The following Bookmobile visits have been cancelled today, Tuesday, November 4. Service is expected to resume next week.
- Riverdale (150 Violet Drive), 11am-12pm - Cancelled
- McMaster University, 3:30pm-4:30pm - Cancelled
The following Bookmobile visits have been cancelled today, Tuesday, November 4. Service is expected to resume next week.
Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at the Dundas Branch on Nov 4th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
Wi-Fi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Concession Branch and Sherwood Branch on Nov 6th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Waterdown Branch on Nov 4th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Friday, November 7
Terryberry Branch, 10am
Monday, November 10
Concession Branch, 10am
Thursday, November 13
Binbrook Branch, 10am
Friday, November 14
Valley Park Branch, 10am
Monday, November 24
Mount Hope, 2pm
Thursday, November 27
Stoney Creek, 10am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
Join us at the Central Library on Thursday, March 1st at 7:00pm , for a special event with as author Karolyn Smardz Frost reads from her book Steal Away Home.
Steal Away Home is a true story about the life of 15-year-old Cecelia Reynolds and how she escaped slavery in 1846. Cecelia Reynolds slipped away to freedom in Canada while her Kentucky owners were on holiday at Niagara Falls. Cecelia found a new life in Toronto's vibrant African American expatriate community. Her rescuer became her husband, a courageous conductor on the Underground Railroad helping other freedom-seekers reach Canada
Borrow Steal Away Home and some of the author’s other works
Thank you to a Different Drummer and HarperCollins Canada Ltd