On Wednesday, February 18, the Jackson Square Entrance's sliding doors are scheduled for repairs. Please use York Boulevard as an alternate entrance. Thank you for your patience.
Central Library - Jackson Square Entrance
Published:
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:00pm
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure
The 4th Floor will be closed from 9 am-2 pm tomorrow, Friday, February 13, for a special event. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 2 and 3 are available for study and work. www.hpl.ca/central
Published:
Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 12:00pm
Concession Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Starting the week of February 9, renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Computer availability may be limited, and the Living Room space is closed. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Starting the week of February 23, the 2nd Floor will be closed. The Children's collection will be temporarily available on the 1st Floor. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Family Day Closure
All HPL Branches are closed on Family Day, Monday, February 16. Bookmobile is off the Road. Extended Access and Study Hall is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, February 17.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation
Starting Tuesday, February 10, the First Floor Living Room will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3.
Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead.
Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.
Friday, February 13
Winona (11am-Noon) - Cancelled
Queen Victoria (3-4pm) - Cancelled
Family Day, Monday, February 16
Bookmobile is off the road.
Tuesday, February 17
McMaster University (3:30-4:30pm) - Cancelled
Thursday, February 19
Rockton (10:30am-11:30am) - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)
Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
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
Roll of Honour - World War II
Mabee, Franklin Thos.
MacArtney, James Edw.
MacCallum, G.A.
MacDonald, Adam Joseph
MacDonald, Alex. Rennie
MacDonald, Chas. William
MacDonald, D.J.C.
Macdonald, John Angus
MacDonald, Wm. Arthur
MacDougall, Leo
Mace, Leonard Arthur
Maceyunas, Z.
MacFarlane, Duncan A.
MacIsaac, Alexander Donald
MacIver, Donald
MacIver, W.A.
Mack, G.E.
Mack, Michael W.
MacKay, George Ian
MacKenzie, Hugh Fraser
MacKeracher, Donald D.
Mackie, Wm. James
MacLachlan, Lauchlan John
MacLean, James D.
MacLean, William Alexander
MacLellan, John Neil
MacLennan, Colin Robinson
MacLeod, E.
MacLeod, J.T.
MacLeod, Norman K.
MacLoghlin, Edward Gregg.
MacMaster, Donald
MacPherson, Alex D.
MacRae, Jamie Duncan
Madaire, Wilfred Edward
Madden, J.H.
Maeder, Paul A.C.
Magdziasz, Joseph
Magee, Gerald
Magner, Paul L.
Magnussen, Elmer
Magrath, Douglas A.
Male, John F.
Maloney, Jos. Edw.
Maloney, W.F.P.
Mann, Victor
Manto, Harold Martin
Manton, Robert George
Mara, J.J.
Margeson, W.S.
Marlatt, Muir
Marlow, Arthur Herb. L.
Marquis, Robt. Oliver
Marr, Gordon
Marr, Lorne Andrew
Marsden, Kenneth R.
Marshall, John N.
Marston, Edward Albert
Martin, Albert Edw.
Martin, Arthur Joseph
Martin, Clifford MacKenzie
Martin, Franklyn
Martin, Geo.
Martin, Harold Stuart
Martin, Ivan Harold
Martin, J.
Martin, Lloyd
Martin, Richard Chas.
Martin, T.
Marziarz, Joseph
Mason, Chas. Richard
Massey, Robt. A.
Massicotte, A.
Matchett, Geo. Elwood
Matthews, George Frederick
Maude, Frederick
May, Geo. Alfred
McAllister, Earl Henry
McAndrew, Henry F.
McAteer, J.H.
McBride, Clarence W.
McCallum, Robt.
McCann, T.F.
McCann, William Daniel
McCarroll, Charles K.
McCarroll, Thos. Geo.
McCarthy, S.R.
McCartney, G.D.E.
McCaul, W.A.
McCay, G.G.
McChesney, Geo. Arthur
McClintock, Patrick Michael
McClughon, A.M.
McClung, Vernon F.
McComb, Roy Ernest
McComble, J.S.
McConachie, Roy Jas.
McConnell, Andrew J.
McConville, L.A.
McCormich, G.A.
McCormich, James Russell
McCourt, Hugh F.
McCowell, Leo D.
McCracken, Maxwell Joseph
McCrae, M.P.
McCrae, S.B.
McCulley, Robt.
McCulloch, Gordon S.
McCulloch, William James
McCutcheon, Hugh John
McDermott, Geo. Alfred
McDonald, Alexander Robert
McDonald, Francis Geo.
McDonald, John Swan
McDonald, Richard
McElheran, John A.
McElroy, George Joseph
McEwen, Mervin Clare
McFayden, Donald Alex.
McFie, J.
McGarrell, F.M.
McGarry, F.W.
McGee, Lawrence Edw.
McGivney, Raymond George
McGlade, J.M.
McGouey, J.P.
McGrath, Samuel James
McGregor, Arthur Robert
McGregor, James
McGregor, Malcolm Wm.
McIlwain, Donald M.
McIntee, Frederick Paul
McIntosh, John Archibald
McIntyre, Bruce
McIntyre, Donald Leslie
McIver, Bruce Gordon, D.F.C.
McIver, F.L.
McKay, Harry
McKay, Robt. J.
McKeen, Edward
McKellar, Donald A.
McKenzie, G.W.
McKeon, Wm. Allan
McKillop, Donald Neil
McKim, W.R.
McKinnon, S.A.
McLaren, J.C.
McLaren, John C.
McLaren, Nelson
McLaughlin, Thos. Chas.
McLea, John A.
McLeish, John Alex
McLena, Gordon Gillean
McLeod, Donald
McLeod, Ernest
McLeod, I.S.
McLeod, Norman
McMillan, R.S.
McMillan, Robert
McNamara, James
McParland, O.
McPhail, A.B.
McPherson, Ronald Dennis
McQueen, Donald Gord.
McQueen, Francis E.
McQueen, William Melvin, D.F.C.
McRae, William Gordon
McWade, John Robt.
Meehan, Robt. Paul
Meeks, Mike
Megson, Robert H.
Meilleur, G.
Meiners, Albert W.
Melrose, James Adam W.
Merpaw, William Leo
Merrick, George
Meyrick, William Charles
Michael, Evans Gerow
Michalski, B.
Middleton, Wm. Thos.
Millar, Robert William
Miller, Harry L.
Miller, Robert W.
Miller, Roy Clifford
Mills, Clive
Mills, W.A.
Miln, Robert Lyon
Minett, Harry
Mino, Harold
Misner, E.N.
Mitchell, Joseph
Mitchell, Rex Harris
Moe, R.M.
Moffat, William Howard
Moffitt, Eber Leslie
Mohrman, Basil F.
Molnar, Gregory
Monaco, Ernest Guiseppe
Montgomery, D.
Montgomery, George Franklin
Montgomery, Ralph Jos.
Moore, Stanley L.
Moran, Thos. Earl
Morgan, Bernard John
Morgan, James D.
Morgan, Lionel A.
Morgan, Ormand K.
Morgan, Patrick Bryan Joseph
Morgan, W.T.
Moriarity, Edw. Thomas
Morin, Jos. W.H.
Morrey, J.
Morris, Frederick Wm.
Morris, Kenneth Allen
Morris, W.L.
Morrison, R.L.
Morton, William Cuthbert
Mosley, Jim Wallace
Mowry, D.F
Moxley, James
Moyes, Lorne T.
Muise, Joseph Arthur
Mulholland, James
Mumford, Leonard K.
Munro, William George
Munroe, James Henry
Munson, David Olaf
Murphy, David
Murphy, J.F.
Murphy, R.J.
Murray, D.F.
Murray, D.M.
Murray, S.E.
Murray, Wm. Arnold
Mutch, Rod. C.
Myers, Henry Patrick
