Greensville Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

The accessible washroom at Greensville Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.

Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:15am
All Branches Closed - Sunday, May 17

All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, May 17. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access service is not available.

Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. Visit hpl.ca for our Virtual Branch.

Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
All Branches Closed - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18

All HPL Branches are closed on Monday, May 18. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. 

Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
Bookmobile Service Modification

Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of May. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Tuesday, May 12:               

  • Greencedar - Cancelled
  • Mountview - Cancelled

Wednesday, May 13:               

  • Swansea - Cancelled
  • Helen Detwiler - Cancelled
  • Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Cancelled

Thursday, May 14:                

  • Rockton - Cancelled
  • Mohawk Gardens - Cancelled
  • Meadowlands - Cancelled

Monday, May 18: All Bookmobile sites closed

Published:
Monday, May 4, 2026 - 12:00pm
Software Maintenance - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18

Due to software maintenance, HPL library's catalogue, online services and library accounts will not be available between 9am and 7pm on Monday, May 18. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, April 24, 2026 - 9:00am
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor

Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience during this time.

Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Sherwood Branch: Renovations

As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm

Keefer Pamphlets – S

St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
Proceedings of the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Proprietors of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, Held in Montreal , on the 17th January, 1849; with Report of the Directors.
Montreal: Printed at the “Montreal Gazette” Office, 1849
[16]
vol. 9 #14
mf #863

 

St. Lawrence and Ottawa Grand Junction Railway Company
Reports of the Directors and Chief Engineer of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Grand Junction Railway Company, May 9th, 1853
Montreal: John Lovell, 1853
[]
vol. 1 #1
mf #844

 

Saratoga and Washington Rail-Road Company
Annual report to the Stockholders of the Saratoga and Washington Rail-Road Company. Made by the President of the Company, February 1, 1850
Saratoga Springs: 1850
[11]
vol. 9 #18
mf #863

 

Scientific American
The Patent Laws of the United States: Together with Information for Persons Having Business to Transact at the Patent Office.
New York: Published at the office of the Scientific American, 1849
[]
vol. 9 #13
mf #863

 

Scott, William
Statement of William Scott, Late Western Division Engineer of the Great Western Railway, to the Shareholders and the Public of North America, Relative to the mode of his services being dispensed with by the board of that company.
Detroit: Printed by Geo. E. Pomeroy & Co., Tribune Office, 1854
[23]
vol. 4 #8
mf #860

 

Shanley, Walter, Chief Engineer
Report on the Location, Surveys and Estimates of the Bytown and Prescott Railroad. Bytown: Printed at the Ottawa Citizen Office, [1851]
[28, 4]
vol. 6 #5
mf #861

 

Smith, T.T. Vernon, C.E.
The Past, Present and Future of Atlantic Ocean Steam Navigation; read before The Fredericton Athenaeum, June 15, 1857 Published at the Request of the Society Fredericton: J. Simpson, 1857
[]
vol. 3 #20
mf #846

 

Sterry-Hunt, T.
On the Theoretical Relations of Water and Hydrogen Extracted from Silliman’s Journal of Science, March 1854
Montreal: 1853
[8]
vol. 10 #14
mf #864

 

Stuart, Charles B.
Report of Charles B. Stuart, Civil Engineer, of the survey of the Chemung railroad: Showing the Length, estimated Cost and probable Income of the Road. Together with the address and resolutions of the Railroad convention held at Geneva, 7th Jan. 1846. Geneva, N.Y., 1846
[22]
vol. 6 #11 [also vol. 9 #5]
mf #861

 

Stuart, Charles B., Chief Engineer
Report on the Great Western Railway, Canada West, to the President and Directors. September 1, 1847
[47]
vol. 4 #11
mf #860

 

Stuart, Charles B., Chief Engineer & Manrow, Higinbotham, & Co., Contractors
The Specifications for the Materials and Construction of the Susquehannah Division New York and Erie Rail Road; Extending from Binghamton to Hornellsville, One Hundred and Seventeen Miles in Length Put under Contract, Feb’y. 10th, 1840 – To be completed July 1st, 1842
Owego: Printed by A.H. Calhoun, Front Street, opposite the Post Office, 1840
[12]
vol. 7 #18
mf #862