With the Steel Town Love special event taking place on Saturday, July 11, the Fourth Floor at Central Library will be closed for set-up all day on Friday, July 10. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open.
The Fourth Floor will reopen its study spaces on Sunday, July 12, Noon-5 pm.
Due to software maintenance, public computers at Turner Park will not be available from 9am-8pm on Wednesday, July 8. Print to Go, photocopying, scanning and Makerspace services will be available. Thank you in advance for your patience.
The accessible washroom at the Parkdale branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
As of July 1st, partner library Members can no longer borrow HPL Express items via Overdrive. More to Borrow partner libraries will be offering Lucky Express (Skip the line) titles to their cardholders only. This will help manage wait times for popular titles. Lucky Express is a collection of in demand titles with a seven-day loan period, available with no wait.
Our partners will still be able to borrow titles from the rest of our collection.
www.hpl.ca/more-to-borrow
Barton Branch is closed Tuesday, July 7, 9am-3pm due to a scheduled water shutdown for City construction work in the area.
The What's Happening Guide has been retired and replaced with different communications channels and tactics. You can find the new Summer Reading Flyer here. Watch for future communications updates.
Sunday hours return to Central Library. Beginning July 5, Central is open Noon to 5pm. Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown branches are also open Sundays, 1 to 5pm. hpl.ca/hours
The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
The entrance to the Barton Branch's parking lot off Milton Street is currently inaccessible due to construction. Please use the alley entrance off Fullerton Street.
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.
Bookmobile Service Modifications
Mon Jul 6:
Special Event - All Stops Cancelled
Wed, July 8:
Helen Detwiler Cancelled
Thurs, July 9:
Rockton Cancelled
Millgrove Cancelled
Bennetto Cancelled
Kinsmen Cancelled
Athlone. Earl of Athlone. Former Gov. Gen of Canada
Bagnall. Anglican Bishop. Induction 1949
Banker-Bates, Mr. (Life Savers)
Bell, Mr. & Mrs. re burned ship Yarmouth Castle
Campbell, Mrs. Marjorie Freeman (authoress)
Clarke, Hon. Tom
Coulson, Helen Anderson. Communist Party member
Crerar, General
DeGangi, Rev. Mario. St. Enoch's Church. 1957
Farmer, Mr. & Mrs. T.W. Golden Wedding. Aug. 28
Gilmour, G.P. President McMaster University with family. 1946
Gougeon, Miss. (Women's Editor of Weekend Magazine)
Henderson, Nora Francis
Holbrook, Mrs.
Lawrence, Sam. Former Mayor of Hamilton
Lynch, Charles. Spectator, Ottawa
McCulloch, Harvey. Crown Attorney
McCullough, William (deceased) [McCulloch]
Montgomery, Viscount
Nichols, T. Old neg re kids in front of school
Nichols, T.E. (Hamilton Spectator publisher) also family
Nichols wedding. son of T.E. Nichols Ham Spec
Norman, Dr. E.H. Ambassador to Egypt. 1957
O'Hearn, Don. Spec correspondent. Mar. 1959
O'Neil, Mr.
Prime Minister. June 1953
Prince Akihito. April 1953
Prince Phillip
Princess Margaret Tour re Bob Hanley. 1955
Pritchard, Controller Ada
Queen Elizabeth. Coronation edition
Robinson, John E. (Magistrate) deceased
Scott, Barbara Ann
Sherring, Wm. Olympics. deceased [Dec. 8, 1964]
Skinner, Jimmy
Southam, Wm. J.
Southam, Mrs. W.J. (taken May 12 - 59) [75th birthday]
Taylor, J.J. (Henry Birks & Sons, Gen. Mgr)
Thompson, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew (liberal leader, Ont.) 1964
Treleaven, Judge
Tuchtie, Senior Magistrate Walter
