Central Library's 1st Floor Women's Washroom will be closed Monday morning (July 21). Please use the washrooms on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
HPL's catalogue is not available Sunday July, 20 5:00am - 10:00am due to system maintenance. Thank you for your patience.
Filming will take place near the Locke Branch from July 13 to 16, which will impact traffic flow and parking. We apologize for the inconvenience.
- North side of Homewood Avenue between Lockes Street South and Kent Street
- North/South side of Stanley Avenue
- East side of Kent Street between Stanley Avenue and Homewood Avenue
The parking lot elevator at Terryberry Branch is not working. Members will need to use the accessible ramp at the Mohawk entrance and the inner elevator. We're working to get it fixed quickly.
Please note that the audio volume levels on our public computers are having issues. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. Thank you for your patience.
The accessibility ramp at Mount Hope Branch is damaged. The handrail is not available. The ramp will not be available while being repaired. We aim to fix it quickly.
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.