Magazine and ILLO Delay
Magazine and ILLO deliveries are delayed due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.
City IT Planned Maintenance
A City IT systems update is scheduled for early Saturday morning. This will impact access to HPL's network and some applications. This update will improve overall network capacity, performance, resiliency, reliability and is the foundation for future network updates. Thank you for your patience.
3D Printing Not Available On Sundays
Please note that 3D printing services are unavailable on Sundays. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Early Closure - All HPL Branches, Friday, November 22
Due to a special event, all HPL branches will close at 4 pm on Friday, November 22.
Central Library's 4th Floor will be closed all day except for the Newcomer Learning Centre and Makerspace which will be open until 4 pm.
Regular service hours resume on Saturday, November 23.
Thank you for your understanding.
Delayed Branch Openings
Due to Staff training, the following branches have delayed openings of 10 am on:
Tuesday, November 19: Concession
Wednesday, November 20: Ancaster (2 pm opening)
Thursday, November 21: Valley Park
Please visit nearby branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
Kenilworth Branch - Roof Repairs
From November 11 to 29, the parking lot may not be available at certain times of the day due to repair maintenance. There may also be some noise disruptions in the branch. Thank you for your understanding.
Spectator File S-2 Aug. 23, 1956-Aug. 1959
Aug. 23, 1956 - Aug. 1959
Aug. 23-24-25, 1956 Canadian Olympic Track and Field Trials
Aug. 20-30, 1956 Mayor's Convention
Sept. 1956 RCAF Women
Dec. 9-11, 1956 Progressive Conservative Meeting in Hamilton
1957 Curling for 1957
1957 Easter Seal Campaign
1957 Federal Election
1957 Miss Hamilton Contest
1957 Miss Canada Pageant
1957 Shuniah ship dredging harbour
Jan. 3, 1957 CPR Rail Strike
Jan. 31, 1957 Burlington Annex
Feb. 1957 Editor's Conference
March 19, 1957 Insert for store at Centre [includes Stratford Theatre construction]
May 1957 McMaster Convocation
July 26, 1957 Camp Ipperwash Cadets
Dec. 3, 1958 Civic election
1959 Miss Canada Pageant
Aug. 1959 Canusa Games