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.
All Branches Closed - Sunday, May 17
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
Keefer Pamphlets – D – E
Dearborn, W.L.
Description of a Rail Road Route from St. Louis to San Francisco, in letters to P.P.F. Degrand, From W.L. Dearborn, Civil Engineer. 1849.
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, Printers, 1850
[16]
vol. 9 #8
mf #863
Derby E.H.
Boston: A Commercial Metropolis in 1850. Her Growth, Population, Wealth and Prospects. As Originally Published in Hunt's Merchant's Magazine for November, 1850
Boston: Redding & Co., 1850
[]
vol. 3 #21
mf #846
A Description of the Improved Iron Truss Bridge, Invented by Nathaniel Rider. Patented 1845.
New York: Printed by Edward O. Jenkins, 1848
[12]
vol. 9 #10
mf #863
Ellet, Charles Jr.
A Popular Notice of Suspension Bridges with a Brief Description of the Wire Bridge Across the Schuylkill at Fairmont.
Philadelphia: John C. Clark, Printer, 1843
[18 + illus.]
vol. 9 #1
mf #863
The European and North American Railway.
Report to the Senate of Maine and Memorial to Congress.
[1852] []
vol. 3 #25
mf #846
