Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton Monday January 19, 2026.
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.
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton
Published:
Monday, January 19, 2026 - 4:00pm
Central Library – Digital Microfilm Machines
The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room. This reader does not support printing. We apologize for the inconvenience and aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible.
Published:
Monday, January 19, 2026 - 1:45pm
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
Copyright and Intellectual Property
Organizations and individuals providing content on the website will retain the Intellectual Property (IP) of their contributions. Contributors agree to allow users of the site to access the content freely. In addition, other sections of the portal may link to and include information contained on other parts of the portal.
Copyright Standard on myhamilton
Unless otherwise stated the standard copyright license that will apply to all content on myhamilton will be the Creative Commons License - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported (Source: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/)
This license states that users are:
- Free to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work under the following conditions:
- Attribution - You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).
- Noncommercial - You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
- No Derivative Works - You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.
Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. Nothing in this license impairs or restricts the author's moral rights.
License Flexibility Where Appropriate
Myhamilton will use the standards developed by the Creative Commons License initiative. Organizations or individuals providing content to myhamilton may opt for a more or less restrictive license for some or part of their content. Other licenses are available at: www.creativecommons.org.
Policy Level: Hamilton Public Library Board
Approval Date: September 23, 2009.
