The Fourth Floor is closed all day on Friday, January 30, for Hamilton's Black History Month Launch special event. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available for study and work. www.hpl.ca/central
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure, Friday, January 30
Published:
Monday, January 26, 2026 - 12:45pm
Delayed Opening of Branches
All branches, except Greensville, will open at noon on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to poor weather conditions. Study Hall and Extended Access will continue as scheduled. All bookmobile stops are canceled.
Published:
Monday, January 26, 2026 - 7:00am
Greensville Branch Closure
The Greensville Branch will be close All Day on Monday, January 26, 2026 due to poor weather. Study Hall and Extended Access are also cancelled.
Published:
Monday, January 26, 2026 - 7:00am
Ancaster Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Ancaster Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Friday, January 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Locke Branch - Filming Nearby
Filming will take place at 86 Homewood Avenue from January 28-30, 7 am-11 pm. Production vehicles and equipment will be located on the north side of Stanley Avenue between Locke Street South and Kent Street. This will impact the availability of side-street parking. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:00pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused
Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused.
Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Daily Hours Update
Starting Monday, February 2, Central Library's daily hours will move back to a 9 am opening instead of 8 am, Monday through Saturday. Please make note of this new service change for your next visit. www.hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library – Digital Microfilm Machines
The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room. This reader does not support printing. We apologize for the inconvenience and aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible.
Published:
Monday, January 19, 2026 - 1:45pm
Online Resources - Update
The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections: Novelist, Summa, Summa Kids, and Northstar Digital Literacy. Please visit www.hpl.ca/articles/read-watch-listen for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn.
Published:
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 11:00am
Printing Updates
Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies.
Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.
Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Keefer Pamphlets – H
Higham, Robert
Report made Oct. 3, 1837 to the Directors of the Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company.
Canandaigua: Printed by David C.M. Rupp. At the Repository Press, 1837
[11]
vol. 7 #8
mf #862F
Hoe, R. & Co.
Manufacturers of Single & Double Cylinder and Type Revolving Printing Machines, Washington & Smith Hand Presses, Self Inking Machines, Etc.; Every article connected with the arts of Letter Press, Copperplate and Lithographic Printing, and Bookbinding, Always on Hand, or Furnished at Short Notice. Cast Steel Saws, Steam Engines, Machinery, Iron and Brass Castings, etc. Manufactories Nos. 29 and 31 Gold Street, and on Broome, Columbia, and Sheriff Streets.
New York: William Van Norden, Printer, 1849
[38 with illustrations]
vol. 8 #16
mf #863
Hogan, J. Sheridan Canada.
An Essay: To which was awarded the First Prize by the Paris Exhibition Committee of Canada
Montreal: B. Dawson, 1855
[]
vol. 3 #25
mf #846
Hudson River Railroad
Report on the Hudson River Railroad, by John B. Jervis, Civil Engineer
New York: Printed by J.F. Trow & Co., 1846
[42 + map]
vol. 8 #2
mf #862
Hudson River Railroad
Report on the Location of the Line between Fishkill and Albany; with general remarks on the prospects of the road. By John B. Jervis, Chief Engineer. January 12th, 1848. New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co., Printers, [1848]
[38]
vol. 8 #1
mf #862
Hudson River Railroad Company
Amended Act of Incorporation of the Hudson River Rail-Road Company, By-Laws and Extracts from Revised Statutes, &c., &c.
New York: Printed by Thomas Snowden, 1847
[54]
vol. 8 #6
mf #862
Hudson River Railroad Company
First Annual Report of the Directors of the Hudson River Rail-Road Co. To the Stockholders, June 12th, 1848
New York: Van Norden & King, 1848
[24]
vol. 8 #3
mf #862
Hudson River Railroad Company
Second Annual Report of the Directors of the Hudson River Rail-Road Co., to the Stockholders, August 29th, 1849
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co., 1849
[31]
vol. 8 #4
mf #862
Hudson River Railroad Company
Third Annual Report of the Directors of the Hudson River Railroad Co., To the Stockholders, April 17th, 1850
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co., 1850
[39]
vol. 8 #5
mf #862
Hudson River Railroad Company
First Annual Report of the Directors of the Hudson River Rail-Road Co. To the Stockholders, June 12th, 1848
New York: Van Norden & King, 45 Wall-Street, 1848
[24]
vol. 9 #11
mf #863
Hunt, T.S.
Examinations of Some Felspathic Rocks From the Philosophical Magazine for May 1855
Montreal: 1855
[10]
vol. 10 #11
mf #864
Hunt, T.S.
Note on the Mineral Wilsonite From the Philosophical magazine for May 1855. Montreal: 1855
[2]
vol. 10 #12
mf #864
Hunt, T.S.
On some principles to be considered in Chemical Classifications Read before the American Association for the Promotion of Science, at the annual meeting, held at Philadelphia, Sept. 20th, 1848
[399-405]
vol. 10 #8
mf #864
Hunt, T.S., & W.E. Logan
Art. XXIV.- On the Chemical Composition of Recent and Fossil Lingulae, and some other Shells
Montreal: 1854
[235-239]
vol. 10 #7
mf #864
Hunt, T.S.
On the Constitution and Equivalent Volume of Some Mineral Species Extracted from the American Jour. of Science and Arts, 2nd Series, Vol. XVI, Sept., 1853
Montreal: 1853
[16]
vol. 10 #5
mf #864
Hunt, T.S.
Remarks on the Constitution of Leucine, with critical observations upon the late Researches of M. Wutz
Montreal: 1849
[63-67]
vol. 10 #10
mf #864
Hunt, T.S.
Thoughts on Solution and the Chemical Process From the American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series, Vol. XIX, Jan., 1854
[5]
vol. 10 #6
f #864
