Ancestry Library Edition is not accessible today, Tuesday, May 20, due to a technical issue. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Ancestry Library Edition Is Currently Unavailable
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 9:30am
Construction Work at Sherwood Branch
On Thursday, May 15, the library reopens with normal hours but with the following service limitations:
- 1st Floor is closed to the public
- Limited browsing collections of Express Adult Fic and Express DVDs are available on the 2nd Floor
- Holds pickup is available on the 2nd Floor
- Reduced number of public computers on 2nd Floor
- Printing and copying available on 2nd Floor
- Seating capacity is reduced
- All 2nd Floor collections (teen, children, and graphic novels) are available
- Parking, washroom and elevator access are not affected
Please refer to hpl.ca/events for up-to-date program listings. Most programs will continue as normal on the 2nd Floor or in the basement.
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Published:
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 2:30pm
All Branches Closed - May 30, Staff Professional Development
All HPL Branches are closed on Friday, May 30 for Staff Professional Development Day. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access service is not available. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca. Regular service hours resume Saturday, May 31. Thank you for your understanding.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 8:00am
Bookmobile Service Cancellations
The Friday May 30 Bookmobile visits to Huntington Park, Winona and Maplewood Avenue are cancelled.
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Bookmobile Stop:
Published:
Friday, May 9, 2025 - 8:00am
Turner Park Branch - Roof Repair
Due to the ongoing roof repair project, noise and parking disruptions are expected to continue until the end of June. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Monday, April 28, 2025 - 10:00am
Ancaster Branch - Temporary Closure, May 5-31
From Monday, May 5 to Saturday, May 31, the Ancaster Branch will be temporarily closed due to a roof and HVAC replacement. During this time, service hours will be available at the Ancaster Rotary Centre, 385 Jerseyville Road West, Ancaster. The last day to pick up your Holds is Thursday, May 1st. Thank you for your understanding.
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Published:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 11:00am
Central Library - Microfilm Machine
The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available, but it doesn't print. We aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Published:
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 3:30pm
Phishing Scheme
Please be aware of online phishing attempts impersonating Hamilton Public Library and Library Staff. HPL does not solicit paid freelance opportunities through social media or other messaging applications. HPL does not request personal or banking information through social media or require financial compensation when reviewing job applications. Please report phishing schemes to communications@hpl.ca. If you think you are a victim of fraud, please call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 10:30am
Mayors of Hamilton and Dundas
Mayor Henry McKinstry (ca1805-1871). Mayor 1859-1861
Hamilton
1847: Colin Campbell Ferrie (1808-1856)
1848: George Sylvester Tiffany (1805-1586)
1849: William L. Distin (1789-1879)
1850: John Fisher (1806-1882)
1851: John Rose Holden (1821-1879)
1852: Nehemiah Ford (circa 1808-1860)
1853: William G. Kerr (circa 1816-1861)
1854: James Cummings (1815-1894)
1854-1855: Charles Magill (1816-1898)
1856: James Cummings (1815-1894)
1857: John Francis Moore (1816-1870)
1858: George Hamilton Mills (1827-1901)
1859-1861: Henry McKinstry (1805-1871)
1862-1864: Robert McElroy (1810-1881)
1865-1866: Charles Magill (1816-1898)
1867: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)
1868: Hutchison Clark (1806-1877)
1869: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)
1870: George Murison (1820-1889)
1871-1872: Daniel Black Chisholm (1832-1899)
1873-1874: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)
1875-1876: George Roach (1818-1904)
1877-1878: Francis Edwin Kilvert (1838-1910)
1879-1881: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)
1882-1883: Charles Magill (1816-1898)
1884-1885: John James Mason (1842-1903)
1886-1887: Alexander McKay (1843-1912)
1888-1889: William Doran (1834-1903)
1890-1891: David McLellan (1841-1892)
1892-1893: Peter Campbell Blaicher (1835-1900)
1894-1895: Alexander David Stewart (1852-1899)
1896: George Elias Tuckett (1835-1900)
1897-1898: Edward Alexander Colquhoun (1844-1904)
1899-1900: James Vernall Teetzel (1853-1926)
1901-1902: John Strathearn Hendrie (1857-1923)
1903-1904: Wellington Jeffers Morden (1837-1928)
1905-1906: Sanford Dennis Biggar (1861-1920)
1907-1908: Thomas Joseph Stewart (1848-1926)
1909-1910: John Inglis McLaren (1865-1948)
1911-1912: George Harmon Lees (1860-1936)
1913-1914: John Allan (1856-1922)
1915-1916: Chester Samuel Walters (1878-1958)
1917-1920: Charles Goodenough Booker (1859-1926)
1921-1922: George Charles Coppley (1858-1936)
1923-1925: Thomas William Jutten (1861-1955)
1926-1927: Freeman Ferrier Treleaven Q.C. (1884-1952)
1928-1929: William Burton (1888-1944)
1930-1933: John Peebles (1827-1948)
1934-1935: Herbert Earl Wilton (1869-1937)
1936-1943: William Robert Morrison, K.C. (1878-1947)
1944-1949: Samuel Lawrence (1879-1959)
1950-1962: Lloyd Douglas Jackson (1888-1973)
1963-1976: Victor Kennedy Copps (1919-1988)
1977-1980: John Alexander MacDonald (1927-)
1981-1982: William Powell (1907-1992)
1983-2000: Robert Maxwell Morrow (1946-)
2001-2003: Robert E. Wade (1933-)
2004-2006: Larry Di Ianni (1948-)
2006-2010: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)
2010-2014: Robert Bratina (1943-)
2014-Present: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)
Mayor John Don (1888-1981), Mayor 1950-1953
Dundas
1848: John Paterson (1805-1856)
1849: James Belle Ewart (1801-1853)
1850-1852: James Coleman (1811-1881)
1853-1854: Robert Holt (1801-1876)
1855: George Munns Barton (1829-1892)
1856-1857: John Quarry (ca 1810-1877)
1858: Alexis Fidèle Begue (1805-1872)
1859-1861: Thomas Howard McKenzie (1811-1896)
1862-1865: John Mair Thornton (ca 1823- )
1866: Dr. James McMahon (1830-1909)
1867-1871: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)
1872-1873: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)
1874: James Somerville (1834-1916)
1875: Alexander Stronach Wink (ca 1843-1899)
1876-1878: Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)
1879-1883: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)
1884; Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)
1885; Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)
1886-1887: Herbert Charles Gwyn (1846-1926)
1888-1889: Henry Bickford (1842-1889)
1889-1890: John Bertram (1829-1906)
1891-1892: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)
1893: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)
1894-1895: Col. William Edward Sheridan Knowles (1862-1931)
1896-1897: Thomas Atkins Wardell (1865-1902)
1898: Henry Bertram (1856-1945)
1899-1900: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)
1901-1902: Charles (Chub) Collins (ca 1857-1914)
1903-1904: William Lawson (1854-1948)
1905-1906: John Wolfenden Dickson (1865- )
1907-1908: William Henry Moss (1859-1941)
1909-1910: John Wilkie Lawrason (1871-1940)
1911: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)
1912-1913: Edwin Alfred Woodhouse (1845-1924)
1914-1915: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)
1916-1917: Charles Edgar Dickson (1878-1939)
1918: Herbert C. Davis (1871-1952)
1919: Samuel Joseph Lennard (1857-1921)
1920-1921: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)
1922-1923: Alfred Broad (1884-1953)
1924-1927: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)
1928-1929: John Edward Robinson (1893-1968)
1930: Dr. W. E. Inksetter (1865-1947)
1931-1935: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)
1936-1939: Robert P. Manning (1881-1951)
1940-1941: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)
1942-1944: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)
1945-1946: David P. (Bud) Cliff (ca 1902-1996)
1947-1949: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)
1950-1953: John C. Don (1888-1981)
1954-1957: George Earl Kemp (1893-1965)
1958-1961: John Alexander Warren (ca 1914-2003)
1962-1965: Albert S. Edwards (1906-1965)
1965-1967: Leslie Brown Couldrey (1889-1996)
1968-1976: Hugh Munson Everett (1917-1999)
1977-1985: Joseph T. Bennett (ca 1925- )
1985-1988: Mary Ann Seldon (ca 1942- )
1988-2000: John Addison (ca 1943- )
