All Branches Closed - Sunday, May 17

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.

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

Red Hill Creek Expressway Books: 1982-1983

Background Reports Red Hill Expressway Consolidated Hearings - Factors Affecting Response to Road Noise

S.M. Taylor and F.L. Hall

Department of Geography and Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Environment and Planning A, volume 9, pages 585-597

CA3ONHWAO5 84 B166

 

Red Hill Creek Valley Recreation Plan. Red Hill Creek Land Use Potential. A Plan of Cultural, Social and Recreational Uses in the Red Hill Creek Valley

September 1982

CA4ONHBLZ65 82 R23

 

Background Reports Red Hill Expressway Consolidated Hearings - Reliability of Social Survey Data on Noise Effects

Fred L. Hall and S. Martin Taylor Department of Geography and Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 72(4)

October 1982

CA3ONHWAO5 84 B168

 

Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor. Vol. 1. Environmental Assessment Submission

Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth

December 1982

R388.40971352 MOU Vol. 1 CESH

 

Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor. Vol. II - Exhibits

Environmental Assessment Submission

December 1982

R388.40971352 MOU Vol. 2 CESH

 

Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor. Revised Travel Forecast

1982

R388.40971352 MOU CESH

 

Review Under the Environmental Assessment Act prepared by Ministries and Agencies of the Province of Ontario. Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor Environmental Assessment

EA File No. 1-81-0021-000

Submitted by: The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth

August 1983

R388.40971352 REV CESH

 

Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor. Supplementary Documentation. Environmental Assessment Submission

Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth

November 1983

R388.40971352 MOU Vol. 2 CESH

 

Comments by Government Reviewers: Environmental Assessment Submission Mountain East West and North South Transportation Corridor

Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality Council

1983

CA3ONHWAO5 83 C53

 

Effect of Proposed North-South Expressway on Peak Flood Flows and Levels in Lower Red-Hill Creek

Department of Engineering. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality.

1983

CA3ONHWQ90 83 E26

 

Effects of the Upper Ottawa Street Landfill on Redhill Creek: Interim Report Upper Ottawa Street Landfill Study Reference Paper 14

Upper Ottawa Street Landfill Site Study Committee. Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth

1983

CA3ONHWQ90 83 I56R14