Digital Microfilm Readers Are Currently Unavailable

Digital microfilm readers are not available at Central library branch until further notice. We're working on a repair. In the meantime a single analog reader is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room

Published:

Monday, May 25, 2026 - 12:00pm

SmartPay Service Not Available

HPL's online payment service is not working. We aim to restore it quickly. Apologies for the inconvenience.

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

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

Makerspace Bookings

Branch Calendar

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
3D Service Not Available 3D Printing 12:00pm to 4:30pm	220220****5364 3D Printing 2:15pm to 3:00pm	220220**7990 3D Printing 3:00pm to 4:00pm 220220**8171 3D Printing 5:15pm to 6:15pm			220220****8779 3D Printing 12:00pm to 1:00pm	3D Printer not Available 3D Printing 12:00pm to 2:00pm 220220**9066 3D Printing 2:30pm to 3:30pm 220220**6306 3D Printing 3:30pm to 4:30pm
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
3D Service Not Available 3D Printing 12:00pm to 4:30pm	BAA 3D Printing 2:30pm to 3:30pm	220220****3375 3D Printing 10:00am to 11:00am	220220**5530 3D Printing 9:00am to 10:00am 2907104519 3D Printing 10:00am to 11:00am 2202209207 3D Printing 11:00am to 11:30am 290710**8571 3D Printing 1:00pm to 2:00pm	220220**9207 3D Printing 12:45pm to 2:30pm 2202208779 3D Printing 2:30pm to 3:30pm 220220**8171 3D Printing 5:15pm to 6:15pm	220220****9207 3D Printing 10:15am to 11:15am	3D Printer not Available 3D Printing 12:00pm to 2:00pm
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
3D Service Not Available 3D Printing 12:00pm to 4:30pm		220221****3897 3D Printing 9:30am to 10:30am	220220****7152 3D Printing 10:30am to 11:30am	220221**3601 3D Printing 4:30pm to 5:15pm 220220**8171 3D Printing 5:15pm to 6:15pm		3D Printer not Available 3D Printing 12:00pm to 3:00pm 220220****2180 3D Printing 3:30pm to 4:30pm
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
3D Service Not Available 3D Printing 12:00pm to 4:30pm		220220****9863 3D Printing 6:00pm to 7:00pm	220221****7271 3D Printing 3:15pm to 4:15pm	220220**8547 3D Printing 3:00pm to 4:00pm 220220**8171 3D Printing 5:15pm to 6:15pm	220220**7395 3D Printing 10:00am to 11:00am 220220**1935 3D Printing 12:15pm to 1:15pm	3D Printer not Available 3D Printing 12:00pm to 2:00pm 220220**7395 3D Printing 2:30pm to 3:30pm 220220**8761 3D Printing 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Makerspace Bookings

February 2026