Loud construction inside Concession Branch on Wednesday, August 5, may impact your visit. Appologies for any inconvienence.
Construction work at Concession Branch
Published:
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 1:15pm
Bookmobile Schedule Modifications
Fri, Aug 7:
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Due to driver availability, all Bookmobile visits are cancelled. Service is expected to resume next week.
Tues, Aug 18:
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The 10:30-11am Visit to the Court at Rushdale is Cancelled
Sat, Aug 22:
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Pride Hamilton (Visit Bookmobile 9:30am-4:30pm at Pier 4 Park - 64 Leander Dr.) - All Visits Cancelled (Stoney Creek Arena 10-11am, Riverdale 11:15am-12:15pm and Discovery Centre 2:30-4pm).
Published:
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - 9:30am
Kenilworth Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Kenilworth Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 5:45pm
New Loan Periods - Effective Monday, August 31
As of Monday, August 31, new loan periods will come into effect to shorten the wait time for popular hold items.
DVD Express - 3 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 7 days (fiction, children's and languages)
Magazines - 7 days
Bestseller Express - 14 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 14 days (non-fiction and TV series)
Books - 21 days
Music/Books on CD and Children's Express - 21 days
Please visit www.hpl.ca/borrowing for more details.
Published:
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
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
Earthquakes
Repairing St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church spire, 1944
Repairing St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church spire, 1944
February 25, 1910
10:45 p.m.
February 7, 1938
12:23 a.m.
October 19, 1939
7:00 a.m.
March 8, 1943
11:26 p.m.; epicentre near Ottawa
September 5, 1944
12:40 a.m.; Richter 5.9; epicentre in Cornwall
1963
Richter 3
1965
Richter 6
December 3, 1979
Richter less than 2; epicentre in Burlington
January 21, 1980
1:30 a.m.; Richter 2; epicentre in East Hamilton
July 27, 1980
2:52 p.m.; Richter 5.1; epicentre in North Kentucky
October 4, 1983
Richter 3.5; epicentre in Burlington
October 7, 1983
6:20 a.m.; Richter 5.2; epicentre in New York State
January 31, 1986
11:46 a.m.; Richter 5.7; 20 seconds; epicenter near south shore Lake Erie
July 10, 1987
7:48 p.m.; Richter 5; epicentre in Lawrenceville, Illinois
July 23, 1987
5:30 a.m.; Richter 3.5; epicentre under Lake Ontario
November 25, 1988
6:48 p.m.; Richter 6.4; 30 seconds; epicentre in Eastern Quebec
August 5, 1989
5:08 p.m.; Richter 3.3; epicentre near west end Lake Ontario
Sept. 25, 1998
3:52 p.m.; Richter 5.4; 30 seconds; epicentre near the Ohio/Pennsylvania border, south of Lake Erie
Jan. 25, 2001
10:00 p.m.; Richter 4.4; several seconds; epicentre in Ashtabula, Ohio
Quake triggered by wastewater pumping
Jan. 20, 2008
6:56 a.m.; Richter 2; epicentre 5 km south-east of downtown core
These figures are extracted from the newspaper articles found in:
CF - Hamilton - Earthquakes and from references in the Where-to-Look. For further information, check these sources.
Note: Richter scale established in 1935
