SmartPay Service Not Available

HPL's online payment service is not working. We aim to restore it quickly. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 2:15pm
Bookmobile Service Modification

Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of June. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Bookmobile Service June Modifications 

Tuesday, June 2:                  

  • McMaster University - Cancelled

Friday, June 5:                    

  • Winona - Cancelled
  • Queen Victoria - Cancelled

Saturday, June 6:                 

  • All Regular Sites are Cancelled due to a Special Event
Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm
Bookmobile Service Update

With the cancellation of Touch-A-Truck, Bookmobile will instead visit its regularly scheduled Saturday sites at Stoney Creek Arena, Riverdale and Discovery Centre. www.hpl.ca/bookmobile

Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 2:30pm
Central Library - Fax Machine Out of Order

Please note that the fax machine is currently out of order. The estimated time of repair is unknown. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 12:00pm
Staff Professional Development Day - All Branches Closed

All HPL Branches are closed on Friday May 29, for Staff Professional Development. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access service is not available. Regular service hours resume on Saturday May 30.

Visit our Virtual Branch at hpl.ca for our online resources and collections.

Published:
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 12:00pm
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.

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: 1990-1996

Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor Project: Executive Summary Preliminary Design Investigation

Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth

1990

CA3ONHWAO5 90 M52

 

Red Hill Creek Expressway Project Progress Report

Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth. Dept. of Engineering

1990- (irregular)

CA3ONHWQ90 R23

 

Technical Report - The Red Hill Creek Four Lane Road

March 1994

[The Crombie Report]

R388.40971352 TEC CESH

CA3ONHWAO5 94 T26

 

Hamilton-Wentworth Plan

Ontario. Office of the Premier

1994

CA2ONPM 94 R22

 

Biological Inventory of the Red Hill Valley. prepared by the Hamilton Naturalist's Club

Hamilton Regional Conservation Authority

1995

R574.971352 BIO CESH

 

Red Hill Creek Expressway, North-South section: proposed assessment process

Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, Transportation Dept.

February 1996

CA3ONHWL60 96 R23

 

Red Hill Creek Expressway. North-South section. Exemption order

Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth. Roads Dept., Transportation Group

May 1996

R388.40971352 RED CESH

CA3ONHWQ94 96 R23

 

Archaeological survey of the Redhill Creek Valley, City of Hamilton, Ontario

Mayer Heritage Consultants

1996

in cataloguing