Central Library - 1st Floor Women's Washroom Maintenance

Central Library's 1st Floor Women's Washroom will be closed Monday morning (July 21). Please use the washrooms on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors. 

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Affected Branch: Central Library
Published:
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 2:00pm
Catalogue Maintenance

HPL's catalogue is not available Sunday July, 20 5:00am - 10:00am due to system maintenance. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 2:00pm
Locke Branch - Filming

Filming will take place near the Locke Branch from July 13 to 16, which will impact traffic flow and parking. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  • North side of Homewood Avenue between Lockes Street South and Kent Street
  • North/South side of Stanley Avenue
  • East side of Kent Street between Stanley Avenue and Homewood Avenue
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Published:
Friday, July 11, 2025 - 8:00am
Terryberry Branch Elevator Out of Order

The parking lot elevator at Terryberry Branch is not working. Members will need to use the accessible ramp at the Mohawk entrance and the inner elevator. We're working to get it fixed quickly.

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Published:
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 1:00pm
Public Computers - Audio Volume

Please note that the audio volume levels on our public computers are having issues. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. Thank you for your patience.

 

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 4:00pm
Mount Hope Branch Accessibile Ramp Not Available

The accessibility ramp at Mount Hope Branch is damaged. The handrail is not available. The ramp will not be available while being repaired. We aim to fix it quickly.

Published:
Friday, May 23, 2025 - 4:30pm

Earthquakes

Repairing St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church spire, 1944
Repairing St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church spire, 1944

February 25, 1910

10:45 p.m.

February 7, 1938

12:23 a.m.

October 19, 1939

7:00 a.m.

March 8, 1943

11:26 p.m.; epicentre near Ottawa

September 5, 1944

12:40 a.m.; Richter 5.9; epicentre in Cornwall

1963

Richter 3

1965

Richter 6

December 3, 1979

Richter less than 2; epicentre in Burlington

January 21, 1980

1:30 a.m.; Richter 2; epicentre in East Hamilton

July 27, 1980

2:52 p.m.; Richter 5.1; epicentre in North Kentucky

October 4, 1983

Richter 3.5; epicentre in Burlington

October 7, 1983

6:20 a.m.; Richter 5.2; epicentre in New York State

January 31, 1986

11:46 a.m.; Richter 5.7; 20 seconds; epicenter near south shore Lake Erie

July 10, 1987

7:48 p.m.; Richter 5; epicentre in Lawrenceville, Illinois

July 23, 1987

5:30 a.m.; Richter 3.5; epicentre under Lake Ontario

November 25, 1988

6:48 p.m.; Richter 6.4; 30 seconds; epicentre in Eastern Quebec

August 5, 1989

5:08 p.m.; Richter 3.3; epicentre near west end Lake Ontario

Sept. 25, 1998

3:52 p.m.; Richter 5.4; 30 seconds; epicentre near the Ohio/Pennsylvania border, south of Lake Erie

Jan. 25, 2001

10:00 p.m.; Richter 4.4; several seconds; epicentre in Ashtabula, Ohio

Quake triggered by wastewater pumping

Jan. 20, 2008

6:56 a.m.; Richter 2; epicentre 5 km south-east of downtown core

These figures are extracted from the newspaper articles found in:

CF - Hamilton - Earthquakes and from references in the Where-to-Look. For further information, check these sources.

Note: Richter scale established in 1935