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

MANNEN The John Mannen Genealogy (00523)

MARKLE Recollections of Emma Kemp Markle - Ancaster (00524)

MARTIN A History of the Ancestors & Descendants of Peter P. Martin also a Short Sketch of the Daniel M. Brubacher family (00525)

MARTIN History of the Descendants of Christian B. Martin. 1834-1912 (00526)

MARTIN Thou Art Peter. A Story of the Pioneer Peter Martin and the Woolwich Mennonites (00527)

MAXTED The Maxted Family History (00528)

MAXWORTHY see EMERY

MAYCOCKS Maycocks of Essex County. Genealogy of the Family in Ontario & in England (00529)

MELMOTH The Melmoth Story Through the Years (00530)

MENARD see BOUDREAU

MESSENGER Thomas Messenger (00531)

MILLER The Miller Family 1776-1988 - Daniel C. Miller. A Record of his Ancestors, Family & Descendants (00532)

MILLS The Mills Family (00533)

MIRES/MYERS/MEIRS/MEIERS/MIRES Digging in the Mires (00534)

MITCHELL Descendants of John & Janet Mitchell, Wishaw Lanarkshire (00535)

MOORHOUSES The Moorhouses (00536)

MOOTE Uncle Abram - A Very Singular Moote (00537) - Item is Missing

MORDEN Morden Family History. Photocopy (00538)

MORRISON see ALMAS

MOXHAM The Manitoba Journal, 1885-1889 of William Moxham (00539)

MACARTHUR see ARTHUR

MCCALLUM Descendants of Duncan McCallum & Duncan Taylor of Argyleshire, Scotland. Handwritten (00542)

MCCARTHY McCarthy Family History. John McCarthy Jr. & Mary Jane Sutor. (00543)

MCCARTHY First International Gathering of the clan (00675) [Missing Apr. 2002]

MCCOWANS To Sustene the Personis - McCowans 1994. The Agricultural Revolution (00544)

MCCULLY History of the McCully Family: 1746-1986 (02385)

MCCURDY The McCurdys of Nova Scotia (00545)

MACIVER see SHERMAN

MACKENZIES MacKenzies of the River Raisin 1774-1974 (00540)

MCKEOUGH McKeough Famkily Tree (Section 33: “Woodward”, “James”, “Hewlett”, “Panchen” and “Caswell” Families) (02408)

MCKEOUGH McKeough Family Tree (Section 30: “Askin”) (02498)

MCLAREN McLaren Family (00546)

MACMILLAN Clan MacMillan Newsletters (incomplete) (00541)

MACNAB MacNab & Stuart Family Tree (Sir Allan Napier MacNab) (01974)

MACPHERSON The Posterity of the Three Brethren. A short history of the Clan MacPherson. (01530)

MCPHERSON The Way It Was - With Alex McPherson. Autobiography (00547)

MCQUEEN Kith and Kin of John McQueen & Jane Ferguson (00548)

MCQUEEN McQueen Family History - Descendants of Peter & Amelia (00549)