Due to poor air quality, Bookmobile has the following cancellations for Friday, July 17:
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Winona (11am-12pm)
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Queen Victoria (3-4pm)
Regular service is expected to return next week. Thank you for your understanding.
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled
Published:
Thursday, July 16, 2026 - 8:00am
Air Quality Warning
An Orange Air Quality Warning has been initiated for the City of Hamilton by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks beginning July 15, 2026. This alert will remain in effect until a cancellation notice is issued.
Stay safe, Hamilton. www.hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 2:00pm
HPL Catalogue and Online Resources Not Available - Sunday, July 19
Due to online maintenance, Members can not access HPL's catalogue, online services and resources on Sunday, July 19 from 5am-10am. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
Published:
Monday, July 13, 2026 - 3:00pm
Express Items via OverDrive - Partner Libraries Update
As of July 1st, partner library Members can no longer borrow HPL Express items via Overdrive. More to Borrow partner libraries will be offering Lucky Express (Skip the line) titles to their cardholders only. This will help manage wait times for popular titles. Lucky Express is a collection of in demand titles with a seven-day loan period, available with no wait.
Our partners will still be able to borrow titles from the rest of our collection.
www.hpl.ca/more-to-borrow
Published:
Monday, July 6, 2026 - 10:00am
What's Happening Guide Changes
The What's Happening Guide has been retired and replaced with different communications channels and tactics. You can find the new Summer Reading Flyer here. Watch for future communications updates.
Published:
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 3:00pm
Sunday Hours Return to Central Library
Sunday hours return to Central Library. Beginning July 5, Central is open Noon to 5pm. Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown branches are also open Sundays, 1 to 5pm. hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 1:00pm
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
