Turner Park - Study Hall Cancellation

Study Hall on Thursday, May 21, is cancelled due to plumbing maintenance. Study Hall will resume on Monday, May 25. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 12:00pm
Staff Professional Development Day - All Branches Closed

All HPL Branches are closed on Friday May 29, for Staff Professional Development. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access service is not available. Regular service hours resume on Saturday May 30.

Visit our Virtual Branch at hpl.ca for our online resources and collections.

Published:
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 12:00pm
Greensville Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

The accessible washroom at Greensville Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.

Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:15am
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor

Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd Floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd Floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Sherwood Branch: Renovations

As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd Floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st Floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
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Free Museum Access

Scout the fox in a black jacket holding an HPL card inside a blue circleA physical or digital Hamilton Public Library card gives you free access to Hamilton's eight City-owned museums. Each person over age five must have a physical or digital library card for free entry at each museum except at the Children's Museum, where each person over age one must have a library card for free entry.

Interested in visiting the Art Gallery of Hamilton too? Borrow a 14-day AGH Pass with your Hamilton Public Library card for free admission (for up to four adults).

It's easy to get a HPL card. Full details are at hpl.ca/librarycard.

You can also virtually tour Hamilton's eight Civic Museums.

For hours and museum information, visit the City of Hamilton's Museums site.

 

Hamilton Public Library logo and Hamilton Civic Museums logo side by side