Online Resources - Sunday, October 12

Due to network maintenance, online resources are not available on Sunday, October 12, from 6 am to 5 pm. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:30pm
Delayed Branch Openings 

The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills. 

Monday, October 20 
Ancaster Branch, 10 am 

Tuesday, October 21 
Central Library, 10 am 
Sherwood Branch, 10 am 

You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Service Modification

On Wednesday, October 8, the Helen Detwiler (320 Brigade Drive) visit has been changed to 11-11:30 am this week. Thank you for your understanding.

 

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Affected Branch: Bookmobile
Nearest Branches: 
Bookmobile Stop: 
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
Branch Closures - Thanksgiving

All HPL Branches are closed on Thanksgiving Monday, October 13. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, October 14. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 2:00pm
All Branches Closed for October 12

All branches close on Sunday, October 12, 2025 for Thanksgiving. This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Service Modification

Due to the ongoing Mohawk College Support Staff strike, the Bookmobile visit on Monday, October 6, is cancelled. You may select Terryberry Branch as an alternative location to pick up your Holds. On Wednesday, October 8, the Helen Detwiler visit is changed to 11-11:30 am this week. 

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Affected Branch: Bookmobile
Nearest Branches: 
Published:
Friday, September 26, 2025 - 3:00pm
Interlibrary Loan Service on Pause

Interlibrary Loan (ILLO) service will be temporarily paused starting Friday, September 26, due to continued negotiations between CUPW and Canada Post. We apologize for the inconvenience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Friday, September 26, 2025 - 1:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees

Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items. 

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 14)

Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 14. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.

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

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