Concession Branch - Temporarily Reopening

Starting Thursday, August 27, Concession Branch will temporarily reopen to its regular hours with limited services for a few weeks while construction is paused. The interior construction of a new Makerspace will resume in mid-September. Stay tuned to hpl.ca and our social media channels for updates.

Published:
Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 1:00pm
Print on the Go Currently Unavailable

The Print on the Go service is not working at All Branches. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.

Published:
Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Concession Branch - Noise Disruption

Please excuse the mess and noise as construction takes place today, Thursday, August 27. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Published:
Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 12:00pm
Network Maintenance, Sunday, August 30

From 5am to 11am, HPL's catalogue, library accounts and online resources will not be available due to technical network maintenance. We thank you in advance for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 8:00am
Concession Branch - Temporarily Reopening

Starting Thursday, August 27, the Branch has reopened to its regular hours with limited services for a few weeks while construction is paused. The interior construction of a new Makerspace will resume in mid-September. Stay tuned for more updates.

Published:
Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 8:00am
Delayed Openings and Closures

Due to Staff training, the following service modifications are planned.

  • Turner Park: Wednesday, September 2, Noon-1 pm Closure
  • Red Hill: Friday, September 18, Delayed Opening of 10 am
  • Central Library: Tuesday, September 29, Delayed Opening of 10 am

Visit www.hpl.ca/hours for open alternate locations.

Published:
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Schedule Modifications

Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for September: 

Mon, Sept 7: Library Closed - All Stops Cancelled 

Tues, Sept 8:                    

  • Strathcona Cancelled

  • McMaster Cancelled

Thurs, Sept 10:                 

  • Rockton moved to Saturday 

  • Millgrove moved to Saturday

Sat, Sept 12:                 

  • Stoney Creek Cancelled

  • Riverdale Cancelled

Published:
Monday, August 24, 2026 - 9:30am
Study Halls Pause for Summer Break

After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls

Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm
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More Educator Resources

Discover at Home - Activity sheets and easy experiments for ages Kindergarten - Grade 8.

MCYU Kid Zone - McMaster Child and Youth University makes learning fun.

MediaSmarts Teacher Resources - Digital and media literacy lessons and resources for parents and teachers.

Teaching Kids News - Readable, teachable news.

Group of Six Colouring Book - Download a Colouring and Activity book created by young artists from Six Nations called Group of Six.

Kids Help Phone - Talk to a real person you can trust. Text, chat, phone, messenger available.

HPL Bookmobile Paper Craft - To celebrate Hamilton's Library on wheels, download, print, decorate, fold and glue the HPL Bookmobile Paper Craft.