All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday August 2, 2026. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access is unavailable. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches Closed August 2
Published:
Friday, July 31, 2026 - 9:00am
All Branches Closed for Civic Holiday
All HPL Branches are closed on Monday August 3, 2026 for Civic Holiday. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access is unavailable. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca. www.hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Friday, July 31, 2026 - 8:00am
Kenilworth Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Kenilworth Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 5:45pm
New Loan Periods - Effective Monday, August 31
As of Monday, August 31, new loan periods will come into effect to shorten the wait time for popular hold items.
DVD Express - 3 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 7 days (fiction, children's and languages)
Magazines - 7 days
Bestseller Express - 14 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 14 days (non-fiction and TV series)
Books - 21 days
Music/Books on CD and Children's Express - 21 days
Please visit www.hpl.ca/borrowing for more details.
Published:
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
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
Suggest for Purchase
HPL welcomes suggestions for purchase.
Physical books, graphic novels, movies, music and book club kits.
Please follow these guidelines:
- If you are a local author, use the Spotlight on Local form
- Please check the Library Catalogue to ensure we don’t already have the title.
- Please submit a separate form for each title suggested.
- Suggested titles must be available for purchase in Canada.
- Each suggested title will be considered by our Collections Librarians
- Please request titles published more than two years ago through interlibrary loan.
- Bear in mind that not-yet-released popular books, movies and music are likely on our order list.
- If the suggested title is out-of-print or falls outside of HPL’s Collection Policy and is not purchased, please request through interlibrary loan.
- Use Libby/Overdrive's Notify Me tags to indicate interest in ebook or digital audio titles HPL does not own.
- Also check our partner libraries using the link at the top of HPL's OverDrive service.
Due to the volume of submissions, Collections staff are unable to meet with authors individually, or confirm purchase decisions. If purchased,- the items will appear in our catalogue.
