Starting the week of February 9, renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Computer availability may be limited, and the Living Room space is closed. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Concession Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Starting the week of February 23, the 2nd Floor will be closed. The Children's collection will be temporarily available on the 1st Floor. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Family Day Closure
All HPL Branches are closed on Family Day, Monday, February 16. Bookmobile is off the Road. Extended Access and Study Hall is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, February 17.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation
Starting Tuesday, February 10, the First Floor Living Room will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3.
Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead.
Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.
Tuesday, February 10
McMaster University will be 3:30-4 pm (instead of 3:30-4:30 pm
Greencedar will be 5-5:30 pm (instead of 4-5 pm)
Mountview will be 6-6:30 pm (instead of 5:30-6:30 pm)
Friday, February 13
Winona (11am-Noon) - Cancelled
Queen Victoria (3-4pm) - Cancelled
Family Day, Monday, February 16
Bookmobile is off the road.
Tuesday, February 17
McMaster University (3:30-4:30pm) - Cancelled
Thursday, February 19
Rockton (10:30am-11:30am) - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)
Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused
Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused.
Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Daily Hours Update
Starting Monday, February 2, Central Library's daily hours will move back to a 9 am opening instead of 8 am, Monday through Saturday. Please make note of this new service change for your next visit. www.hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Keefer Pamphlets – L
A Lecture Delivered Before the Brockville Library Association and Mechanics' Institute. Introductory to the Course of Lectures for 1855 by the Rev. J. Travers Lewis, L.L.D. Printed by Request of the Association
Brockville: David Wylie, 1855
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vol. 3 #17
mf #846
Little Miami Railroad Company
President’s Report
Cincinnati: Office of the Little Miami Rail Road Company, 1846
[16]
vol. 9 #20
mf #863
Little Miami Railroad Company
Seventh annual report of the Directors of the Little Miami Railroad Company for 1849 Cincinnati: Printed at the Office of the Cincinnati Daily Gazette, 1849
[32]
vol. 7 #2
mf #862
Locke, Joseph
Report of Joseph Locke, Chief Engineer of the Grand Junction Railway between Birmingham and Liverpool, England [Liverpool, 1835]
[20 + Schedule of Accidents on the Great Western Railway from the Opening of the Road to 1st November, 1854]
vol. 6 #13
mf #861
Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad
Report on the Lockport and Niagara Falls Rail Road. To the President and Directors. Showing the estimated cost and probably income of the rail road, if extended from Lockport to Rochester. by Charles B. Stuart, Chief Engineer, February 1, 1849 Rochester: Printed by Jerome and Brother, Daily American Office, 1849
[24]
vol. 8 #9
mf #862
Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad
Report on the Lockport and Niagara Falls Rail Road. To the President and Directors. Showing the estimated cost and probably income of the rail road if extended from Lockport to Rochester, by Charles B. Stuart, Chief Engineer. February 1, 1849 Rochester: Printed by Jerome and Brother, Daily American Office, 1849
[24]
vol. 9 #4
mf #863
Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad Co.
Report of Charles B. Stuart, Chief Engineer, of the Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad Company, showing the estimated cost and probable income of the road, if extended from Lockport to Rochester.
Second Edition. September 1, 1847
[11]
vol. 9 #6
mf #863
Logan, W.E.
On the Foot-prints occurring in the Potsdam Sandstone of Canada
From the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London for August 1852, Vol. VIII
[199-225 + illus.]
vol. 10 #3
mf #864
Logan, W.E.
On the Occurrence of a Track and Foot-Prints of an Animal in the Potsdam Sandstone of Lower Canada
From the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London for August 1851, Vol. VII [247-250] with Owen, Prof.
Description of the Impressions on the Potsdam Sandstone discovered by Mr. Logan in Lower Canada
[250-252]
vol. 10 #4
mf #864
London and Gore Railroad
Report of the Engineer, upon the Preliminary Surveys, for the London and Gore Rail Road.
Toronto: Courier Office – G.H. Hackstaff, Printer, 1836
[36]
vol. 7 #14
mf #862
Long, S.H., Lt. Col. Of the U.S. Engineers
Description of Col. Long's Bridges, Together with a Series of Directions to Bridge Builders.
Concord, N.H.: Printed by John F. Brown, 1836
[73 + illus.]
vol. 7 #7
mf #862
