The 4th Floor will be closed from 9 am-2 pm tomorrow, Friday, February 13, for a special event. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 2 and 3 are available for study and work. www.hpl.ca/central
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure
Published:
Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 12:00pm
Concession Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Starting the week of February 9, renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Computer availability may be limited, and the Living Room space is closed. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Starting the week of February 23, the 2nd Floor will be closed. The Children's collection will be temporarily available on the 1st Floor. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Family Day Closure
All HPL Branches are closed on Family Day, Monday, February 16. Bookmobile is off the Road. Extended Access and Study Hall is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, February 17.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation
Starting Tuesday, February 10, the First Floor Living Room will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3.
Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead.
Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.
Friday, February 13
Winona (11am-Noon) - Cancelled
Queen Victoria (3-4pm) - Cancelled
Family Day, Monday, February 16
Bookmobile is off the road.
Tuesday, February 17
McMaster University (3:30-4:30pm) - Cancelled
Thursday, February 19
Rockton (10:30am-11:30am) - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)
Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
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
Roll of Honour - World War II
Baird, E.W.
Baird, J.R.
Baisley, Reginald Stanley
Baker, Earle Edw.
Baker, Peter Joseph
Baldwin, John Moody
Bale, Melvelle
Balfour, Andrew G.
Balinson, Alexander
Ball, J.A. Ball, Melvin
Ballard, R.G.
Bannatyne, James
Baran, Michael
Barber, Arthur O.
Barber, Wesley D.
Barefoot, Gordon Wm.
Barlow, Willard R.
Barnes, Fred. A.
Barnhardt, Carmen F.
Barnsley, Leonard
Barr, Alexander
Barr, Chas. Wm.
Bartkiewicz, Francis Paul
Baskett, R.J.
Bassett, Earl Wm.
Batters, F.R.
Bawtinheimer, Earl Gordon
Beacham, Harry Cecil
Beale, Harold Frid
Beales, Fred
Beanland, Chas. Alec
Beare, Donald Syl.
Bearss, Glen Lewis
Beasley, Henry Percy
Beattie, Geo. Wm.
Beaulieu, Jos. M.
Beers, L.E.
Bell, Alex. M. James
Bell, George Armstrong
Bell, Herbert Edgar
Bell, Llewellyn C.
Bell, Wilfred S.
Belleau, G.T.
Bendig, Herman H.
Bennett, Wm. Joseph
Bennetto, Murray A.
Bergeron, R.
Bernard, Emile
Berry, Francis Wm.
Berry, Lloyd Jos.
Berryman, Jack Gardner
Berryman, John Richard
Berryman, Stuart
Berthiaume, Bernard
Bibby, Wilfred James
Bigcanoe, T.B.
Bird, James S.
Birks, Wm. S. A.
Bisset, A.W.
Bisson, L.J.
Black, Gordon Ronald
Blackham, John Patrick
Blackwell, Frank Jos.
Blair, John
Blake, Wm. Vincent
Bleeman, M.I.
Blond, W.E.
Blunt, Leslie
Boccaccio, Samuel
Bodell, Edwin John
Bohnert, Leo
Bolen, Clarence
Bolton, Vernon Harry
Bolton, Walter
Bond, Carl
Bond, Howard
Bonford, A.J.
Bonnallie, D.A.
Book, Clarence
Bostwick, J.M.
Boudreau, H.A.
Boudreau, R.F.
Boulet, J.
Boulton, D.G.S.
Boutillier, D.A.H.
Bowery, Richard Charles W.
Bowler, James Edwin
Bowman, Albert E.
Bowman, Alexander William
Bowman, E.A.
Bowslaugh, Wilbur E.
Boyce, Nelson Thomas
Boyd, Howard
Boyd, Milton
Bradley, Chas. Raymond
Bradley, E.A.
Bradley, James Norman
Bradshaw, Herbert
Bradt, Harold Leroy
Brant, Clifford Lloyd
Brant, Elmer Jos.
Breckon, Jos. Paul
Brennan, Frederick Vincent
Brennan, K.P.
Brennan, Lawrence William
Brennan, R.N.
Brennan, Ralph B.
Brezino, J.
Brogan, B.J.
Broker, Alfred
Bromley, G.G.
Brooks, Harry Ross
Broome, William Harold
Brown, David Cornfoot
Brown, Douglas Harold
Brown, Geo. Rawson
Brown, George Dunlop
Brown, H.
Brown, James Alexander
Brown, John B.
Brown, Wm. Sydney
Brown, Z.
Browne, Reginald Ernest
Browning, W.G.
Brownscombe, Morley C.
Brubaker, R.D.
Bruce, Hobart
Bruce, R.
Bruce, Robert Henry
Bruce, Walter (Mickey)
Bryant, Harry Douglas
Buchanan, Borden L.
Budgen, J.E.C.
Budreau, M.E.
Buhlman, Albert Joseph
Bull, Clifford Frank, DFC
Bull, Douglas Maxwell
Bulley, Richard L.
Burd, R.A.
Burden, J.K.
Burdis, John George
Burke, David Warnock
Burnell, Douglas A.
Burns, William Sterling
Burnside, R.T.
Burrill, Wilbert Isaac
Burton, A.W. Busby, J.R.
Bussereau, Victor R.
Bussiere, A.J.
Bussineau, G.M.
Buszowski, Walter W.
Butland, Frederick D.
Butler, Arthur H.
Butler, Edgar D.
Butler, L.J.
Butler, R.C.
Byford, C.W.
Byford, Wm. Ralph
