Bookmobile Service Modifications

Huntington Park is discontinued effective after tomorrow, Friday, September 5 (11 am-noon). A new, nearby bi-weekly Bookmobile site at The Court at Rushdale (1360 Upper Sherman Ave) will start on Friday, September 19 (11 am-noon).

Queen Victoria Elementary School will now visit from 3-4 pm (instead of 3:30-4:30 pm

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Affected Branch: Bookmobile
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Published:
Thursday, September 4, 2025 - 1:30pm
Study Halls Return September 2

Study Halls at Central Library and Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park, and Waterdown branches resume on Tuesday, September 2. They will be open after-hours Mondays-Thursdays from 8 pm to Midnight. www.hpl.ca/study-halls 

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 2:15pm
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 10)

Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 10. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. On August 28-29, there may be some noise disruptions and limited parking spots while the roof repair set-up begins. Thank you for your patience.

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Published:
Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am

Management

Library Switchboard: 289-779-7588

Phone extensions are not available, please check back for updates. Thank you for your patience.

Senior Leadership Team

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(Photos Left to Right: Paul Takala, Callie Blackburn, Lisa DuPelle, Simona Dinu, Cindy Poggiaroni, Dijia Qin, Meg DeForest, Chad Roglich, Pam Byrne)

Paul Takala, CEO and Chief Librarian, hplceo@hpl.ca

Callie Blackburn, Administrative Assistant to the CEO, hplceo@hpl.ca

Lisa DuPelle, Director, Human Resources and Information Services, ldupelle@hpl.ca

Pam Byrne, Director, Finance pbyrne@hpl.ca 

Simona Dinu, Director, Service Excellence and Communications - Branches, sdinu@hpl.ca 

Cindy Poggiaroni, Director, Collections and Program Development, cpoggiar@hpl.ca

Dijia Qin, Director, Digital Technology & Creation, dqin@hpl.ca

Chad Roglich, Director, Facilities and Sustainability Chad Roglich, croglich@hpl.ca

System and Central Library Managers

Central Information Services: Sarah Gauthier, sgauthie@hpl.ca

Central Information Services: Allison Stockton-Aird, astockto@hpl.ca

Collections: Meghan Tinmouth, mtinmout@hpl.ca

Communications: Shelley McKay, smckay@hpl.ca
Media relations (media only, please): 905-973-1847

Digital Technology Infrastructure: Zaman Kazi, zkazi@hpl.ca

Web and Database Solutions: Sunjoyo Tanto, stanto@hpl.ca

Digital Technology Services: Kat Drennan-Scace, kdrennan@hpl.ca

Local History and Archives: Luke Stempien, lstempie@hpl.ca

Adult Programming: Erica Conly, econly@hpl.ca

Mobile Library and Courier Services: Jen Corrin, jcorrin@hpl.ca

Youth Services and Central Children's: Katelyn Granger, kgranger@hpl.ca
 

Branch Managers

Ancaster: Jen Gal, jgal@hpl.ca

Barton: Melissa McSweeney, mmcsween@hpl.ca

Binbrook: Ania Van Minnen, avanminn@hpl.ca

Carlisle: Carly Bedford, cbedford@hpl.ca

Concession: Rama Kaba-Demanin, rkaba@hpl.ca

Dundas: Kathleen Shannon, kshannon@hpl.ca

Freelton: Carly Bedford, cbedford@hpl.ca

Greensville:  Kathleen Shannon, kshannon@hpl.ca

Kenilworth: Melissa McSweeney, mmcsween@hpl.ca

Locke: Danika Bernard, dbernard@hpl.ca

Lynden: Jen Gal, jgal@hpl.ca

Mount HopeKaren Milligan, kmilliga@hpl.ca

Parkdale: Shelagh Griffin, sgriffin@hpl.ca

Red Hill: Shelagh Griffin, sgriffin@hpl.ca

Saltfleet: Elizabeth Cameron, ecameron@hpl.ca

Sherwood: Rama Kaba-Demanin, rkaba@hpl.ca

Stoney Creek: Elizabeth Cameron, ecameron@hpl.ca

Terryberry: Rebecca Bootsma, rbootsma@hpl.ca

Turner Park: Karen Milligan, kmilliga@hpl.ca

Valley ParkAnia Van Minnen, avanminn@hpl.ca

Waterdown: Carly Bedford, cbedford@hpl.ca

Westdale: Danika Bernard, dbernard@hpl.ca