Library Spaces and Room Rentals

Meeting room rentals at HPL are currently on pause as we prioritize Library spaces for free community programming. Study rooms, privacy-on-demand spaces, and the Piano Practice Room remain available.

Room Rentals at HPL

Hamilton Public Library offers a variety of spaces to meet, work and study. Select meeting rooms are available for rental when not reserved for library business.

After Library programming is scheduled, priority for room reservations is given to City and community partners with civic, educational, and cultural goals. Please read our Working with Us Policy to learn about room booking guidelines, fees, and library partnerships.

Types of Rooms

Study Rooms

Study rooms are available at the following branches:

• Ancaster
• Binbrook
• Dundas
• Parkdale
• Terryberry
• Turner Park
• Valley Park
• Waterdown

Rooms are free to use, available in two-hour blocks on a first-come, first-served basis. Rooms cannot be booked within 15 minutes of closing.

How to Book
Reserve online or contact staff by phone, email, chat or in person.

Online Booking Requirements

• A valid HPL library card is required for online bookings.
• Bookings can be made up to two weeks in advance, in two-hour time slots.
• Valid ID is accepted for in-person reservations.

Booking Guidelines

• One booking per person or group per day (one library card per group).
• Reservations are held for 10 minutes after the start time.
• Check in at the desk with your library card or photo ID—staff will unlock the room.
• You may stay longer if no one else has booked the room afterward.
• Rooms cannot be booked within 15 minutes of closing.

Privacy On-Demand Spaces (PODS)

HPL offers single-occupancy and four-person PODs to study, work and meet at Central Library’s first and second floors.

PODs provide a sound-proof work environment with chairs, work surfaces, Wi-Fi connection and USB/power outlets.

PODs are currently available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To make a reservation please call, email or chat with Staff, visit a Branch or book online.

POD Guidelines:

• Members require a valid HPL library card to reserve either of the two PODs.
• PODs can be booked for two (2) hour sessions, with two 30-minute extensions if available, once a day.  See HPL Staff to extend your time. 
• PODs can be booked up to two (2) weeks in advance and will be held for 10 minutes only. 
• In the PODs, only drinks and snacks are allowed, but hot meals are not permitted. Please be courteous and keep the spaces tidy. 

Piano Practice Room

Central Library’s 2nd Floor Piano Room offers a quiet space for practice.

One-hour sessions are available during open hours, except for the last booking of the day, which is 45 minutes. To make a reservation up to two weeks in advance, please call, email or chat with Staff.

Updated June 2025