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
Keefer Pamphlets – M
Prospectus of McGill College, Montreal; founded by Bequest of the Hon. James McGill, in 1811, Erected into a University by Royal Charter in 1821, and Re-organized by an Amended Charter in 1852. Session of 1856-7
Montreal: Hew Ramsay, 1856
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vol. 3 #22
mf #846
Massachusetts. Senate.
Committee on Railways and Canals Annual Reports of the Railroad Corporation in the State of Massachusetts, 1849
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, Printers to the State, 1850 (Senate no. 30)
[238]
vol. 5 #2
mf #860
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Fourth Annual Report of the Directors of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, to the Stockholders; together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent, June 1, 1850
Boston: Eastburn’s Press, 1850
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vol. 8 #8
mf #862
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Third Annual Report of the Directors of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, to the Stockholders. Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. June 1, 1849
Boston: Eastburn’s Press, 1849
[29 + map]
vol. 9 #16
mf #863
Mohawk and Hudson Railroad Company
Report on The Affairs of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad Company; Submitted to the Stockholders by the Executive committee, January, 1840
Schenectady: Riggs & Norris, Printers, 1840
[24]
vol. 7 #13
mf #862
Mohawk Valley Railroad
Report of the Survey and Estimate of the Mohawk Valley Railroad, made to the Board of Directors, May 1, 1851 [by Edward H. Brodhead]
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co., 1851
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vol. 2 #6
Morell, William H.
Report on the Surveys, Estimates and Revenues of the Ligett's Gap Rail-Road, connecting the Lackawanna Coal Basin with the New York and Erie Rail-Road at Great Bend to the President and Directors.
Ithaca N.Y.: Andrus, Gauntlett & Co., Printers, 1849
[48]
vol. 9 #17
mf #863
Morgan, Richard P., Engineer
Report of the Survey of the Route of the Galena and Chicago Union Rail Road, by Richard P. Morgan, Together with the original charter of the company, and amendments thereto. Chicago: Daily Tribune Print, 1847
[28]
vol. 7 #15
mf #862
Morton, A.C., Civil Engineer
Report on the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail-Road, Its Influence on the Trade of the St. Lawrence, and Statistics of the Cost and Traffic of the New York and Massachusetts Rail-Roads.
Montreal: Printed at the Canada Gazette Office, 1849
[47]
vol. 9 #15
mf #863
