The City of Hamilton's cybersecurity-related outage that began on Sunday February 25, continues to Thursday June 13. This outage affects Library services and some programs. 

• Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch.
• Website log-in, self-check kiosks, sorters, public computers, and scanning are not available.
• Some Makerspace services are available. 
• Printing via USB is now available on the 2nd Floor of Central Library and at the Ancaster, Barton, Red Hill, Terryberry, Kenilworth, Dundas, Westdale, Valley Park, Saltfleet, Stoneycreek and Turner Park branches. 
• Extended Access is cancelled. We are working with the City to restore these services.

Check for updates and frequently asked questions. Thank you for your patience.

Library Services Available

Staff are available by phone at 289-779-7588, chat and email at askhpl@hpl.ca. Branches are open. Study Halls are available. Check the event listings for program updates. Members can browse the Catalogue but can’t log in or place holds. Thank you for your patience.