The sliding door at Terryberry Branch is not working properly. Please use accessible ramp entrance.
Terryberry Branch Entrance Out of Order
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Published:
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 12:00pm
Online Resources and Guest WiFi Access - October 12 -13
Due to network maintenance, online resources and Guest Wi-Fi will not be available from 6 am Sunday, October 12 to 7 am Monday, October 13. Thank you for your patience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:30pm
Delayed Branch Openings
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Monday, October 20
Ancaster Branch, 10 am
Tuesday, October 21
Central Library, 10 am
Sherwood Branch, 10 am
Thursday, October 23
Locke Branch, 10am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
All Branches Closed for October 12
All branches close on Sunday, October 12, 2025 for Thanksgiving. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 2:00pm
Branch Closures - Thanksgiving
All HPL Branches are closed on Thanksgiving Monday, October 13. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, October 14. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 2:00pm
Interlibrary Loan Service on Pause
Interlibrary Loan (ILLO) service will be temporarily paused starting Friday, September 26, due to continued negotiations between CUPW and Canada Post. We apologize for the inconvenience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Friday, September 26, 2025 - 1:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 20)
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 20. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am
Science Odyssey Teen Hack-a-Thon
Join us for our first ever Hamilton Teen Hack-a-thon. Bring your laptop and your teammate and use your coding skills to tackle a literacy challenge. Team of 2 or 3 are welcome.
McMaster mentors will be on hand to coach and assist. Pizza lunch will be provided. Parents are encouraged to stop in and observe what the students will learn. Everyone welcome at 2:00 p.m. to celebrate all the projects and congratulate the winning team. The 1st place team will win a scholarship for the Leap Summer Camp program.
What is Science Odyssey?
The Teen Hack-a-thon is part of Science Odyssey’s ten days (May 6 – May 14) of discovery and innovation. Hundreds of events will take place all across Canada. Science Odyssey is sponsored by the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) wants to engage with Canada’s scientific community in a new cross-Canada event that celebrates discovery and innovation.
This program is offered with the generous support of the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) by McMaster University, Computing and Software in partnership with the Hamilton Public Library.
If you're taking on the challenge call Central Library at 905-546-3200 x3434
