Modified Bookmobile Service - September 15-18

Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications. Thank you for your patience. 

Monday, September 15

  • Mohawk College, 12-1pm - Cancelled

Tuesday, September 16

  • Greencedar, 4-5pm - Cancelled

Wednesday, September 17

  • Helen Detwiler - Changed to 11-11:30am

Thursday, September 18

  • Meadowlands - Changed to 3:30-4pm
  • Bennetto - Changed to 4:45-5:30pm
 
 
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Affected Branch: Bookmobile
Nearest Branches: 
Published:
Friday, September 12, 2025 - 3:00pm
Access World News Is Currently Unavailable

The Access World News is not working. We aim to restore the service soon. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Friday, September 12, 2025 - 1:30pm
Replacement and Damage Fees Resume October 1st

To avoid a replacement or lost fee, please return library materials due October 1st or later within 28 days. Replacement fees are intended to encourage Members to return items on a timely basis so everyone in the community can enjoy them. 

https://www.hpl.ca/news/frequently-asked-questions

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
SuperCrawl - Road Closures near Central Library

From Thursday, September 11, until 5 am on Monday, September 15, road closures for SuperCrawl will be in effect in and around James Street North from King to Wilson/York to Cannon to Barton Street. Additional closures will take place on King William, Rebecca, Vine, Mulberry, Colbourne and Murray Streets. If you are planning to visit Central Library over the next few days, we suggest taking HSR for a convenient route to downtown Hamilton. www.hpl.ca/central

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Affected Branch: Central Library
Published:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 10:30am
Central Library - Fourth Floor Temporary Closure

Central Library's Fourth Floor is closed on Tuesday, September 16, from Noon to 6 pm due to a special event. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available as study and work spaces. www.hpl.ca/central

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Affected Branch: Central Library
Published:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 10:00am
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 10)

Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 10. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. On August 28-29, there may be some noise disruptions and limited parking spots while the roof repair set-up begins. Thank you for your patience.

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Published:
Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am

OGS Collection Family Histories

EAGLES Eagles Families of North American (00461)

EAMER Eamer. Cornwall Twp. Stormont Co. Ont. (02228)

EASTON John & Thomas Easton Srs & John Nelson Easton 1767-1969 Genealogical Records (00462)

EATON Eatons, The (02518)

EBY History of the Eby Family (00463) (2 copies: copy 1 with additional handwritten notes)

EBY The Eby Report. Vol. II No. 1. The First Four Generations in America. (00465)

ELDERKIN History of Ancient Windham. Parts XC through XCVII. Elderkin (01196) Compiled by William L. Weaver

ELLIOTTS, THE GORDONS, THE LATIMERS Ireland to Canada (00466)

EMERY - CORNWELL - DAY - HUNT - MAXWORTHY Photocopy (00467)

EVANS Joseph Evans 1804-1883, Hicks, Fletcher (00468)

GAGE Second Gage Update, includes Part 1 and Part 2 (02286)

GAGE see WESTBROOK

GAGE Gage Families. Pt. 2. English-Irish Early American and Canadian Families. R929.2 G121 CESH (00475)

GARTSHORE Gartshore (02073)

GIFFORD The Gifford Family History (00477)

GILBERT Isaac Gilbert - United Empire Loyalist. 1742-1822 (00478)

GLASSELL A Genealogy of the Glassell Family of Scotland and Virginia (00476)

GLOVER, GREEN, LONDON Building Our Pedigree Part I, II, III (00479)

GORDON see ELLIOTT

GORDON House of Gordon Newsletter. 1986-1997 (01973)

GORDONS Gordons of Goulbourn - Lowerys of Huntley & Fitzroy (00480)

GREEN see GLOVER

GREEN Green Genealogy. 4 vol. R929.20971 GREEN CRO CESH (00481, 00482, 00483, 0484)

GREENLY Records of Descendants of John & Dorothea Greenly of Wexford County, Ireland & Perth, Ontario (00485)

GRUMMETT see STRATFORD

GRUNDON Who’s Who at the Grundon Picnic (00486)

GURNETT see ALMAS

HARLEY Our Harley Family Connections. A Study by William A. Harley (00487)

HARRIS John Harris Family in Canada. 1820-1971. A Records of Elisha John Harris and his Descendants. An Index (00488)

HAW The Genealogy of John Haw. 1821-1916 (00489)

HEATH Heath Family - A Maine Branch of the Heath Family (00490)

HENDERSHOT Hendershot Family History (00491)

HENDERSON Family Book of Who When Where. The Ancestors of the children of the marriage of Marie Lucile Hudson-Henderson and Paul Thomas Henderson (02343)

HESS The Hess Family of Barton, Loyalists. R929.2 HESS GAL CESH + index by G. Maxted (00492)

HEWITT Early American Ancestors - Increase Hewitt & Elizabeth Tyler, Ancestors of Frank Lester of St. Clair & Tuscola MI (00493)

HILL see ALMAS

HILTS Godfrey Hilts and his Canadian Descendants (00494)

HORNING Horning Research. Four Generations - US to Canada. Peter Horning and 9 Children, 2 Nephews in Canada (00495)

HUGHSON The Descendants of Thomas Hughson (00496)

HUNT see EMERY

HUNTER Hunter Family Tree - William Hunter and Sarah Earle. Photocopy (00497)

HYSLOP Hyslop Family Reunion. Oct. 24, 1987 (00498)