Barton Branch - Re-opening March 21 at 9 am
Barton Branch will reopen on Friday, March 21, at 9 am. Due to the roof repair project, noise and parking disruptions will continue until April 8. Thank you for your patience.
Turner Park - Roof Repairs
From March 26 until June 30, the Turner Park Branch will undergo a roof repair. There may be parking lot and noise disruptions. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Mount Hope Branch - Photocopying and Scanning Temporarily Not Available
As of Tuesday, March 18, photocopying and scanning are temporarily not available at the Mount Hope Branch. The estimated time of disruption is unknown. Thank you for your patience.
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.
Suggest for Purchase
HPL welcomes suggestions for purchase.
Physical books, graphic novels, movies, music and book club kits.
Please follow these guidelines:
- If you are a local author, use the Spotlight on Local form
- Please check the Library Catalogue to ensure we don’t already have the title.
- Please submit a separate form for each title suggested.
- Suggested titles must be available for purchase in Canada.
- Each suggested title will be considered by our Collections Librarians
- Please request titles published more than two years ago through interlibrary loan.
- Bear in mind that not-yet-released popular books, movies and music are likely on our order list.
- If the suggested title is out-of-print or falls outside of HPL’s Collection Policy and is not purchased, please request through interlibrary loan.
- Use OverDrive’s Recommendation feature for eBook and eAudio purchase suggestions.
- Also check our partner libraries using the link at the top of HPL's OverDrive service.
Due to the volume of submissions, Collections staff are unable to meet with authors individually, or confirm purchase decisions. If purchased,- the items will appear in our catalogue.
