All Bookmobile visits are cancelled today, Thursday, January 15 due to winter weather conditions. Stay tuned for updates on Friday, January 16.
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled
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Bookmobile Stop:
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Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 12:00pm
Branch Closures
Barton, Binbrook, Carlisle, Freelton, Greensville, Locke, Lynden, Mount Hope, Parkdale, Stoney Creek, Waterdown and Valley Park Branches are closed All Day on Thursday, January 15, 2026 due to poor weather. Study Halls are open tonight with the exception of Waterdown and Valley Park Branches.
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Published:
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 12:00pm
Delayed Branch Openings
The following Branches open at 1pm: Ancaster, Concession, Dundas, Kenilworth, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Saltfleet, Westdale and Sherwood.
Extended Access is not available.
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Published:
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Delayed Opening
Central Library opens at Noon today, Thursday, January 15. Thank you for your patience.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 7:00am
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton January 14, 2025.
The temperature is expected to plummet below minus 15 Celsius. For warm place hours visit hpl.ca/hours.
For a list of shelters and health information visit www.hamilton.ca/cold.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 4:00pm
Online Resources - Update
The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections: Novelist, Summa, Summa Kids, and Northstar Digital Literacy. Please visit www.hpl.ca/articles/read-watch-listen for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 11:00am
Waterdown Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
The accessibility door at Waterdown Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
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Published:
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 12:00pm
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.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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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.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
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Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Spectator File S-3 1960-1965
1960 - 1965
Spring 1960 Bad Road Conditions. Hamilton
1960 Brant Memorial Hospital
1960 Canusa Games
July 1960 Dunnville Centennial
1960 Election Candidates and Civic Election Winners
1960 Miss Canada
1960 New City Hall
1960 Progress Edition
1961 Canusa Games
1961 Convocation McMaster
1961 District Elections
1961 Exceptional children
May 1961 Golden Age Party
1961 Kiwanis Music Festival
1961 Miss Canada Pageant
1961 Plowing match
1962 Civic election
1962 Dominion election
1962 Elections, Dist.
1962 Horses at Woodbine (C. maddison Col.)
April 8, 1963 Dominion election
1963 Southam Company Meeting in Toronto
1964 Burlington Insert Re Progress
1964 Civic elections
1965 Candid Shots Bd of Education
June 1965 Queen Mother's Visit
Nov. 1965 Election Dominion
1965 Elections District
Dec. 6, 1965 Hamilton insert
Feb. & March 1965 Maritimes Provinces by P. Kidd
1965 Milton Trial re Major Gang (see also April 1 & 2, 1965)
Dec. 1965 Oakville. Special Insert
