Visit the HPL Pop-Up Library at the Gore Park Summer Promenade.
Visit the HPL Pop-Up Library at the Gore Park Summer Promenade and sign up for a library card, register for Summer Reading Club and learn more about all that HPL has to offer. Also, listen to live music, play life-sized games such as Connect 4, Jenga and chess and visit other vendors set up in the park. Presented by the Downtown Hamilton BIA.
The first Hamilton Public Library building opened on September 16, 1890 by the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen on the north side of Main Street West. In 1913, a new main library opened. This building was replaced in 1980 by Central Library, at the current location on York Boulevard.
In 2010, Central Library re-opened after approximately 18 months of renovations. Central Library opened with a newly revitalized first floor, which includes a Community Living Room that takes advantage of natural light. The Ontario Library Association honoured Central in 2012 with an Architectural and Design Transformation award.
