Mount Hope Branch has no power. The branch is open but the computers and elevator are not working. Power is expected to be restored after the branch closes.
Huntington Park is discontinued effective after tomorrow, Friday, September 5 (11 am-noon). A new, nearby bi-weekly Bookmobile site at The Court at Rushdale (1360 Upper Sherman Ave) will start on Friday, September 19 (11 am-noon).
Queen Victoria Elementary School will now visit from 3-4 pm (instead of 3:30-4:30 pm
Study Halls at Central Library and Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park, and Waterdown branches resume on Tuesday, September 2. They will be open after-hours Mondays-Thursdays from 8 pm to Midnight. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
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.
Ancestry Library Edition

Hamilton Public Library subscribes to the Library Edition of the popular genealogical search engine Ancestry.com. Ancestry is a resource for performing genealogical research, and contains Canadian, American, and British records, among many others. It can only be accessed from our branches' public computer stations, or your own device when used in an HPL branch.