All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, October 12, and 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.
Due to the ongoing Mohawk College Support Staff strike, the Bookmobile visit on Monday, October 6, is cancelled. You may select Terryberry Branch as an alternative location to pick up your Holds. On Wednesday, October 8, the Helen Detwiler visit is changed to 11-11:30 am this week.
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.
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.
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 14. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.
Strategic Priorities
The Hamilton Public Library Board approved the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan on May 17th 2023.
- 2025 Letter from the Library Board
- 2024 Letter from the Library Board
- Strategic Plan
- 2023 Letter from the Library Board
- Strategic Plan Process Update
- Accomplishments of the Previous Strategic Plan
- Selected Background Readings
- Additional Selected Background Readings
- Meeting User Needs 2022
- 2022 Letter From the Library Board
Previous Years Strategic Plan information and documents can be found on the next pages.