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Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - 5:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of June. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bookmobile Service June Modifications
Saturday, June 13:
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Special Event - All Stops Cancelled
Friday, June 19:
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Six Nations- Cancelled
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Maplewood- Cancelled
Wednesday, June 24:
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Swansea Cancelled
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Helen Detwiler Cancelled
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Warplane Museum Cancelled
Saturday, June 27:
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Stoney Creek Arena Cancelled
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Riverdale Cancelled
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Discovery Centre --> 3-4pm
Tuesday, June 30:
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Greencedar Cancelled
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Mountview Cancelled
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Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm
Genealogy Fair 2019
2nd Annual Genealogy Fair
Saturday November 16, 2019
10AM – 4PM
Central Library, 4th Floor
Learn more about your family history at the 2019 Hamilton Genealogy Fair.
A full day of engaging speakers, workshops, activities and all things genealogical and ancestral.
Stay tuned for the program schedule as it becomes available.
Presented by HPL’s Local History & Archives and the Ontario Genealogical Society.
Schedule
Saturday, November 16, 2019 - Download the PDF version of the schedule
SPEAKERS (all on 4th Floor):
10:15-11:15AM – The Importance of Traditional Storytelling in Family History with Penny Warner
1-2PM – Discover Your Family History using Local History & Archives' Unique Collections with Kaye Prince-Hollenberg
2:30-3:30PM – DNA 101: The Very Basics, Please with Mags Gaulden
*** LUNCH 12 – 1PM ***
PROGRAMS (all on 4th Floor):
10AM-12PM & 3-4PM – Ancestry Library Edition Drop In, Computer Lab
12-1:30PM – Digitize Your Memories, Photo Studio
2-4PM – Green Screen Fun, Photo Studio
10-4PM – Genealogy Kids Zone Drop In, Program Room
