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Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 2:15pm
Bookmobile Service Modification
Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of June. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bookmobile Service June Modifications
Tuesday, June 2:
- McMaster University - Cancelled
Friday, June 5:
- Winona - Cancelled
- Queen Victoria - Cancelled
Saturday, June 6:
- All Regular Sites are Cancelled due to a Special Event
Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm
Bookmobile Service Update
With the cancellation of Touch-A-Truck, Bookmobile will instead visit its regularly scheduled Saturday sites at Stoney Creek Arena, Riverdale and Discovery Centre. www.hpl.ca/bookmobile
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 2:30pm
Central Library - Fax Machine Out of Order
Please note that the fax machine is currently out of order. The estimated time of repair is unknown. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 12:00pm
Staff Professional Development Day - All Branches Closed
All HPL Branches are closed on Friday May 29, for Staff Professional Development. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access service is not available. Regular service hours resume on Saturday May 30.
Visit our Virtual Branch at hpl.ca for our online resources and collections.
Published:
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 12:00pm
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor
Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd Floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd Floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Sherwood Branch: Renovations
As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd Floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st Floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Open Houses Celebrating our Newest Branches
The doors are now open at the newly renovated Valley Park, Greensville and Carlisle branches. And Parkdale branch is already a year old. These are all causes for celebration with a series of open houses Saturday July 9. Parkdale’s birthday party is July 14.
Saturday July 9, 2022
10am: Valley Park Branch
970 Paramount Dr., Stoney Creek
1pm: Greensville Branch
625 Harvest Rd., Greensville
3pm: Carlisle Branch
277 Carlisle Rd., Carlisle
Thursday July 14, 2022
4pm: Parkdale Branch
256 Parkdale Ave. N., Hamilton
The times above mark the official part of the celebrations followed by remarks: Valley Park 10:30am, Greensville 1:30pm, Carlisle 3:30pm and Parkdale 4:30pm.
Tours and treats are during open hours: Carlisle Noon-5pm, Greensville 1pm-5pm, Valley Park 9am-5pm and Parkdale 9am-5pm. At Valley Park the celebration includes the grand reopening of the Valley Park Community Centre with free open swim and gym programs.
