Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton December 13, 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.
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 4:00pm
Binbrook Branch: Parking Lot Disruption
Due to the Binbrook Santa Claus Parade route, Binbrook Branch's parking lot will be unavailable from 1:30pm-4pm on Saturday, December 13. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Published:
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 10:45am
Red Hill Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Red Hill Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
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Published:
Friday, December 12, 2025 - 3:15pm
Modified Bookmobile Service
The Millgrove visit on Saturday, December 13, from 3:30 to 4 pm is cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Published:
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Printing Unavailable at Westdale Branch
Printing is not working at Westdale Branch. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.
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Published:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 10:30am
Study Halls - Holiday Break
Study Halls will be paused from Friday, December 19, and resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.
www.hpl.ca/study-halls
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 9:15am
Telephone Service - Technical Issues
Please note that the 905-546-3200 main line is experiencing technical issues today, Monday, December 8. Members can still reach Staff at 289-779-7588 or by email or through chat online. We are working quickly to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 7:30pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) 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
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Keefer Pamphlets - F
Fairbairn, William
Description of the Sliding Caisson at Keyham Dockyards. With an abstract of the discussion upon the paper Edited by Charles Manby By Permission of the Council. Excerpt minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineer, Vol. XIII. Session 1853-54
London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street and Charing Cross, 1857
[22 + illus.]
vol. 10 #22
mf. #864
Fairbairn, William
On the Comparative Value of Various Kinds of Stone, as Exhibited by their Powers of Resisting Compression [From the Fourteenth Volume of “Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester” Session 1856-7]
Manchester: Printed by T. Sowler and Sons, St. Ann’s Square, 1857
[31-47 + illus.]
vol. 10 #21
mf #864
Fairbairn, William
On the Tensile Strength of Wrought Iron at Various Temperatures [From the Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1856]
London: Printed by Taylor and Francis. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, 1857
[405-422 + illus.]
vol. 10 #23
mf #864
Fairbairn, William
On Tubular Wrought Iron Cranes; with Description of the 60 Ton Tubular Wrought Iron Crane Recently Erected at Keyham Dockyard, Devonport. [Excerpt Minutes of Proceedings of the Meeting of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, at Manchester, 24th June, 1857. Joseph Whitworth, Esq., President, In the Chair. By Permission of the Council]
Birmingham: Printed at M. Billing’s Steam-Press Offices, Livery Street, 1857
[87-98]
vol. 10 #20
mf #864
A Few Words Upon Canada and Her Productions in the Great Exhibition Published by Authority
London: W. & T. Piper, 1851
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vol. 3 #15
mf #846
Fredericton Athenaeum Annual Address, Delivered by Mr. Justice Carter, President, Before the Fredericton Athenaeum, 18th February, 1850 Printed at the Request of the Society
Saint John: Henry Chubb & Co., 1850
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vol. 3 #8
mf #846
Fredericton Athenaeum Annual Address Delivered Before the members of the Fredericton Athenaeum, February 26, 1855, by The Hon. Neville, Parker, President Printed by Order of the Society
Fredericton: Royal Gazette Office, 1855
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vol. 3 #9
mf #846
Fredericton Athenaeum Annual Address Delivered Before the Members of the Fredericton Athenaeum, February 23, 1857, by John Wilkinson, C.E., President Printed by Order of the Society
Fredericton: Royal Gazette Office, 1857
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vol. 3 #10
mf #846
Fredericton Athenaeum Annual Address Delivered Before the Members of the Fredericton Athenaeum, March 1, 1858, by John Wilkinson, C.E., President Printed by Order of the Society
Fredericton: J. Simpson, 1858
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vol. 3 #11
mf #846
