The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton is issuing a Cold Weather Alert effective tonight, Friday, February 6. A Cold Weather Alert is issued when current or anticipated weather conditions are at or below minus 15 degrees Celsius or minus 20 with wind chill. This alert will remain in effect until a cancellation notice is issued. Please visit www.hamilton.ca/cold for locations and resources to stay warm and safe.
Cold Alert - Warming Places
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 2:45pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation
Starting Tuesday, February 10, the First Floor Living Room will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3.
Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead.
Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure
The Fourth Floor will be closed on Friday, February 6, starting at 2 pm for Seedy Saturday event setup. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available with study and work spaces. www.hpl.ca/central
Published:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 3:00pm
Red Hill Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
The accessibility door at Red Hill Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 1:30pm
Bookmobile Service Modification
Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.
Tuesday, February 10
McMaster University will be 3:30-4 pm (instead of 3:30-4:30 pm
Greencedar will be 5-5:30 pm (instead of 4-5 pm)
Mountview will be 6-6:30 pm (instead of 5:30-6:30 pm)
Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
Mount Hope - Filming
On Monday, February 9, Homestead Drive will be closed from 7:30am-1:30pm (local traffic only) due to filming. From 1:30-7:30pm, there will be intermittent traffic control by Hamilton Police. The Branch will remain open. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, January 30, 2026 - 1:45pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused
Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused.
Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Daily Hours Update
Starting Monday, February 2, Central Library's daily hours will move back to a 9 am opening instead of 8 am, Monday through Saturday. Please make note of this new service change for your next visit. www.hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
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
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)
