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.
Catalogue Maintenance
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
Thu Aug 13
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The 2:30-3pm Visit to Mohawk Gardens is Cancelled.
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The 3:30-4pm Visit to the Meadowlands is Cancelled.
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
Murder Victims
Celona, James
- Born circa 1889, Died 1918
Capara, Joan
- Born circa 1873, Died 1922
Cook, Nancy
- Died 1926
Crabbe, Harry
- Died 1937
Charlton, Tally Ann Cook
- Born circa 1939, Died 1969
Cannon, Frederick
- Born circa 1929, Died 1977
Cozens, Elizabeth Linda Crombie, Carson
- Born circa 1948, Died 1977
Cunningham, Robert John
- Born circa 1960, Died 1978
Costantini, Steve
- Born circa 1954, Died 1981
Cousins, Donald
- Born circa 1936, Died 1982
Cormier, Pierre Gustave Joseph
- Born circa 1958, Died 1983
Crowe, Robert Norman
- Born circa 1943, Died 1984
Cole, David
- Born circa 1953, Died 1986
Comeau, Hubert
- Born circa 1945, Died 1986
Cole, William
- Died 1987
Cote, Francine
- Born circa 1961, Died 1988
Cloutier, Monique Annette
- Born circa 1965, Died 1990
Cook, James Wesley
- Born circa 1954, Died 1990
Cote, Aline Marie
- Born circa 1955, Died 1990
Chadjiioannou, Kiveli
- Born circa 1926, Died 1991
Csengeri, Patricia Lenore
- Born circa 1966, Died 1991
Costin, Regina
- Born 1998, Died 1999
Crumb, Curtis
- Born circa 1953, died 1999
Crumb, Curtis
- Born circa 1953, died 1999
Clarke, Charlisa
- Born circa 1976, Died 2000
Churchi, Johnny
- Born circa 1988, Died 2001
Crawford, Ron
- Born circa 1960, Died 2002
Campbell, Derrick
- Born circa 1981, Died 2006
Carmichael, Ashleigh Maegan
- Born circa 1993, Died 2008
Cowell, Tania
- Born circa 1977, Died 2013
