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
Kuternoga, Anton "Tony"
- Born circa 1927, Died 1956
Kozak, Edward
- Born circa 1936, Died 1969
Komorowski, Adele
- Born 1948, Died 1973
Kampers, Maurice
- Born circa 1921, Died 1977
Kinloch, Allan Bruce
- Born circa 1956, Died 1982
Krobel, Edward King
- Born circa 1948, Died 1982
Kowalczyk, Helen
- Born circa 1914, Died 1985
Kenney, Brian
- Born circa 1952, Died 1987
King, Glenn Gordon
- Born circa 1969, Died 1987
Khanna, Ravinder
- Born circa 1951, Died 1988
Kotowick, Felicia Elizabeth
- Born circa 1987, Died 1990
Kouvelas, Karen
- Born circa 1964, Died 1992
Keddie, John David
- Born circa 1948, Died 1994
Khela, Ranjit Singh
- Born circa 1970, Died 1996
Karer, Margaret
- Born circa 1965, Died 1999
King, Rose Winifred
- Born circa 1950, Died 1999
Kapustyn, Ilya
- Born circa 1989, Died 2003
Kovacs, Jessie
- Born circa 1956, Died 2011
Keizer, Noah
- Born 2010, Died 2012
