Due to construction at the Concession Branch hours are changing temporarily, beginning Fri Aug 7 to mid-September.
Mon-Thu 5-7pm
Fri Closed
Sat 9am-5pm
Construction at Concession Branch
Published:
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 1:15pm
Bookmobile Schedule Modifications
Thu, Aug 6:
- The 10:30-11:30am Rockton Visit is cancelled. Service is expected to resume next week.
Fri, Aug 7:
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Due to driver availability, all Bookmobile visits are cancelled. Service is expected to resume next week.
Tues, Aug 18:
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The 10:30-11am Visit to the Court at Rushdale is Cancelled
Sat, Aug 22:
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Pride Hamilton (Visit Bookmobile 9:30am-4:30pm at Pier 4 Park - 64 Leander Dr.) - All Visits Cancelled (Stoney Creek Arena 10-11am, Riverdale 11:15am-12:15pm and Discovery Centre 2:30-4pm).
Published:
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - 9:30am
Kenilworth Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Kenilworth Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 5:45pm
New Loan Periods - Effective Monday, August 31
As of Monday, August 31, new loan periods will come into effect to shorten the wait time for popular hold items.
DVD Express - 3 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 7 days (fiction, children's and languages)
Magazines - 7 days
Bestseller Express - 14 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 14 days (non-fiction and TV series)
Books - 21 days
Music/Books on CD and Children's Express - 21 days
Please visit www.hpl.ca/borrowing for more details.
Published:
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Study Halls Pause for Summer Break
After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm
War of 1812 - Collection Bibliography - I
Indiana Magazine of History.
vol. LX No. 2 June 1964
"The War Hawks and the War of 1812" pg. 119-120
"Who Were the War Hawks" Reginald Horsman pg. 121-136
"The War Hawks of 1812: An Historical Myth" Roger H. Brown pg. 137-151
"The War Hawks of 1812: A Critique" Alexander DeLonde pg. 152-4
"The War Hawks and the War of 1812" Norman K. Risjord pg. 155-8
(Ingraham, Edward Duncan) 1793-1854
A Sketch of the Events which preceded the Capture of Washington by the British, on the Twenty-Fourth of August, 1814. "If we desire to avoid insult, we must by prepared to repel it." - G. Washington, 1793
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 126, Charles Marshall, 148 Chestnut Street, 1849
66
R971.034 ING CESC
Irving, L. Homfray
Canadian Military Institute. Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-1815.
Welland, Ont.: n.p., 1908
ix, 309
Gagnon II 1060; Thibeault 10145
R971.053 Ir8 CESC
