All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, May 17. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access service is not available.
Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. Visit hpl.ca for our Virtual Branch.
All Branches Closed - Sunday, May 17
Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
All Branches Closed - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18
All HPL Branches are closed on Monday, May 18. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19.
Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of May. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Tuesday, May 12:
- Greencedar - Cancelled
- Mountview - Cancelled
Wednesday, May 13:
- Swansea - Cancelled
- Helen Detwiler - Cancelled
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Cancelled
Thursday, May 14:
- Rockton - Cancelled
- Mohawk Gardens - Cancelled
- Meadowlands - Cancelled
Monday, May 18: All Bookmobile sites closed
Published:
Monday, May 4, 2026 - 12:00pm
Software Maintenance - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18
Due to software maintenance, HPL library's catalogue, online services and library accounts will not be available between 9am and 7pm on Monday, May 18. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, April 24, 2026 - 9:00am
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor
Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is 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. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience during this time.
Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
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
McCullough Collection
Box #5
April 5, 1941,
January 3, 1942 - April 11, 1942,
January 2, 1943 - December 31, 1943
April 5, 1941 London Landmarks
January 3, 1942 The British Spirit
January 17, 1942 Sutherlands Hamilton
January 24, 1942 The Stage Coach Age
January 31, 1942 The Old Crystal Palace
February 7, 1942 Hamilton Newspaperdom (1869)
February 14, 1942 Hamilton in Fifty-Seven
February 21, 1942 Back to the Fifties
February 28, 1942 Old Time Advertisers
March 7, 1942 The Old Verandas - and Other Things
March 14, 1942 The Old Bookshops
March 21, 1942 The Open Door - A Medley of Memories (#1)
March 28, 1942 " (#2)
April 4, 1942 " (#3)
April 11, 1942 The Old Gore Bank
January 2, 1943 Crozier of the Terror. Recalling the Franklin Expedition (1845-1848) (#1)
January 9, 1943 " (#2)
January 16, 1943 Dear Old Dundas
January 23, 1943 More Brief Biographies
January 30, 1943 Choirs of Fifty Years Ago (#1)
February 6, 1943 " (#2)
February 13, 1943 Neighbourhood Names
February 20, 1943 Hotel on Wheels
February 27, 1943 Boarding Round
March 6, 1943 Scouting and Transport in War
March 13, 1943 Past Years...Being Some Reminiscences of Charles R. McCullough (#1)
March 20, 1943 " (#2)
March 27, 1943 " (#3)
April 3, 1943 Old Days - Old Ways (#1)
April 10, 1943 " (#2)
April 17, 1943 " (#3)
April 24, 1943 " (#4)
May 1, 1943 A Great Queen's Father
May 8, 1943 The Pioneers (#1)
May 15, 1943 " (#2)
May 22, 1943 The Monuments
May 29, 1943 The Pioneers (#3)
June 5, 1943 " (#4)
June 12, 1943 " (#5)
June 19, 1943 An XVIII Century Magazine
June 26, 1943 Hamilton's First Settlers
July 3, 1943 A Tribune of '83
July 10, 1943 A Spectator of 1852 (#1)
July 17, 1943 " (#2)
July 24, 1943 Old Time Advertisers
July 31, 1943 The Hungry Years
August 7, 1943 Heroine of 1812
August 14, 1943 Tales of the Great
August 21, 1943 A Descant on Doctors
September 4, 1943 Gentleman Johnnie Burgoyne
September 11, 1943 Story of Jane McCrea
September 18, 1943 Castle Dangerous
September 25, 1943 The Moores and Others
October 2, 1943 Just Seventy Years Ago (#1)
October 9, 1943 " (#2)
October 16, 1943 A Visit to Dundurn
October 23, 1943 A Brilliant and Beloved Bishop
October 30, 1943 A Canadian Leonidas (#1)
November 6, 1943 " (#2)
November 13, 1943 The Carrolls of Rockbay (#1)
November 20, 1943 " (#2)
November 27, 1943 Ninety-Nine Years Ago
December 11, 1943 Wits, Wags and Bigwigs
December 18, 1943 Tales That Were Told
December 24, 1943 Christmas Eve and Day, 1852
December 31, 1943 New Year's Eve and Day, 1852-1853
