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
Dearness, Frederick
- Died 1932
Dick, John
- Died 1946
Dean, Jeannie
- Born circa 1924, Died 1957
DiCicco, Nicholas
- Born circa 1926, Died 1963
Dunn, Joseph
- Born 1910, Died 1975
Dalton, Allen
- Born circa 1954, Died 1978
Dlugowski, Derek
- Born circa 1958, Died 1980
Davies, Thomas Michael
- Born 1980, Died 1981
Dawson, Beverly
- Born circa 1943, Died 1981
Deschamps, Gerald Allan
- Born circa 1939, Died 1981
Darrell, Henry
- Born circa 1928, Died 1983
Dockstader, Wilson
- Born circa 1911, Died 1983
Dolson, Richard
- Born circa 1967, Died 1983
Dolson, Sharleen
- Born circa 1941, Died 1983
Dunphy, Louis Edward
- Born circa 1934, Died 1983
DiCecca, William
- Born circa 1958, Died 1984
Dudenas, Shirley Anne
- Born circa 1956, Died 1985
Davenport, Laura Ann
- Born circa 1955, Died 1986
Dobson, Percy
- Born circa 1933, Died 1986
Dixon, James Lawrence
- Born circa 1946, Died 1987
DiStefano, Mario
- Born circa 1944, Died 1990
DeVilliers, Nina Renee
- Born 1972, Died 1991
Dezan, Patrick Urben
- Died 1991
Doyle, Susan
- Born circa 1952, Died 1991
Dow, Dale
- Born circa 1962, Died 1992
Dhillon, Pavresh Kur
- Born circa 1960, Died 1996
Doherty, Lee James
- Born circa 1982, Died 1996
Drennan, Sean Murray
- Born circa 1966, Died 1997
Del Sordo, Pasquale
- Born circa 1975, Died 2000
Dymitraszczuk, Damian David
- Born circa 1974, Died 2000
Davreaux, Fiona
- Born cica 1969, Died 2001
Derengowski, Dariusz
- Born circa 1962, Died 2001
Doan, Tham Ngoc
- Born circa 1966, Died 2001
Dyment, William
- Died 2001
Daly, John
- Born circa 1969, Died 2003
DeZuniga, Jorge
- Born circa 1954, Died 2004
Deane, Lucas
- Born circa 1989, Died 2007
DaSilva, Paul
- Born circa 1989, Died 2009
Dashtirahmatabadi, Elham
- Born circa 1979, Died 2010
Demerino, Daniel
- Born circa 1969, Died 2013
Doucette, Rickey
- Born circa 1986, Died 2014
