Due to network maintenance, online resources and Guest Wi-Fi will not be available on Sunday, October 12, from
6 am to 5 pm. Thank you for your patience.
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Monday, October 20
Ancaster Branch, 10 am
Tuesday, October 21
Central Library, 10 am
Sherwood Branch, 10 am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
On Wednesday, October 8, the Helen Detwiler (320 Brigade Drive) visit has been changed to 11-11:30 am this week. Thank you for your understanding.
All HPL Branches are closed on Thanksgiving Monday, October 13. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, October 14. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca.
All branches close on Sunday, October 12, 2025 for Thanksgiving. This includes branches with Extended Access.
Due to the ongoing Mohawk College Support Staff strike, the Bookmobile visit on Monday, October 6, is cancelled. You may select Terryberry Branch as an alternative location to pick up your Holds. On Wednesday, October 8, the Helen Detwiler visit is changed to 11-11:30 am this week.
Interlibrary Loan (ILLO) service will be temporarily paused starting Friday, September 26, due to continued negotiations between CUPW and Canada Post. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 14. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.
Concerts Events
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Patti Payne Trio: Double Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Ancaster Branch
- 300 Wilson St East Hamilton ON
Duo Petrichor: Flute, Guitar
Kristen Prince: Saxophone, Guitar, Voice
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Ginger St. James: Guitar, Voice
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Michaela Mathurin: Voice
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Ida Pelliccioli: Piano
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Westmount Secondary School’s Jazz 1 Big Band and Jazz Choir
- Saltfleet Branch
- 131 Gray Road Stoney Creek ON
Orchard Park Secondary Guitar Class Ensemble
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Mike Maas and the Late Nite Line Up: 5-Piece Band and Vocals
- Terryberry Branch
- 100 Mohawk Road West Hamilton ON
Mohawk College Applied Music: Various
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra's Brass Quintet: Horns
- Turner Park Branch
- 352 Rymal Road East Hamilton ON
Bel Canto Strings: Cello, Violin, Viola
- Saltfleet Branch
- 131 Gray Road Stoney Creek ON
Peter Banting Swingtet: Eight-Piece Band
- Binbrook Branch
- 2641 Regional Road 56 Binbrook ON
HWDSB School Choir and Band: Voice and Various Instruments
- Red Hill Branch
- 695 Queenston Road Hamilton ON
Troy Harmer and the Persuaders: Bass, Drums, Guitar, Vocals
- Central Library
- 55 York Boulevard Hamilton ON
Kaleidoscope Singers: Choir
- Concession Branch
- 565 Concession Street Hamilton ON
Glenn Paul Trio: Drums, Piano, Upright Bass
- Waterdown Branch
- 163 Dundas St E Waterdown ON
Peter Banting Swingtet: Eight-Piece Band
- Lynden Branch
- 110 Lynden Rd Hamilton ON
Dionne R. Grant: Piano, Voice
- Valley Park Branch
- 970 Paramount Dr. Stoney Creek ON