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
London, Bartholomew
- Died 1801
Lindsay, Homer C.
- Died 1923
Lawrence, Sidney
- Died 1937
Lazic, Jelena
- Born circa 1922, Died 1957
Lefler, Norm
- Born circa 1926, Died 1975
Ludkin, Erin
- Born circa 1972, Died 1975
Labadi, Imre James
- Born circa 1936, Died 1976
Lake, Marjorie
- Born circa 1908, Died 1977
Langendoean, Everett
- Born circa 1931, Died 1978
Lapointe, Robert
- Born circa 1938, Died 1982
Leite, Agueda
- Born circa 1929, Died 1983
Leite, Manuel
- Born circa 1929, Died 1983
Lepinski, Domenic
- Born circa 1916, Died 1983
Lewis, James Robert
- Born circa 1959, Died 1984
Lightheart, Frank
- Born circa 1958, Died 1984
Little, Catherine Ann
- Born circa 1962, Died 1984
Longboat, Stephen Edward
- Born circa 1956, Died 1991
Lax, Morris
- Born 1921, Died 1992
Longboat, Craig
- Born circa 1976, Died 1995
Lindsay, Jean
- Born circa 1924, Died 1996
Lindsay, Deborah
- Born circa 1964, Died 2004
Lopez, Armando
- Born circa 1953, Died 2004
Legacy, Cohen
- Born 2008, Died 2008
