HPL's Catalogue will undergo maintenance on Wednesday, May 13 from 12:30am to 4:30 am. There may be intermittent downtime during this maintenance window. Thank you for your patience.
Catalogue Maintenance
Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 2:00pm
Greensville Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Greensville Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:15am
All Branches Closed - Sunday, May 17
All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, May 17. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access service is not available.
Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. Visit hpl.ca for our Virtual Branch.
Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
All Branches Closed - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18
All HPL Branches are closed on Monday, May 18. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19.
Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of May. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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
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: 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
Murder Victims
London, Bartholomew
- Died 1801
Lindsay, Homer C.
- Died 1923
Lawrence, Sidney
- Died 1937
Lazic, Jelena
- Born circa 1922, Died 1957
Lefler, Norm
- Born circa 1926, Died 1975
Ludkin, Erin
- Born circa 1972, Died 1975
Labadi, Imre James
- Born circa 1936, Died 1976
Lake, Marjorie
- Born circa 1908, Died 1977
Langendoean, Everett
- Born circa 1931, Died 1978
Lapointe, Robert
- Born circa 1938, Died 1982
Leite, Agueda
- Born circa 1929, Died 1983
Leite, Manuel
- Born circa 1929, Died 1983
Lepinski, Domenic
- Born circa 1916, Died 1983
Lewis, James Robert
- Born circa 1959, Died 1984
Lightheart, Frank
- Born circa 1958, Died 1984
Little, Catherine Ann
- Born circa 1962, Died 1984
Longboat, Stephen Edward
- Born circa 1956, Died 1991
Lax, Morris
- Born 1921, Died 1992
Longboat, Craig
- Born circa 1976, Died 1995
Lindsay, Jean
- Born circa 1924, Died 1996
Lindsay, Deborah
- Born circa 1964, Died 2004
Lopez, Armando
- Born circa 1953, Died 2004
Legacy, Cohen
- Born 2008, Died 2008
