Study Halls at Central Library and Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park, and Waterdown branches resume on Tuesday, September 2. They will be open after-hours Mondays-Thursdays from 8 pm to Midnight. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
Study Halls Return September 2
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 2:15pm
Bookmobile Stop Modified
Due to campus events, McMaster University's Bookmobile Visits for Tuesdays, August 26 and September 2 (3:30-4:30 pm) have been cancelled. Service is expected to resume on Tuesday, September 9. Thank you for your understanding.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
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Published:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 10:15am
Turner Park - Rymal Road Entrance Unavailable
The Rymal Road entrance to the facility will be unavailable today due to an event at the YMCA. Access to the parking lot, accessible parking spaces, back entrance, and external drop box remains available. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 2:30pm
Labour Day Closure
All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, August 31, and Labour Day, Monday, September 1st. Bookmobile is off the road, and Extended Access is not available. Regular service hours resume Tuesday, September 2. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 8:00am
Turner Park - Mid-Day Fire Drill, September 3
Due to a mid-day fire drill, Turner Park Branch and Les Chater Family YMCA are closed for a fire drill from noon-1 pm. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 1:00pm
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 10)
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 10. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. On August 28-29, there may be some noise disruptions and limited parking spots while the roof repair set-up begins. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am
Community Publicity Procedure
PROCEDURE PURPOSE
To outline the procedures related to the promotion, distribution and display of community related publicity material at the Library’s physical locations, online on the library website, or on digital screens and social media platforms.
DEFINITIONS
Community Publicity Material: Promotional material that informs the public of a free event, initiative or service in the Hamilton area.
PROCEDURE DETAILS
Hamilton Public Library (HPL) will only promote material that aligns with its mission and vision.
HPL reserves the right to reject any community publicity material or approve exceptions to promote.
Approval to post community publicity material does not imply the Library’s endorsement of content and will only be accommodated after the Library and the Library Partners’ needs are met.
Community publicity materials may only be accepted from legally constituted non-profit or charitable organizations or government-supported agencies such as the Board of Education.
All material submitted becomes the property of the Library and will not be returned. HPL does not notify the community group if the request is not accepted for any reason, including lack of space.
HPL reserves the right to decide the appropriate medium and location to share community publicity.
We require submission of materials 14 days in advance of event date for Library review and posting.
COMMUNITY PUBLICITY MATERIAL
Acceptable Material
Any print or digital copies submitted to the library must be professional and of high quality. Printed material cannot exceed 8 1/2" x 11". Content should be submitted in file formats as follows:
Print Posters: 8.5"x11" 300dpi PDF
Digital LCD Screens: 1920x1080px JPEG
Social Promotions: 1500x1500px JPEG
Postings are dependent on space available and may vary by library branch.
Material may be accepted if the content of the post meets all of these criteria:
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It is aligned with the Hamilton Public Library’s mission and vision.
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It is a public free event or service offered without discrimination or prejudice to any group.
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It is educational, recreational, cultural, or community interest event or service.
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It is of local interest, occurring in the Hamilton area and relevant to the local community.
Unacceptable Material
Material will not be accepted if its form or content include any of the following:
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Retail or wholesale advertisements, private notices, personal services and information about money-making events sponsored by for-profit organizations.
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Petitions and solicitations including all fundraising activities and events.
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Contravenes the Human Rights Code, the Charter of Rights, the Criminal Code of Canada, City of Hamilton bylaws, or any laws or legislation.
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Material that advocates a particular view such as political, religious or philosophic position.
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Material inappropriate in size (larger than 8 1/2" x 11") format or quality.
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Material received less than 14 days in advance of an event.
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Material, as determined by staff, to be not relevant to their local community.
Distribution and Promotion
HPL may elect to display copies of local community newspapers (e.g. Dundas Star) or other major cultural or educational institutions publications (e.g. college calendars, Stratford or Shaw Festival events) dependent upon space, and availability of acceptable distribution stands where possible.
Community publicity material are not to be placed at customer service desks, or in inappropriate locations such as the floor. This material should not take visual precedence over Library business.
Digital/social media materials should be emailed to communications@hpl.ca for consideration.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Community publicity material must be submitted to HPL Communications Department for review.
Digital material can be emailed to communications@hpl.ca.
Printed material can be dropped off in the Publicity Bin on the 1st Floor of the Central Library or delivered to the following address:
Hamilton Public Library
P.O. Box 2700
Attn: Communications Department
55 York Boulevard
Hamilton, ON L8N 4E4
Communications Department Staff reviews daily the submitted materials to determine if it follows the policy and procedure for approval for display, distribution, or promotion.
Community publicity material is approved and posted only as space and staff time permit. Approved material will be sent to the appropriate branch(s).
Publish Date
February 2022
