Photocopying and Scanning Unavailable at Westdale Branch

Photocopying and Scanning is not working at Westdale Branch. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.

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Published:
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 3:30pm
Printing Updates

Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies. 

Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Service - Holiday Schedule

Bookmobile is off the road from December 25-27, December 31, and January 1st. Visit www.hpl.ca/bookmobile for our Holiday Schedule.

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Affected Branch: Bookmobile
Nearest Branches: 
Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 9:00am
Central Library, Fourth Floor Closure: Friday, January 2

Due to the setup for the Noon Hour Concert, the Fourth Floor at Central Library will be closed on Friday, January 2. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 have spaces to work and study.

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Affected Branch: Central Library
Published:
Friday, December 19, 2025 - 5:00pm
December 24, Christmas Eve - Early Closure

All HPL Branches close early on Wednesday, December 24 at 1pm. All locations are also closed on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, and Boxing Day, Friday, December 26. Visit www.hpl.ca/hours for our Holiday Schedule.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
December 31, New Year's Eve - Early Closure

All HPL Branches close early on Wednesday, December 31 at 1pm. All locations are also closed on New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1st. Regular service hours resume on Friday, January 2. www.hpl.ca/hours

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed for Christmas

All branches close on Thursday, December 25, for Christmas. This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed Sunday December 28

All branches close on Sunday, December 28, 2025. This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed for New Years Day

All branches close on Thursday January 1 for New Years Day. This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed for Boxing Day

All branches close on Friday, December 26, 2025 for Boxing Day . This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
Study Halls - Holiday Break

Branch Study Halls are paused Friday, December 19, 2025 through Monday, January 5, 2026. Central Library Study Hall hours resume Spring 2026. 

www.hpl.ca/study-halls

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 9:15am
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

Keefer Pamphlets – S

St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
Proceedings of the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Proprietors of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, Held in Montreal , on the 17th January, 1849; with Report of the Directors.
Montreal: Printed at the “Montreal Gazette” Office, 1849
[16]
vol. 9 #14
mf #863

 

St. Lawrence and Ottawa Grand Junction Railway Company
Reports of the Directors and Chief Engineer of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Grand Junction Railway Company, May 9th, 1853
Montreal: John Lovell, 1853
[]
vol. 1 #1
mf #844

 

Saratoga and Washington Rail-Road Company
Annual report to the Stockholders of the Saratoga and Washington Rail-Road Company. Made by the President of the Company, February 1, 1850
Saratoga Springs: 1850
[11]
vol. 9 #18
mf #863

 

Scientific American
The Patent Laws of the United States: Together with Information for Persons Having Business to Transact at the Patent Office.
New York: Published at the office of the Scientific American, 1849
[]
vol. 9 #13
mf #863

 

Scott, William
Statement of William Scott, Late Western Division Engineer of the Great Western Railway, to the Shareholders and the Public of North America, Relative to the mode of his services being dispensed with by the board of that company.
Detroit: Printed by Geo. E. Pomeroy & Co., Tribune Office, 1854
[23]
vol. 4 #8
mf #860

 

Shanley, Walter, Chief Engineer
Report on the Location, Surveys and Estimates of the Bytown and Prescott Railroad. Bytown: Printed at the Ottawa Citizen Office, [1851]
[28, 4]
vol. 6 #5
mf #861

 

Smith, T.T. Vernon, C.E.
The Past, Present and Future of Atlantic Ocean Steam Navigation; read before The Fredericton Athenaeum, June 15, 1857 Published at the Request of the Society Fredericton: J. Simpson, 1857
[]
vol. 3 #20
mf #846

 

Sterry-Hunt, T.
On the Theoretical Relations of Water and Hydrogen Extracted from Silliman’s Journal of Science, March 1854
Montreal: 1853
[8]
vol. 10 #14
mf #864

 

Stuart, Charles B.
Report of Charles B. Stuart, Civil Engineer, of the survey of the Chemung railroad: Showing the Length, estimated Cost and probable Income of the Road. Together with the address and resolutions of the Railroad convention held at Geneva, 7th Jan. 1846. Geneva, N.Y., 1846
[22]
vol. 6 #11 [also vol. 9 #5]
mf #861

 

Stuart, Charles B., Chief Engineer
Report on the Great Western Railway, Canada West, to the President and Directors. September 1, 1847
[47]
vol. 4 #11
mf #860

 

Stuart, Charles B., Chief Engineer & Manrow, Higinbotham, & Co., Contractors
The Specifications for the Materials and Construction of the Susquehannah Division New York and Erie Rail Road; Extending from Binghamton to Hornellsville, One Hundred and Seventeen Miles in Length Put under Contract, Feb’y. 10th, 1840 – To be completed July 1st, 1842
Owego: Printed by A.H. Calhoun, Front Street, opposite the Post Office, 1840
[12]
vol. 7 #18
mf #862