The Seasonal Affective Disorder therapy lamp on the 2nd floor at Central Library is out of order. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. For more locations, please visit Light Therapy Lamps | HPL.
Central Library: SAD Therapy Lamp Out of Order
Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 10:00am
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor, March 30-April 27
Starting March 30, renovations for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area will begin. Programs will still be offered as scheduled and there will be a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Thank you for your patience during this time.
Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modifications
Due to driver availability, Bookmobile is off the road for the following. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Wednesday, March 26
Rockton 10:30-11:30am - Cancelled
Meadowlands 3:30-4pm - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)
Tuesday, March 31
Court at Rushdale - Reminder bi-weekly stop changed to 10:30-11am
Wednesday, April 1
Swansea 10:00-10:30am - CANCELLED
Helen Detwiler 11:00am-12:00pm - CANCELLED
Warplane Museum 3:00-4:00pm - CANCELLED
Friday, April 3 - Library Closed
All stops CANCELLED
Published:
Monday, March 16, 2026 - 10:15am
Central Library - New Library Card Check-in Process
Starting Monday, March 16, adults 18+ are required to show their Library card to access Central Library. This is a temporary measure to ensure safety for all. Thank you for your patience in advance.
Published:
Friday, March 13, 2026 - 5:45pm
Concession Branch Children's Area Reduced Service
A Children's area activity table, including the children's computers at Concession Branch are unavailable due to a facility issue. We aim to fix them as soon as possible.
Published:
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 11:30am
HPL Telephone Main Line Roll Back
HPL's original phone number is back in service. Please call 905-546-3200. The 289-779-7588 number, created due to the 2024 cybersecurity incident, is also working.
Published:
Friday, March 6, 2026 - 9:15am
Valley Park Community Centre Closure
From March 23 until April 12, Valley Park Community Centre will be closed for renovations, reopening April 13. Pool and changerooms will remain closed until early summer 2026.
Valley Park Branch will remain open during the renovations for your library needs.
Published:
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 11:00am
Concession Branch: Renovations
As of Monday, March 2, Concession Branch's Living Room and Makerspace areas are closed. (The next nearest Makerspaces are Sherwood and Terryberry Branches.) Seating may be limited at times. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch: Renovations
As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
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
McCullough Collection
Box #4
January 7, 1939 - December 28, 1940
January 7, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. Forty-Nine and Following Years(#62)
January 14, 1939 " Fruit, Finance and Fighting (#63)
January 21, 1939 Roman Imperialism (#1)
January 28, 1939 " (#2)
February 4, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. War Clouds of the Sixties (#64)
February 11, 1939 Debtors of Other Days
February 18, 1939 Peeps Into the Past (#65)
February 25, 1939 " The Ambassador Enquires (#66)
March 4, 1939 Shy Man of Science (#1)
March 11, 1939 " (#2)
March 19, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. Several Celebrities (#67)
March 25, 1939 " The Pioneers (#68)
April 1, 1939 " Tom Talbot (#69)
April 8, 1939 " XIII Battalion Received Colours, 1863 (#70)
April 15, 1939 " Taxes, Tobacco and Temperance (#71)
April 22, 1939 " Afternoon of April 22, 1845 (#72)
April 29, 1939 The Band Refugees
May 6, 1939 Nathaniel Pettit, U.E. (#1)
May 13, 1939 " (#2)
May 20, 1939 The Van Everys of Flamboro
May 27, 1939 The Old Mill and Its Builders
June 3, 1939 An Armentieres Adventure
June 10, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. Some Seventy Years Ago. (#73)
June 17, 1939 Billy Green the Scout
June 24, 1939 An Editor's Diary
June 30, 1939 The Dream of Dominion Day
July 8, 1939 An Editor's Diary (#2)
July 15, 1939 " (#3)
July 22, 1939 The Stage (#1)
July 29, 1939 " (#2)
August 5, 1939 " (#3)
August 12, 1939 Looking Backward
August 19, 1939 Indian Tales. Thayendanegea (#1)
August 26, 1939 " (#2)
September 9, 1939 Old Time Letters. Peter Jones Correspondence (#1)
September 16, 1939 " (#2)
September 23, 1939 " (#3)
September 30, 1939 " (#4)
October 7, 1939 " (#5)
October 14, 1939 " (#6)
November 4, 1939 Golf and Golfers (#1)
November 11, 1939 " (#2)
November 18, 1939 " (#3)
November 25, 1939 Jean Baptists Rousseau (X) (#1)
December 1, 1939 " (#2)
December 9, 1939 " (#3)
December 16, 1939 The Hungry Year
December 30, 1939 Loyalists of Long Ago (#1)
January 5, 1940 " (#2)
January 13, 1940 From Colonel Gourlay's Files (#1)
January 20, 1940 " (#2)
January 27, 1940 " (#3)
February 3, 1940 Wanted: An Historical Society (#1)
February 10, 1940 " (#2)
February 17, 1940 Hamilton's Part in Telephonic History (#1)
February 24, 1940 " (#2)
March 2, 1940 The Old Bands
March 9, 1940 Hamilton Town in 1833 (#1)
March 16, 1940 " (#2)
March 23, 1940 " Town and Town Fathers (#3)
March 30, 1940 " Hamilton Happenings in 1835
April 6, 1940 Humanity Martin
April 13, 1940 A Hamilton Explorer
April 20, 1940 Daily Spectator and Journal of Commerce
April 27, 1940 Victor of the Marathon
May 4, 1940 Town Annals of 1836
May 11, 1940 Some Old Stone Houses (#1)
May 25, 1940 More Stone Houses (#2)
June 1, 1940 Hospitalization in Hamilton
June 8, 1940 "A Lady With a Lamp"
June 15, 1940 Historic Burlington Heights
June 29, 1940 An Ancient Mariner (#1)
July 6, 1940 " (#2)
July 13, 1940 Home of Hamilton's First Senator
July 20, 1940 More Old Stone Houses
July 27, 1940 Back in the Fifties
August 3, 1940 Admiral Saunders
August 10, 1940 Some "Might Have Beens"
August 17, 1940 A Royal Visitor
August 24, 1940 Tales of Courage
August 31, 1940 Tales for the Times (#1)
September 7, 1940 " (#2)
September 14, 1940 " (#3)
September 21, 1940 " (#4)
September 28, 1940 " (#5)
October 5, 1940 " (#6)
October 12, 1940 " (#7)
October 19, 1940 " (#8)
October 26, 1940 " (#9)
November 2, 1940 " (#10)
November 9, 1940 Story of an Old Cartoon (77th Wentworth Regiment)
November 16, 1940 Valiant Hearts
November 23, 1940 Looking Backward and Forward
November 30, 1940 Gallant Gentlemen and Others
December 7, 1940 An Anniversary
December 14, 1940 Leaders and Misleaders
December 21, 1940 "Mansion House of Liberty"
December 28, 1940 Chivalry and Chicanery
