Due to network maintenance, online resources are not available on Sunday, October 12, from 6 am to 5 pm. Thank you for your patience.
On Wednesday, October 8, the Helen Detwiler (320 Brigade Drive) visit has been changed to 11-11:30 am this week. Thank you for your understanding.
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Monday, October 20
Ancaster Branch, 10 am
Tuesday, October 21
Central Library, 10 am
Sherwood Branch, 10 am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
All HPL Branches are closed on Thanksgiving Monday, October 13. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, October 14. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca.
All branches close on Sunday, October 12, 2025 for Thanksgiving. This includes branches with Extended Access.
Due to the ongoing Mohawk College Support Staff strike, the Bookmobile visit on Monday, October 6, is cancelled. You may select Terryberry Branch as an alternative location to pick up your Holds. On Wednesday, October 8, the Helen Detwiler visit is changed to 11-11:30 am this week.
Interlibrary Loan (ILLO) service will be temporarily paused starting Friday, September 26, due to continued negotiations between CUPW and Canada Post. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 14. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.

Activities
Summer Reading Club activities for kids ages 0-4.
Fun Crafts
Fingerprint Bugs
Cloud Craft
My Art, My World
Tape Pictures
Go on a Scavenger Hunt
Valley Park Scavenger Hunt
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Alphabet Scavenger Hunt
Interactive Books
Tumblebooks and Capstone
McMaster University and The University of Toronto Activities
Play & Learn activities created by experts in child development.
Practice Counting and Sorting
I Spy Underwater Creatures
Memory Matching Animals
Science Activities
Play Outside with Water and Bubbles
Grow Onions
Make a Water Cycle Bag
Make Playdough Fossils
Storytime with HPL
Online Storytime with HPL
Storytimes at Your Local Library
Summer Reading Club activities for kids ages 4-12.
Activity Sheets and Crafts
Learn Morse Code
Build a Bookmobile
Learning
Brainfuse Summer Camp
Reading Buddies
Talk Like a Pirate with Mango Languages
Summer Reading Club activities for teens ages 12-18.
Power of the Pen Creative Writing Competition
Writers ages 12-18 submit your original poetry and short stories in English, French or both languages. Prizes are for 1st and 2nd place in seven age groups in poetry and short story categories. Digital submissions are encouraged.