All Bookmobile visits are cancelled today, Thursday, January 15 due to winter weather conditions. Stay tuned for updates on Friday, January 16.
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled
Published:
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 12:00pm
Branch Closures
Barton, Binbrook, Carlisle, Concession, Freelton, Greensville, Locke, Lynden, Mount Hope, Parkdale, Stoney Creek, Waterdown and Valley Park Branches are closed All Day on Thursday, January 15, 2026 due to poor weather. Study Halls are open tonight with the exception of Waterdown and Valley Park Branches.
Published:
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 12:00pm
Delayed Branch Openings
The following Branches open at 1pm: Ancaster, Dundas, Kenilworth, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Saltfleet, Westdale and Sherwood.
Extended Access is not available.
Published:
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Delayed Opening
Central Library opens at Noon today, Thursday, January 15. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 7:00am
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton January 14, 2025.
The temperature is expected to plummet below minus 15 Celsius. For warm place hours visit hpl.ca/hours.
For a list of shelters and health information visit www.hamilton.ca/cold.
Published:
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 4:00pm
Online Resources - Update
The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections: Novelist, Summa, Summa Kids, and Northstar Digital Literacy. Please visit www.hpl.ca/articles/read-watch-listen for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn.
Published:
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 11:00am
Waterdown Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
The accessibility door at Waterdown Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 12:00pm
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
Murdoch Collection: Alphabetical Listing
Tansley - 22 December 1951
Tapleytown - 21 July 1951, 24 March 1962
Tara - 24 August 1957
Tavistock - 11 July 1959
Temagami - 18 January 1958
Tetterville - 29 March 1958
Thamesford - 28 September 1957
Thornbury - 24 October 1959
Thorold - 16 April 1955, 18 March 1961
Thousand Islands - 29 September 1956
Tillsonburg - 12 October 1957
Timmins - 28 January 1961
Tobermory - 27 September 1958
T. H. & B. Railway. Gas-electric Train - 2 October 1954
Trafalgar - 17 May 1952
Troy - 8 December 1951, 6 July 1963
Tweed - 8 October 1960
Twelve Mile Creek - 19 May 1962
Tyneside - 1 March 1952
Upper Canada Village - 17 June 1961
Victoria Harbour - 20 August 1960
Vienna - 3 November 1956, 9 May 1964
Villa Nova - 31 July 1954
Vineland - 14 April 1951, 26 April 1958
Vineland-Rittenhouse School - 25 September 1954
Vinemount - 12 July 1951, 24 March 1962
Virgil - 16 February 1957, 14 November 1964
Virginia, USA - 27 December 1958
Vittoria - 13 December 1951, 21 January 1961
