Starting Monday August 17, public computers on Central 1st floor will undergo maintenance and be limited at times. This work will be staggered over three days and is expected to finish by Wednesday, August 19. Thank you for your patience.
Central Library - 1st Floor Public Computers, August 17-19
Published:
Thursday, August 13, 2026 - 10:00am
Catalogue Maintenance
HPL's catalogue is not available Sunday, August 16 from 5:00 am to 10:00 a.m due to system maintenance. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - 6:15pm
Construction at Concession Branch
Due to construction at the Concession Branch hours are changing temporarily, beginning Fri Aug 7 to mid-September.
Mon-Thu 5-7pm
Fri Closed
Sat 9am-5pm
Members can change their Holds pickup location in their library accounts or can contact Staff. Or Holds can be paused until after the branch returns to regular open hours.
Some programs will be moved to the Sherwood Branch, 467 Upper Ottawa St. Please check hpl.ca/events for up-to-date program changes.
Published:
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 1:15pm
Bookmobile Schedule Modifications
Tue Aug 18:
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The 10:30-11am Visit to the Court at Rushdale is Cancelled
Sat Aug 22:
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Pride Hamilton (Visit Bookmobile 9:30am-4:30pm at Pier 4 Park - 64 Leander Dr.) - All Visits Cancelled (Stoney Creek Arena 10-11am, Riverdale 11:15am-12:15pm and Discovery Centre 2:30-4pm).
Published:
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - 9:30am
Kenilworth Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Kenilworth Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 5:45pm
New Loan Periods - Effective Monday, August 31
As of Monday, August 31, new loan periods will come into effect to shorten the wait time for popular hold items.
DVD Express - 3 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 7 days (fiction, children's and languages)
Magazines - 7 days
Bestseller Express - 14 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 14 days (non-fiction and TV series)
Books - 21 days
Music/Books on CD and Children's Express - 21 days
Please visit www.hpl.ca/borrowing for more details.
Published:
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Study Halls Pause for Summer Break
After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm
Murder Victims
Grimes, Joseph
- Died 1890
Griffin, Annie
- Born circa 1882, Died 1900
Gregory, David
- Born circa 1936, Died 1962
Griffett, Martha
- Born circa 1907, Died 1962
George, Beverley Ann
- Died 1973
Gilchrist, Alan
- Born circa 1967, Died 1976
Gilchrist, Lorna
- Born circa 1970, Died 1976
Guillette, Yvonne (Frenchie)
- Born circa 1943, Died 1976
Gainham, Victor
- Born circa 1929, Died 1983
Green, Christine
- Born circa 1951, Died 1983
Garvey, Graham Robert
- Born circa 1951, Died 1986
Gillings, Helen
- Born circa 1976, Died 1995
Gatecliffe, Gary
- Born circa 1953, Died 1996
Gottfryd, Debbie
- Born circa 1965, Died 2001
Graham, Raymond
- Born circa 1968, Died 2002
Gaudet, Sonia Marie
- Born circa 1951, Died 2005
Gardiner, Shawn
- Born circa 1962, Died 2009
Green, Jason
- Born circa 1971, Died 2010
Gayle, Devon Anthony
- Born circa 1988, Died 2010
Gleave, Audrey
- Born circa 1937, Died 2010
Granda, Gloria
- Born circa 1951, Died 1986
