As of Monday, August 31, new loan periods will come into effect to shorten the wait time for popular hold items.
DVD Express - 3 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 7 days (fiction, children's and languages)
Magazines - 7 days
Bestseller Express - 14 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 14 days (non-fiction and TV series)
Books - 21 days
Music/Books on CD and Children's Express - 21 days
Please visit www.hpl.ca/borrowing for more details.
The Bookmobile visit to the Helen Detwiler location on Wed Jul 29 is cancelled.
As of July 1, Partner Library Members can no longer borrow HPL Express items via OverDrive. More to Borrow partner libraries offer Lucky Express (Skip the Line) titles to their cardholders only. This helps manage wait times for popular titles. Lucky Express is a collection of in-demand titles with a seven-day loan and no wait time.
Partner Library Members can borrow titles from the main collection.
hpl.ca/more-to-borrow
The What's Happening Guide has been retired and replaced with different communications channels and tactics. You can find the new Summer Reading Flyer here. Watch for future communications updates.
Sunday hours return to Central Library. Beginning July 5, Central is open Noon to 5pm. Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown branches are also open Sundays, 1 to 5pm. hpl.ca/hours
After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
Step into stories that take you somewhere new.
Free to join
Sign up for free and we’ll send monthly emails with the current theme and staff-curated book lists, everything you need to join the fun.
How it works
Read one book each month that fits the featured theme. Borrow a suggested title from us or use this as a chance to tackle your to-be-read list.
Track your reading and win
Log your reads online each month and you’ll be entered into the prize draw. Every theme is a new chance to win!
What will you read this month?
Tackle that to-be-read pile or choose from one of our themed book lists.
Reading Challenge Themes
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Month |
Theme |
Prize |
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Apr |
Memoir, Biography & Personal Stories | Staff Picks |
Playhouse Cinema – Year Membership and two movie passes Winner: Che Geofroy |
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May |
Voices of Asian Heritage | Staff Picks |
Two Ticats football tickets Winner: Mary Domenech |
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Jun |
LGBTQA+ Stories | Staff Picks |
Four Forge soccer tickets |
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Jul |
Love Stories | Staff Picks |
Two passes to Royal Botanical Gardens |
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Aug |
Canadian Literature |
Two Theatre Aquarius tickets |
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Sep |
Stories of Home & Family |
The Westdale movie/popcorn pass for two |
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Oct |
Personal Journeys |
Two Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra tickets to Nov 14 concert |
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Nov |
War, Conflict & Remembrance |
To be revealed soon |
