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

McCullough Collection

Box #4

January 7, 1939 - December 28, 1940

January 7, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. Forty-Nine and Following Years(#62)

January 14, 1939 " Fruit, Finance and Fighting (#63)

January 21, 1939 Roman Imperialism (#1)

January 28, 1939 " (#2)

February 4, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. War Clouds of the Sixties (#64)

February 11, 1939 Debtors of Other Days

February 18, 1939 Peeps Into the Past (#65)

February 25, 1939 " The Ambassador Enquires (#66)

March 4, 1939 Shy Man of Science (#1)

March 11, 1939 " (#2)

March 19, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. Several Celebrities (#67)

March 25, 1939 " The Pioneers (#68)

April 1, 1939 " Tom Talbot (#69)

April 8, 1939 " XIII Battalion Received Colours, 1863 (#70)

April 15, 1939 " Taxes, Tobacco and Temperance (#71)

April 22, 1939 " Afternoon of April 22, 1845 (#72)

April 29, 1939 The Band Refugees

May 6, 1939 Nathaniel Pettit, U.E. (#1)

May 13, 1939 " (#2)

May 20, 1939 The Van Everys of Flamboro

May 27, 1939 The Old Mill and Its Builders

June 3, 1939 An Armentieres Adventure

June 10, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. Some Seventy Years Ago. (#73)

June 17, 1939 Billy Green the Scout

June 24, 1939 An Editor's Diary

June 30, 1939 The Dream of Dominion Day

July 8, 1939 An Editor's Diary (#2)

July 15, 1939 " (#3)

July 22, 1939 The Stage (#1)

July 29, 1939 " (#2)

August 5, 1939 " (#3)

August 12, 1939 Looking Backward

August 19, 1939 Indian Tales. Thayendanegea (#1)

August 26, 1939 " (#2)

September 9, 1939 Old Time Letters. Peter Jones Correspondence (#1)

September 16, 1939 " (#2)

September 23, 1939 " (#3)

September 30, 1939 " (#4)

October 7, 1939 " (#5)

October 14, 1939 " (#6)

November 4, 1939 Golf and Golfers (#1)

November 11, 1939 " (#2)

November 18, 1939 " (#3)

November 25, 1939 Jean Baptists Rousseau (X) (#1)

December 1, 1939 " (#2)

December 9, 1939 " (#3)

December 16, 1939 The Hungry Year

December 30, 1939 Loyalists of Long Ago (#1)

January 5, 1940 " (#2)

January 13, 1940 From Colonel Gourlay's Files (#1)

January 20, 1940 " (#2)

January 27, 1940 " (#3)

February 3, 1940 Wanted: An Historical Society (#1)

February 10, 1940 " (#2)

February 17, 1940 Hamilton's Part in Telephonic History (#1)

February 24, 1940 " (#2)

March 2, 1940 The Old Bands

March 9, 1940 Hamilton Town in 1833 (#1)

March 16, 1940 " (#2)

March 23, 1940 " Town and Town Fathers (#3)

March 30, 1940 " Hamilton Happenings in 1835

April 6, 1940 Humanity Martin

April 13, 1940 A Hamilton Explorer

April 20, 1940 Daily Spectator and Journal of Commerce

April 27, 1940 Victor of the Marathon

May 4, 1940 Town Annals of 1836

May 11, 1940 Some Old Stone Houses (#1)

May 25, 1940 More Stone Houses (#2)

June 1, 1940 Hospitalization in Hamilton

June 8, 1940 "A Lady With a Lamp"

June 15, 1940 Historic Burlington Heights

June 29, 1940 An Ancient Mariner (#1)

July 6, 1940 " (#2)

July 13, 1940 Home of Hamilton's First Senator

July 20, 1940 More Old Stone Houses

July 27, 1940 Back in the Fifties

August 3, 1940 Admiral Saunders

August 10, 1940 Some "Might Have Beens"

August 17, 1940 A Royal Visitor

August 24, 1940 Tales of Courage

August 31, 1940 Tales for the Times (#1)

September 7, 1940 " (#2)

September 14, 1940 " (#3)

September 21, 1940 " (#4)

September 28, 1940 " (#5)

October 5, 1940 " (#6)

October 12, 1940 " (#7)

October 19, 1940 " (#8)

October 26, 1940 " (#9)

November 2, 1940 " (#10)

November 9, 1940 Story of an Old Cartoon (77th Wentworth Regiment)

November 16, 1940 Valiant Hearts

November 23, 1940 Looking Backward and Forward

November 30, 1940 Gallant Gentlemen and Others

December 7, 1940 An Anniversary

December 14, 1940 Leaders and Misleaders

December 21, 1940 "Mansion House of Liberty"

December 28, 1940 Chivalry and Chicanery