The accessibility door at Ancaster Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
Concession Branch's children area is closed for renovations. Please use the temporary space. Public computers are also affected. There are currently three available. We aim to have the branch back in order as soon as possible.
Members visiting the Carlisle Branch may notice an unpleasant odour. We are working to identify the source and hope to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
HPL's WiFi, Catalogue and online resources will undergo network maintenance on Wednesday, November 12 from 5-8am. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Noise and limited parking continue at the Kenilworth Branch this week as renovations wrap up. Thank you for your understanding.
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
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.
Management
Library Switchboard: 289-779-7588
Phone extensions are not available, please check back for updates. Thank you for your patience.
Senior Leadership Team




(Photos Left to Right: Paul Takala, Callie Blackburn, Lisa DuPelle, Simona Dinu, Cindy Poggiaroni, Dijia Qin, Chad Roglich, Pam Byrne)
Paul Takala, CEO and Chief Librarian, hplceo@hpl.ca
Callie Blackburn, Administrative Assistant to the CEO, hplceo@hpl.ca
Lisa DuPelle, Director, Human Resources and Information Services, ldupelle@hpl.ca
Pam Byrne, Director, Finance pbyrne@hpl.ca
Simona Dinu, Director, Service Excellence and Communications - Branches, sdinu@hpl.ca
Cindy Poggiaroni, Director, Collections and Program Development, cpoggiar@hpl.ca
Dijia Qin, Director, Digital Technology and Creation, dqin@hpl.ca
Chad Roglich, Director, Facilities and Sustainability, croglich@hpl.ca
System and Central Library Managers
Central Information Services: Sarah Gauthier, sgauthie@hpl.ca
Central Information Services: Allison Stockton-Aird, astockto@hpl.ca
Collections: Meghan Tinmouth, mtinmout@hpl.ca
Communications: Shelley McKay, smckay@hpl.ca
Media relations (media only, please): 905-973-1847
Digital Technology Infrastructure: Zaman Kazi, zkazi@hpl.ca
Web and Database Solutions: Sunjoyo Tanto, stanto@hpl.ca
Digital Technology Services: Kat Drennan-Scace, kdrennan@hpl.ca
Local History and Archives: Luke Stempien, lstempie@hpl.ca
Adult Programming: Erica Conly, econly@hpl.ca
Mobile Library and Courier Services: Jen Corrin, jcorrin@hpl.ca
Youth Services and Central Children's: Katelyn Granger, kgranger@hpl.ca
Branch Managers
Ancaster: Jen Gal, jgal@hpl.ca
Barton: Melissa McSweeney, mmcsween@hpl.ca
Binbrook: Ania Van Minnen, avanminn@hpl.ca
Carlisle: Carly Bedford, cbedford@hpl.ca
Concession: Rama Kaba-Demanin, rkaba@hpl.ca
Dundas: Kathleen Shannon, kshannon@hpl.ca
Freelton: Carly Bedford, cbedford@hpl.ca
Greensville: Kathleen Shannon, kshannon@hpl.ca
Kenilworth: Melissa McSweeney, mmcsween@hpl.ca
Locke: Danika Bernard, dbernard@hpl.ca
Lynden: Jen Gal, jgal@hpl.ca
Mount Hope: Karen Milligan, kmilliga@hpl.ca
Parkdale: Shelagh Griffin, sgriffin@hpl.ca
Red Hill: Shelagh Griffin, sgriffin@hpl.ca
Saltfleet: Elizabeth Cameron, ecameron@hpl.ca
Sherwood: Rama Kaba-Demanin, rkaba@hpl.ca
Stoney Creek: Elizabeth Cameron, ecameron@hpl.ca
Terryberry: Rebecca Bootsma, rbootsma@hpl.ca
Turner Park: Karen Milligan, kmilliga@hpl.ca
Valley Park: Ania Van Minnen, avanminn@hpl.ca
Waterdown: Carly Bedford, cbedford@hpl.ca
Westdale: Danika Bernard, dbernard@hpl.ca






