The Fourth Floor will be closed on Friday, February 6, starting at 2 pm for Seedy Saturday event setup. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available with study and work spaces. www.hpl.ca/central
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure
Published:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 3:00pm
Red Hill Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
The accessibility door at Red Hill Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 1:30pm
Bookmobile Service Modification
Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.
Tuesday, February 3
Greencedar (4-5 pm) - Cancelled
Thursday, February 5
Rockton (10:30-11:30 am) - Cancelled
Bennetto Visit will be 5-5:30 pm (instead of 4-5:30 pm)
Tuesday, February 10
McMaster University will be 3:30-4 pm (instead of 3:30-4:30 pm
Greencedar will be 5-5:30 pm (instead of 4-5 pm)
Mountview will be 6-6:30 pm (instead of 5:30-6:30 pm)
Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
Mount Hope - Filming
On Monday, February 9, Homestead Drive will be closed from 7:30am-1:30pm (local traffic only) due to filming. From 1:30-7:30pm, there will be intermittent traffic control by Hamilton Police. The Branch will remain open. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, January 30, 2026 - 1:45pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused
Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused.
Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Daily Hours Update
Starting Monday, February 2, Central Library's daily hours will move back to a 9 am opening instead of 8 am, Monday through Saturday. Please make note of this new service change for your next visit. www.hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Printing Updates
Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies.
Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.
Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Roll of Honour - World War I
Bailey, L.H.
Bailey, Nathaniel
Bailey, Roy
Baillie, Nathaniel
Baker, Chester
Baker, Elmer
Baker, J.
Baker, Walter T.
Bale, W.H.
Ball, E.H.
Ball, James
Barker, Cecil R.
Barnard, Geo. H.
Barnes, Albert
Barnes, Albert L.
Barrie, Harold
Barron, John
Baskett, William H.
Batchelor, Frank D.
Bates, George
Bates, George A.
Battler, Robert
Baylis, Albert
Bayne, Egerton
Beach, Fred
Beach, John F.
Beach, William
Beadon, N.B.
Beale, Alfred
Beaumont, Edwin F.
Beckett, William H.
Begin, Osmand J.C.
Behan, J.G.
Bell, Harry
Bell, Salethiel
Bell, William
Bell, William Harry
Belnap, William
Belton, Charles H.
Bennett, Frank
Bennett, Fred
Bennett, Stanley
Berry, Harold
Berry, Joseph B.
Bertram, J.K.
Bertrand, W.
Best, A.F.
Best, Alfred
Beveridge, Sam. F.
Bews, Russell
Beyer, Arthur F.
Bibby, John R.
Bicker, E.H.
Biggar, Roy Warren
Bingham, Alex. John
Binkham, Charles W.
Binkley, Allen
Binkley, J.R.
Birthwhistle, George S.
Black, R.
Blackwood, James
Blaney, N.
Blank, Sidney H.
Blount, Isaiah
Blundell, J.R.
Blunden, Charles
Boa, William H.
Boardman, Albert E.
Bodden, Cornelius
Boden, Walter
Bolingbrooke, Charles
Bolton, Joseph
Bolton, L.A.
Bonham, Jack E.
Booker, C. Stewart
Booker, James L.
Booth, Stanley
Bosher, Fred
Bott, C.C.
Bottrill, Herbert
Bowden, John
Bower, Albert E.
Bowerbank, Ernest A.
Bowerbank, Jack
Bowers, Alfred S.
Bowland, Benjamin John
Bowles, Robert
Boyd, M.B.H.
Boyes, James
Boyes, James Golloway
Boyes, Reginald
Boyes, Wm. R.
Bradfield, Jack
Bradfield, John
Bradley, Herbert Franklin
Brailsford, Harry
Brain, H.E.
Brain, Thomas W.
Brake, G.
Brake, Geoffrey
Bramer, William John
Brant, Cameron D
Branton, Sam
Breaume, Robert W.
Breckon, William
Bremner, Reginald Roy
Briefley, Fred
Brink, A.D.
Brisbane, William
Brittain, Leonard Frank
Broadbent, N.
Brockbank, Henry
Brogan, Thomas F.
Brooks, Alfred
Brooks, Stanley
Brown Wm. Ormiston
Brown, Alex
Brown, Cecil H.
Brown, Ernest Victor
Brown, H.W.
Brown, Harry
Brown, Hugh P.
Brown, John
Brown, Oliver P.
Brown, Ralph
Brown, Thomas
Brown, W.J.
Brown, Walter
Brown, William C.
Brown, William Wesley
Brown. George
Brownlie, Alex
Bruce, Robert
Bryant, Charles
Bryant, Frank
Bryant, R.M.
Bryers, Roberts
Buchanan, James
Buckley, Edward
Buckthorpe, William
Bull, Alex.
Bullock, Reginald Henry
Bunn, Morris Roy
Bunn, Roy
Burgess, Albert Thomas
Burgess, Charles
Burgess, Ernest T.
Burgess, George
Burley, W.F.
Burnett, Roy
Burns, Thomas J.
Burton, Arnold M
Burtwell, Charles G.
Bush, Sidney
Buzza, J.
Byron, Edward
