The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
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Published:
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 1:45pm
Study Halls Open Thursday May 22
Study Halls at Central Library, Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park and Waterdown branches are open Thursday May 22, 8pm-Midnight. The planned Thursday closure for maintenance is cancelled.
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Published:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 5:15pm
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 Development. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access is not available. HPL's online card registration, catalogue and eResources are not available until 5pm due to scheduled maintenance. All branches reopen Saturday May 31.
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 Relocation in May
Until Saturday May 31, the Ancaster Branch is temporarily relocated to the Ancaster Rotary Centre, 385 Jerseyville Road West, Ancaster. The Wilson Street branch is closed for a roof and HVAC replacement.
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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
McCullough Collection
Box #4
January 7, 1939 - December 28, 1940
January 7, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. Forty-Nine and Following Years(#62)
January 14, 1939 " Fruit, Finance and Fighting (#63)
January 21, 1939 Roman Imperialism (#1)
January 28, 1939 " (#2)
February 4, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. War Clouds of the Sixties (#64)
February 11, 1939 Debtors of Other Days
February 18, 1939 Peeps Into the Past (#65)
February 25, 1939 " The Ambassador Enquires (#66)
March 4, 1939 Shy Man of Science (#1)
March 11, 1939 " (#2)
March 19, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. Several Celebrities (#67)
March 25, 1939 " The Pioneers (#68)
April 1, 1939 " Tom Talbot (#69)
April 8, 1939 " XIII Battalion Received Colours, 1863 (#70)
April 15, 1939 " Taxes, Tobacco and Temperance (#71)
April 22, 1939 " Afternoon of April 22, 1845 (#72)
April 29, 1939 The Band Refugees
May 6, 1939 Nathaniel Pettit, U.E. (#1)
May 13, 1939 " (#2)
May 20, 1939 The Van Everys of Flamboro
May 27, 1939 The Old Mill and Its Builders
June 3, 1939 An Armentieres Adventure
June 10, 1939 Peeps Into the Past. Some Seventy Years Ago. (#73)
June 17, 1939 Billy Green the Scout
June 24, 1939 An Editor's Diary
June 30, 1939 The Dream of Dominion Day
July 8, 1939 An Editor's Diary (#2)
July 15, 1939 " (#3)
July 22, 1939 The Stage (#1)
July 29, 1939 " (#2)
August 5, 1939 " (#3)
August 12, 1939 Looking Backward
August 19, 1939 Indian Tales. Thayendanegea (#1)
August 26, 1939 " (#2)
September 9, 1939 Old Time Letters. Peter Jones Correspondence (#1)
September 16, 1939 " (#2)
September 23, 1939 " (#3)
September 30, 1939 " (#4)
October 7, 1939 " (#5)
October 14, 1939 " (#6)
November 4, 1939 Golf and Golfers (#1)
November 11, 1939 " (#2)
November 18, 1939 " (#3)
November 25, 1939 Jean Baptists Rousseau (X) (#1)
December 1, 1939 " (#2)
December 9, 1939 " (#3)
December 16, 1939 The Hungry Year
December 30, 1939 Loyalists of Long Ago (#1)
January 5, 1940 " (#2)
January 13, 1940 From Colonel Gourlay's Files (#1)
January 20, 1940 " (#2)
January 27, 1940 " (#3)
February 3, 1940 Wanted: An Historical Society (#1)
February 10, 1940 " (#2)
February 17, 1940 Hamilton's Part in Telephonic History (#1)
February 24, 1940 " (#2)
March 2, 1940 The Old Bands
March 9, 1940 Hamilton Town in 1833 (#1)
March 16, 1940 " (#2)
March 23, 1940 " Town and Town Fathers (#3)
March 30, 1940 " Hamilton Happenings in 1835
April 6, 1940 Humanity Martin
April 13, 1940 A Hamilton Explorer
April 20, 1940 Daily Spectator and Journal of Commerce
April 27, 1940 Victor of the Marathon
May 4, 1940 Town Annals of 1836
May 11, 1940 Some Old Stone Houses (#1)
May 25, 1940 More Stone Houses (#2)
June 1, 1940 Hospitalization in Hamilton
June 8, 1940 "A Lady With a Lamp"
June 15, 1940 Historic Burlington Heights
June 29, 1940 An Ancient Mariner (#1)
July 6, 1940 " (#2)
July 13, 1940 Home of Hamilton's First Senator
July 20, 1940 More Old Stone Houses
July 27, 1940 Back in the Fifties
August 3, 1940 Admiral Saunders
August 10, 1940 Some "Might Have Beens"
August 17, 1940 A Royal Visitor
August 24, 1940 Tales of Courage
August 31, 1940 Tales for the Times (#1)
September 7, 1940 " (#2)
September 14, 1940 " (#3)
September 21, 1940 " (#4)
September 28, 1940 " (#5)
October 5, 1940 " (#6)
October 12, 1940 " (#7)
October 19, 1940 " (#8)
October 26, 1940 " (#9)
November 2, 1940 " (#10)
November 9, 1940 Story of an Old Cartoon (77th Wentworth Regiment)
November 16, 1940 Valiant Hearts
November 23, 1940 Looking Backward and Forward
November 30, 1940 Gallant Gentlemen and Others
December 7, 1940 An Anniversary
December 14, 1940 Leaders and Misleaders
December 21, 1940 "Mansion House of Liberty"
December 28, 1940 Chivalry and Chicanery
