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
Smith, Lottie (Stamford)
- Born 1884, Died 1930
Slifka, William Richard
- Born circa 1924, Died 1949
Sloman, Kathleen
- Born circa 1925, Died 1952
Sipes, Ann Alberta
- Born circa 1925, Died 1953
Shore, Eddie
- Born circa 1903, Died 1957
Skrypka, Agnes Martha
- Born circa 1941, Died 1967
Steinhoff, Carla Maria
- Born circa 1940, Died 1975
Syer, William
- Born circa 1908, Died 1977
Sidhu, Rupinder
- Born circa 1978, Died 1979
Schwark, Caroline Ann
- Born circa 1969, Died 1981
Soluk, Mary Lou
- Born circa 1957, Died 1981
Spagnoli, Rosario
- Born circa 1921, Died 1981
Stuart, Dewayne
- Born circa 1947, Died 1983
Sabados, Randy
- Born circa 1961, Died 1984
Sutton, Dale
- Born circa 1961, Died 1985
Schrank, Rita
- Born circa 1944, Died 1986
Smith, Jimmy, Jr.
- Born circa 1964, Died 1989
Schuster, Gerry Robert Anthony
- Born 1990, Died 1990
Sicurella, Victoria
- Born circa 1959, Died 1991
Sarao, Ranbir Kaur
- Born circa 1960, Died 1992
Seraphin, Jane
- Born circa 1950, Died 1992
Sidhu, Amrik Singh
- Born circa 1937, Died 1992
Sidhu, Surinder
- Born circa 1943, Died 1992
Shepherd, Mariah
- Born 1994, Died 1994
Smook, James William
- Born circa 1957, Died 1995
Saunders, Beau
- Born circa 1976, Died 1997
Simon-Took, Tristin
- Born 1996, Died 1997
Stonebridge, Christopher Andrew
- Born circa 1976, Died 1999
Serson, William Mark
- Born circa 1978, Died 2001
Surette, James
- Born circa 1959, Died 2006
Sherzady, Shaheen
- Born circa 1984, Died 2007
Smith, Dale James
- Born circa 1984, Died 2008
Swistak, Michael
- Born circa 1976, Died 2012
Sullivan, Michael
- Born circa 1962, Died 2013
Steer, Margaret Elizabeth
- Born circa 1958, Died 2014
Sitter, Ernie
- Born circa 1957, Died 2014
