City-Wide Outage, Library Service Impacted

HPL is recovering from the City of Hamilton's cybersecurity-related outage, which began Sunday February 25 and continues today, Wednesday November 20. Learn more.

Public computers are available at all branches.
Printing is available at all branches. Photocopying is available at all branches except for the Concession, Dundas, and Terryberry branches. Scanning is not yet available.
Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch.
Automatic check-ins are operating.
Makerspace services are available at select locations.

Contact Library Staff: call 289-779-7588, chat at hpl.ca, and email askus@hpl.ca. Branches are open. Check hpl.ca/events for program updates. Thank you for your patience.

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Publish Date:

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Magazine and ILLO Delay

Magazine and ILLO deliveries are delayed due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:30am

City IT Planned Maintenance

A City IT systems update is scheduled for early Saturday morning. This will impact access to HPL's network and some applications. This update will improve overall network capacity, performance, resiliency, reliability and is the foundation for future network updates. Thank you for your patience.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:00am

3D Printing Not Available On Sundays

Please note that 3D printing services are unavailable on Sundays. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 2:00pm

Early Closure - All HPL Branches, Friday, November 22

Due to a special event, all HPL branches will close at 4 pm on Friday, November 22.

Central Library's 4th Floor will be closed all day except for the Newcomer Learning Centre and Makerspace which will be open until 4 pm.

Regular service hours resume on Saturday, November 23.

Thank you for your understanding.

Affected Branch:

Central Library

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 2:00pm

Delayed Branch Openings

Due to Staff training, the following branches have delayed openings of 10 am on:

Tuesday, November 19: Concession

Wednesday, November 20: Ancaster (2 pm opening)

Thursday, November 21: Valley Park

Please visit nearby branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 12:00pm

Kenilworth Branch - Roof Repairs

From November 11 to 29, the parking lot may not be available at certain times of the day due to repair maintenance. There may also be some noise disruptions in the branch. Thank you for your understanding.

Affected Branch:

Kenilworth Branch

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 3:00pm

Red Hill Branch

Open Hours:

Sun: 1:00 pm-5:00 pm

Mon: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Tue: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Wed: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Thu: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Fri: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Sat: 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Note: Public computers shut down 15 minutes and Makerspaces close 30 minutes before the branch closes.

Study Hall Hours*:

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Tuesday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Wednesday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Thursday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Friday: Closed

Saturday: Closed

Address:

695 Queenston Road
L8G 1A1 Hamilton, ON
Google Map

AskHPL:

289-779-7588

Bus Routes:

HSR Route 1 - King HSR Route 4 – Bayfront HSR Route 10 - B-line Express

Branch Manager:

Kat Drennan-Scace (kdrennan@hpl.ca)

Branch Features:

Book Return

Computer Training Lab

Free Parking

Multipurpose Rooms

Public Use Computers

Free WiFi

Wheelchair Accessible

French Collection

Bike Rack

Makerspace

Makerspace Booking

Makerspace Equipment

Self-Serve Lamination

Black and White and Colour Copying

Scan to USB and Email

Extended Study Hours

Accessible Features:

Accessible Parking

Accessible Counter

Automatic Door Opener

Accessible Ramp

Family Change Room

JAWs

MagnusCards

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photo of the front entrance of the Red Hill Branch

Taking its name from the historic Red Hill Creek area, the Red Hill Branch opened in February 1969. The Branch moved to its current location in the plaza in 1983. To meet the demands of the growing community, it was renovated in 2000.

The Branch offers materials and programming for children, teens and adults.

Extended study hours are available at this branch. Please click Extended Study Hours under Branch Features to find out more.

The Red Hill Branch is located at 695 Queenston Rd, Hamilton, ON L8G 1A1

Closest major intersection

Nash and Queenston Roads