Bookmobile Service Modification

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

Friday, May 8:                     

  • Winona - Cancelled
  • Queen Victoria - Cancelled

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
Terryberry Large Format Printer Out of Service

Terryberry's Large Format Printer is currently out of service.

Published:
Monday, May 4, 2026 - 10:30am
Central Library: Non-Partner Survey

Starting Monday, April 27 until May 9, non-partner community organizations are encouraged to participate in a short survey. HPL would like to learn how the Library Card Access Pilot Project and the toxic drug crisis in general affect non-partner organizations. Please note that the survey is not anonymous. Start now at www.hpl.ca/non-partner-survey.

Published:
Monday, April 27, 2026 - 9:30am
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 - Fire Drill, Tuesday, May 5, 11am

Due to Staff training, Central Library will close from 11am to Noon on Tuesday, May 5. You may visit Locke and Barton Branches as the next nearest locations for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, April 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Concession Branch - Renovations Underway

Renovations are expected to be completed by May 7. Construction repairs and noise may impact your next visit. Thank you for your understanding.

Published:
Monday, April 13, 2026 - 1:15pm
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

Woodhouse Collection - Listing of Volumes 1-8

a#3-1

Bay St. Toronto. About 1888

 

#3-2

T.H. & B. Tunnel. 1895

 

#3-3

T.H. & B. Tunnel

Cochran photo

 

#3-4

T.H. & B. Tunnel

 

#3-5

T.H. & B. Tunnel. 1895

 

#3-6

T.H. & B Tunnel

 

#3-7

T.H. & B Tunnel. 1895

 

#3-8

T.H. & B Tunnel. 1895

 

#3-9

[Hamilton]

 

#3-10

[Hamilton]

1895

 

#3-11

Looking north King & James St.

20 cross arms. note lineman

 

#3-12

King & James Sts. 1900

 

#3-13

About 1895

 

#3-14

York & James Sts. looking south.

About 1865

1st Town Hall built 18390

 

#3-15

James St. N of York

Brick tower added, 1873

 

#3-16

City Hall and Market. About 1875

 

#3-17

[Hamilton]

 

#3-18

King Street, West

 

#3-19

King & James. About 1895

 

#3-20

[Hamilton]

1895

 

#3-21

[Hamilton]

About 1900

 

#3-22

James St. s of Rebecca

St. Nicholas, Arcade Dry Goods, Griffen Theatre, T. Eaton Co.

 

#3-23

James St. S. from City Hall Tower

 

#3-24

James St. N. from City Hall Tower

2nd Post Office, 1st Post Office

 

#3-25

James & Gore Sts. Railway Strike 1904-1905

 

#3-26

James St. N. looking north

1870. Christ's Church Cathedral

 

#3-27

Victoria Park

Visit of HRH's the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York. Later George V & Mary; J.M. Gibson; Lt. Col. Moore, 13th Regt.; Canon Forneret; Major Labatt, 13th Regt.

 

#3-28

St. Patrick's. King & East Ave.

 

#3-29

James St. n of King William

Old Lister Block

 

#3-30

The East End Incline - Wentworth St. S.

Summers Theatre to the east (left)

 

#3-31

West End Incline. James St. S.

Built 1890. Abandoned 1930

 

#3-32

Bay St. S.

early arc lamp

 

#3-33

Crystal Palace in Victoria Park

Built 1860. torn down 1891

Officially opened by Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) in 1860

 

#3-34

Probably going s on John St. opp. Gore. The church in foreground torn down by Eatons. Church in background is Lutheran at Hughson & Gore. 1885. Note the wood-block pavement.

 

#3-35

[Hamilton]

1885

 

#3-36

King St. e of John

About 1885

1st Y.M.C.A. about 1880, top 3 floors. Parallel bars in attic.

 

#3-37

King St. E. at Walnut. Note Wood blocks.

First United Church

Dr. Case's home

 

#3-38

Chapel. Hamilton Cemetery. York St.

 

#3-39

1899. Hamilton Cemetery.

Problem: How to cut the grass.

Note fence of Reid farm in background

 

#3-40

Clappison Cut probably 1925

 

#3-41

Eagle Knitting co.

Main & Macnab Sts. 1881

Dundas Dummy

 

#3-42

Centenary Methodist Church.

Main, west of James. built 1868

 

#3-43

[Hamilton]

Perc Powell

 

#3-44

[Hamilton]

 

#3-45

[Hamilton]

 

#3-46

North side of King St. W. between King & Macnab, looking west

about 1885

 

#3-47

West Hamilton. Hank Burke and his "Honey Wagon" 1922

 

#3-48

Hughson St. end of Gore Park. 1898

 

#3-49

King St. E. from Walnut. Dec. 1898

 

#3-50

Main St. E. Dec. 1898

 

#3-51

Main St. E. Dec. 1898

 

#3-52

George Hamilton's home built about 1806.

S. of Arkledun facing John St.

Purchased in 1813 from James Durand who built it about 1806

 

#3-53

South side King St. east of Catharine. Later Terminal Station Yard,

then Terminal Towers

 

#3-54

Gore Park about 1897

 

#3-55

Sherman Ave. over T.H. & B.

 

#3-56

General Hospital

 

#3-57

General Hospital.

Barton St.

 

#3-58

Horseshoe bend. Guelph Road.

 

#3-59