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
Welch, Eliza
- Died 1859
Willis, Elsie Muriel
- Born circa 1924, Died 1957
White, Linda
- Died 1968
Winning, Cecile
- Born circa 1940, Died 1974
Whaley, Roger William
- Born circa 1953, Died 1976
Werendowicz, Dianne Louisa
- Born circa 1957, Died 1981
Worobel, Elizabeth
- Born circa 1925, Died 1985
Wright, Janice
- Born circa 1960, Died 1990
Winning, Janet
- Born circa 1951, Died 1991
Wristen, Penny
- Born circa 1962, Died 1993
White, Ramonde
- Born circa 1932, Died 1994
Wilkieson, Ryan
- Born circa 1978, Died 1994
Woodrow, Edwina
- Born circa 1934, Died 1994
Wade, Anne
- Born circa 1936, Died 1995
Welsh, Michael
- Born circa 1951, Died 1996
Willie, Meliek
- Born 1996, Died 1997
Wood, Michael James
- Born 1996, Died 1997
White, Stewart Craig
- Born circa 1966, Died 2000
White, Taylor
- Born 1999, Died 2002
Walsh, Michael Eugene
- Born circa 1984, Died 2006
Watsauka, Kadakwahe
- Born circa 1983, Died 2007
Wilkinson, Amber Lynne
- Died 2011
