Preview the New HPL.ca

We're excited to share a preview of the new HPL.ca before its official launch on September 15.

Explore the new site, discover updated navigation and get familiar with the improved online experience designed to make it easier to find Library services, programs, collections and information.

If you encounter an issue or have feedback, please let us know through our Contact Us page.

Published:
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 3:00pm
Kenilworth Branch - Parking Lot Not Available

Due to a fence replacement, the parking lot will be unavailable from September 7-9. Nearby street parking is available, as is an HSR route. Thank you for your patience. 

Published:
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 2:00pm
Concession Branch - Construction Updates

Due to a glass door installation for the new Makerspace area, Concession Branch will close at 1 pm on Thursday, September 3. It is expected to reopen to its regular hours with limited services on Friday, September 4. Stay tuned for continual updates.

www.hpl.ca/concession

Published:
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 8:00am
Labour Day - All HPL Branches Closed

All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, September 6 and Labour Day, Monday, September 7. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, September 8. 

Published:
Monday, August 31, 2026 - 2:45pm
Barton Branch - Construction in Area

Please note that Milton Avenue at Barton Street is under construction. Access to the parking lot is limited. Nearby street parking is available and an HSR route out front. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Monday, August 31, 2026 - 2:30pm
Print on the Go Currently Unavailable

The Print on the Go service is not working at all Branches. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.

Published:
Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Delayed Openings and Closures

Due to Staff training, the following service modifications are planned.

  • Turner Park: Wednesday, September 2, Noon-1 pm Closure
  • Red Hill: Friday, September 18, Delayed Opening of 10 am
  • Central Library: Tuesday, September 29, Delayed Opening of 10 am

Visit www.hpl.ca/hours for open alternate locations.

Published:
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Schedule Modifications for September

Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for September: 

Please visit www.hpl.ca/bookmobile for updates on service modifications.

Tuesday, September 8                  

  • Strathcona - Cancelled 
  • McMaster - Cancelled 

Thursday, September 10              

  • Rockton and Millgrove visits moved to Saturdays (Starting September 12) 

Saturday, September 12               

  • Stoney Creek - Cancelled 
  • Riverdale - Cancelled 

Thursday, September 17       

  • Mohawk Gardens - Cancelled 
  • Meadowlands - Cancelled 

Friday, September 18             

  • Winona - Cancelled 
  • Queen Victoria - Cancelled
Published:
Monday, August 24, 2026 - 9:30am
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

War of 1812 - Collection Bibliography - V

Valpy, Joseph Jr. 1792-1816
Journal of Joseph Valpy, Jr, of Salem. November, 1813 - April, 1815. With other papers relating to his experiences in Dartmoor Prison.
Michigan Society of Colonial Wars, 1922
#111 of 300
vii, 71
[Valpy was a British prisoner-of-war captured at sea on the privateer "Herald"]
TPL 1083
R973.52 VAL CESC

Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
A Narrative of the Affair of Queenstown: in the War of 1812. With a Review of the Strictures on that Event, in a book entitled "Notices of the War of 1812"
New York: Leavitt, Lord & Co.
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1836
viii, [9]-95, 4, 6
Howes 10582; Lande 872; Sabin 98548 "A reply to a work by General John Armstrong...The appendix contains letters and general orders relating to the affair"; Thibeault 10184; TPL 929
R971.053 V355 CESC

Vercheres de Boucherville, Thomas
War on the Detroit. The Chronicles of Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville and the Capitulation by an Ohio Volunteer. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. Secretary of the Burton Historical Collection.
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.,
Christmas, 1940
xxvi, 347
R971.053 V582 CESC

Victory at Niagara and Laura Secord. Heroine of the War of 1812.
A Johnny Pepper Adventure.
American Graphics No. 2
Copyright 1957 by Henry Stewart, Incorporated.
[comic book]
[30]
R971.0188 ENG CESC