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Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 2:15pm
Bookmobile Service Modification
Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of June. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bookmobile Service June Modifications
Tuesday, June 2:
- McMaster University - Cancelled
Friday, June 5:
- Winona - Cancelled
- Queen Victoria - Cancelled
Saturday, June 6:
- All Regular Sites are Cancelled due to a Special Event
Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm
Bookmobile Service Update
With the cancellation of Touch-A-Truck, Bookmobile will instead visit its regularly scheduled Saturday sites at Stoney Creek Arena, Riverdale and Discovery Centre. www.hpl.ca/bookmobile
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 2:30pm
Central Library - Fax Machine Out of Order
Please note that the fax machine is currently out of order. The estimated time of repair is unknown. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 12:00pm
Staff Professional Development Day - All Branches Closed
All HPL Branches are closed on Friday May 29, for Staff Professional Development. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access service is not available. Regular service hours resume on Saturday May 30.
Visit our Virtual Branch at hpl.ca for our online resources and collections.
Published:
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 12:00pm
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.
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
One eRead Canada 2026 Literary Choice
What I Know About You by Éric Chacour is this year’s One eRead / Un Livrel Canada title choice. It was originally published in French as Ce que je sais de toi and translated by Pablo Strauss. It’s available without holds or waiting lists from April 1-30, 2026.
Download the eBook or eAudiobook:
eBook - English
eBook - French
eAudiobook - French
Accessible copies available in English and/or French
CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Access)
NNELS (National Network for Equitable Library Service)
About the Book
A heartbreaking tale of a family and an impossible love, torn apart by secrets and traditions in late-twentieth-century Cairo.
As a boy in 1960s Cairo, Tarek knows that his entire life is written in advance. He’ll be a doctor like his father, marry, and have children. Under the watchful eyes of his mother and his sister, he starts to do just that – until Ali enters his life and turns it upside down. The two men, from very different worlds, embark on an unsayable relationship that threatens to tear apart Tarek’s family.
Years later, as Tarek is living a solitary life in Montreal, someone starts writing about him and to him, piecing together a past he wants only to forget. But who is the writer of this tale? And will he figure it out in time?
About One eRead Canada
This national One Book, One City initiative is an opportunity for all public libraries to participate in a Canada-wide digital reading program. It’s presented by the Canadian Urban Libraries Council / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CULC/CBUC).
Un Livrel/One eRead Canada brings people and libraries together from coast to coast to read and/or listen to a single title in both English and French and engage with each other about how it impacted them. This initiative is similar to a One Book, One City program, but on a national scale in digital format, and with a bilingual offering. It highlights French and English literary gems from Canada and celebrates works in translation.
Books are an important means of connecting and understanding the world around us; the importance of access to digital books and audio has never been so clear for libraries and our users.
Share your thoughts on this year’s novel by using these hashtags on your social media:
#1eReadLivrelCanada #BookClub #HamOnt
Join the One eRead Canada Book Club. Follow along at their Facebook page.
National Online Events
Join Antonio Michael Downing, host of The Next Chapter for an engaging conversation with author Éric Chacour about his novel, What I Know About You (Ce que je sais de toi), and translator Pablo Strauss. It can be streamed through Mississauga Public Library’s Youtube Channel on April 30 at 7 pm ET.
Éric Chacour will be in conversation with Caroline Morin on April 29 at 7 pm ET in French.
Access to BAnQ’s online activities is through Teams. You can download the Teams app or join the meeting as a guest without creating an account, at your choice.
