Starting Monday August 17, public computers on Central 1st floor will undergo maintenance and be limited at times. This work will be staggered over three days and is expected to finish by Wednesday, August 19. Thank you for your patience.
Central Library - 1st Floor Public Computers, August 17-19
Published:
Thursday, August 13, 2026 - 10:00am
Catalogue Maintenance
HPL's catalogue is not available Sunday, August 16 from 5:00 am to 10:00 a.m due to system maintenance. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - 6:15pm
Construction at Concession Branch
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
Members can change their Holds pickup location in their library accounts or can contact Staff. Or Holds can be paused until after the branch returns to regular open hours.
Some programs will be moved to the Sherwood Branch, 467 Upper Ottawa St. Please check hpl.ca/events for up-to-date program changes.
Published:
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 1:15pm
Bookmobile Schedule Modifications
Tue 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 - U
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[127] Letter from The Secretary of War, Transmitting A Statement of the Names of Persons Who Have Received Public Money for Paying the Troops in Service During The Late War, and who Have Failed to Render Their Accounts. Made in pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 18th February 1818.
March 2, 1818
Read and Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Washington: Printed by E. De Krafft, 1818
3, +4 page list attached
R971.034 UNI CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[17] Memorial of the Legislature of The State of Kentucky Relative to Compensation to be made for Horses Lost in the Service of the United States.
January 9, 1816
Ordered to lie on the table
Washington: Printed by William A. Davis. 1816
8
R971.034 KEN CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
The Privateer System. Speech of Hon. Timothy Davis, of Mass., on the Bill to Grant Bounty Land to the Officers and Crews of Privateer Vessels Engaged in the Various Wars of the United States.
Delivered in the House of Representatives, July 23, 1856
16
R971.034 DAV CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[75] Report of a select committee on the memorial of William Tatham.
Made in February 10, 1817
Read and ordered to lie on the table
4
R320.120973 REP CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[71] Report of General Joseph G. Swift of the sums required for the several fortifications in the United States, and the buildings at West Point.
Washington, January 18, 1815
11, 1
R355.70973 SWI CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
(86) Report of the Committee appointed by the citizens of Pittsburgh, at a meeting held at the court-house on the 21st of December, 1816, to inquire into the state of the manufactures in the city and its immediate vicinity. Made February 17, 1817, In the House of Representatives of the United States. Read and ordered to lie upon the table.
24
R382.0973 REP CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
Report of the Committee Appointed on the Twentieth of December Last, to Inquire into the Present Condition and Distribution of the Flags, Standards and Colors, which Have Been Taken by the Forces of the United States from their Enemies; and Whether It Would be Expedient to Make Any Provision in Relation to Them.
February 4, 1814
Read, and committed to a committee of the house on Monday next.
Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1814
13, large folding chart.
R971.034 UNI CESC #1
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[19] Report of The Committee appointed On The Twentieth Ult. to Inquire into the Expediency of Rebuilding, or Repairing the Public Buildings, in The City of Washington and Whether it is expedient to make any changes in the sites of said buildings.
November 21, 1814
Read and ordered to be printed.
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightmen, 1814
4
R971.034 UNI CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
Report of the Committee Appointed on the Twenty-Third of September Last to Inquire Into the Causes and Particulars of the Invasion of the City of Washington, By The British Forces in the Month of August, 1814. November 19, 1814 Read and committed to a committee of the whole house on Monday, the 19th of December next.
Washington: A. and G. Way, Printers, 1814
370, fold. table
Sabin 69796[calls for 2 tables]
R971.034 UNI CESC #2
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[37] Report of The Committee of Claims, on The Petition of James Anderson.
January 19, 1814
Read and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next.
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1814
4
R971.034 UNI CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[26] Report of The Committee of Claims, on The Petition of Kenzie & Forsythe.
December 31, 1813
Read, and committed to a committee of the whole house to-morrow.
Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1814
3,[4 leaves]
R971.034 UNI CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[9] Report of The Committee of Claims, on the Petition of Sundry Citizens of Vincennes and of Knox County in the Indiana Territory.
December 23, 1813
Read and referred to a committee of the whole House t-morrow.
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightmen, 1813
4
[#23]
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[44] Report of the Committee of Claims on The Petition of the Governors of the New-York Hospital.
January 27, 1814
Read, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next.
Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1814
8
R971.034 UNI CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[35] Report of The Committee of Claims, on the Petition of William Henry Washington
December 19, 1814
Read and together with the affidavit of Philip Boilia, ordered to be printed.
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1814
4
R971.034 UNI CESC
United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[32] Report of The Committee of Claims, on the Resolutions of the House of Representatives of the 14th and 25th of November Last, relative to the Payment for Horses Lost or Destroyed in The Public Service December 5, 1814
Read, and referred to the committee of the whole house on the bill to authorize the payment for property lost, captured or destroyed by the enemy, while in the public service of the United States.
Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1814
4
R971.034 UNI CESC
