G.W.

McKeon, Wm. Allan

McKillop, Donald Neil

McKim, W.R.

McKinnon, S.A.

McLaren, J.C.

McLaren, John C.

McLaren, Nelson

McLaughlin, Thos. Chas.

McLea, John A.

McLeish, John Alex

McLena, Gordon Gillean

McLeod, Donald

McLeod, Ernest

McLeod, I.S.

McLeod, Norman

McMillan, R.S.

McMillan, Robert

McNamara, James

McParland, O.

McPhail, A.B.

McPherson, Ronald Dennis

McQueen, Donald Gord.

McQueen, Francis E.

McQueen, William Melvin, D.F.C.

McRae, William Gordon

McWade, John Robt.

Meehan, Robt. Paul

Meeks, Mike

Megson, Robert H.

Meilleur, G.

Meiners, Albert W.

Melrose, James Adam W.

Merpaw, William Leo

Merrick, George

Meyrick, William Charles

Michael, Evans Gerow

Michalski, B.

Middleton, Wm. Thos.

Millar, Robert William

Miller, Harry L.

Miller, Robert W.

Miller, Roy Clifford

Mills, Clive

Mills, W.A.

Miln, Robert Lyon

Minett, Harry

Mino, Harold

Misner, E.N.

Mitchell, Joseph

Mitchell, Rex Harris

Moe, R.M.

Moffat, William Howard

Moffitt, Eber Leslie

Mohrman, Basil F.

Molnar, Gregory

Monaco, Ernest Guiseppe

Montgomery, D.

Montgomery, George Franklin

Montgomery, Ralph Jos.

Moore, Stanley L.

Moran, Thos. Earl

Morgan, Bernard John

Morgan, James D.

Morgan, Lionel A.

Morgan, Ormand K.

Morgan, Patrick Bryan Joseph

Morgan, W.T.

Moriarity, Edw. Thomas

Morin, Jos. W.H.

Morrey, J.

Morris, Frederick Wm.

Morris, Kenneth Allen

Morris, W.L.

Morrison, R.L.

Morton, William Cuthbert

Mosley, Jim Wallace

Mowry, D.F

Moxley, James

Moyes, Lorne T.

Muise, Joseph Arthur

Mulholland, James

Mumford, Leonard K.

Munro, William George

Munroe, James Henry

Munson, David Olaf

Murphy, David

Murphy, J.F.

Murphy, R.J.

Murray, D.F.

Murray, D.M.

Murray, S.E.

Murray, Wm. Arnold

Mutch, Rod. C.

Myers, Henry Patrick

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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