Study Halls Return September 2

Study Halls at Central Library and Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park, and Waterdown branches resume on Tuesday, September 2. They will be open after-hours Mondays-Thursdays from 8 pm to Midnight. www.hpl.ca/study-halls 

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 2:15pm
Branch Closures - Labour Day

All HPL Branches are closed Sunday, August 30, and Labour Day, Monday, September 1st. Bookmobile is off the road, and Extended Access is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, September 2. www.hpl.ca/hours

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Stop Modified

Due to campus events, McMaster University's Bookmobile Visits for Tuesdays, August 26 and September 2 (3:30-4:30 pm) have been cancelled. Service is expected to resume on Tuesday, September 9. Thank you for your understanding.

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Affected Branch: Bookmobile
Nearest Branches: 
Bookmobile Stop: 
Published:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order

The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.

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Affected Branch: Carlisle Branch
Published:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 10:15am
Turner Park - Rymal Road Entrance Unavailable

Due to continued concrete work, the Rymal Road entrance will be unavailable until Friday, August 30. Access to the parking lot, accessible parking spaces, back entrance, and external drop box is available. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 2:30pm
Labour Day Closure

All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, August 31, and Labour Day, Monday, September 1st. Bookmobile is off the road, and Extended Access is not available. Regular service hours resume Tuesday, September 2. www.hpl.ca/hours

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 8:00am
Turner Park - Mid-Day Fire Drill, September 3

Due to a mid-day fire drill, Turner Park Branch and Les Chater Family YMCA are closed for a fire drill from noon-1 pm. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 1:00pm
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 10)

Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 10. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. On August 28-29, there may be some noise disruptions and limited parking spots while the roof repair set-up begins. Thank you for your patience.

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

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