Our public library began in 1926 as the first free county library in Virginia. Today the library system includes the Main Library and three branch libraries.
Regarding COVID-19
Libraries have reopened. All four locations of the Hampton Public Library are now open to the public Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 1-5 p.m. Computer lab hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and Saturday 1-4:30 p.m.
Beginning June 21, the new hours for the Main, Willow Oaks and Northampton Branch libraries are Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday - Sunday 1 - 5 p.m. The new hours for the Phoebus Library are Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 1 - 5 p.m., Sunday closed.
Resources during coronavirus restrictions
To provide some assistance during restrictions prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, the library provided the following helpful links of information, resources and entertainment.
The Library of Virginia has compiled resources for military families from Military One Source, the USO, the Red Cross, and the Virginia Veterans and Family Service.
To provide some assistance during Hampton’s city and school closures, some library vendors have opened access to educational resources to help parents and children through May.
New books; eBooks; paperbacks; books on individual MP3 players, audiocassettes, or CD's; music CD's; DVDs; large-print books; research material; and programs and activities