Limited Parking at Locke Branch

The parking on Locke Street directly in front of the Locke Branch is blocked due fiming around Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave., January 20-24.

Affected Branch(es):

Locke Branch

Publish Date:

Monday, January 20, 2025 - 10:00am

Warming Places - All Branches

The City of Hamilton has issued a Cold Alert. All HPL branches are warming centres during our service hours. More locations are available throughout the city.

www.hamilton.ca/winterresponse

Publish Date:

Sunday, January 19, 2025 - 12:00pm

Accessible Door Not Working - Kenilworth Branch

The accessibility wave sensor is out of order for exiting the Kenilworth branch. Aplogies for the inconvenience.

Affected Branch(es):

Kenilworth Branch

Nearest Branches:

Barton Branch

Red Hill Branch

Publish Date:

Saturday, January 18, 2025 - 10:15am

Bookmobile - Modified Service

Monday, January 20

Riverdale 4:00-5:00 updated to 3:30-4:00
Stinson 5:30-6:30 updated to 4:30-5:30

Tuesday, January 21

Greencedar 4:00-5:00 updated to 3:30-4:15
Mountview 5:30-6:30 updated to 4:30-5:30

Wednesday, January 22

Winona Park 3:00-4:00: Cancelled
Rosedale 5:30-6:30 updated to 4:30-5:30

Affected Branch(es):

Bookmobile

Publish Date:

Saturday, January 18, 2025 - 10:00am

Notices

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HPL Catalogue - Scheduled Maintenance

Due to scheduled maintenance, HPL's Library catalogue will be not available from 8am to 10am on Sunday, January 26, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Publish Date:

Monday, January 20, 2025 - 1:15pm

Terryberry Accessible Washroom on the 1st Floor - Out of Order

The accessible washroom on the 1st floor of Terryberry library is unavailable.

Affected Branch:

Terryberry Branch

Nearest Branches:

Concession Branch

Turner Park Branch

Publish Date:

Friday, January 17, 2025 - 12:30pm

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.

Publish Date:

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - 5:30pm

Call for Judges: Power of the Pen

The 30th Annual Power of the Pen is Hamilton Public Library's long-standing competition for teens. Teens ages 12-18 from Hamilton and surrounding areas can submit poems and short stories (in English, French or both) to receive feedback from writing professionals. First and second-place entries qualify for the Hamilton Association for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art's (HAALSA) Maitland Banting Silver Quill Award or Poetry Award.

As adults, past winners have used their writing skills to inform, inspire, entertain and persuade in careers as journalists, authors, artists, lawyers, politicians and teachers.

This year, we have the following Volunteer Judge opportunities available:

Poetry and Short Story categories for ages 12-15: local English teachers and Children and Young Adult authors Canada-wide.
Poetry and Short Story categories for ages 16-18: Children and Young Adult authors Canada-wide and local English teachers.
French Poetry and Short Story categories for ages 12-18: Francophone writers and educators Canada-wide.

Volunteer Judges can expect to receive an electronic package of entries in November 2024 and have six weeks to review, provide brief feedback, choose a 1st- and 2nd- place winner and any (optional) Honourable Mentions.

In recruiting for this Volunteer team, HPL welcomes the unique contributions one brings in: education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. Hamilton Public Library is an equal opportunity employer and strives to build balanced teams.

Learn more information about the annual writing competition:

https://teens.hpl.ca/articles/power-pen-creative-writing-contest

If you have any questions or are interested in a Volunteer Judge role or providing feedback, support, and encouragement to teen writers, please email mnichols@hpl.ca.