Renovations are expected to be completed by May 7. Construction repairs and noise may impact your next visit. Thank you for your understanding.
Concession Branch - Renovations Underway
Published:
Monday, April 13, 2026 - 1:15pm
Turner Park - Study Hall Cancellations
Due to maintenance and construction, Study Hall is cancelled on Thursdays, April 16 and 23 (8pm-Midnight). The parking lot will also not be available on Thursday, April 23 (10pm-5am) and Friday, April 24 (10pm-5am). We apologize for the inconvenience.
Published:
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 2:30pm
Mount Hope Branch - Delayed Opening, Monday, May 4
Due to Staff training, Mount Hope Branch will have a delayed opening of 2 pm on Monday, May 4. You may visit Turner Park Branch as the next nearest location for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, March 27, 2026 - 8:00am
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor, March 30-April 27
Starting March 30, renovations for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area will begin. Programs will still be offered as scheduled and there will be a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Thank you for your patience during this time.
Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modifications
Due to driver availability, Bookmobile is off the road for the following. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Tuesday, April 21
- Greencedar 5:30pm-6:30pm (instead of 4-5pm)
- Mountview 5:30-6:30 pm - Cancelled
Friday, April 24
- Winona 11 am-Noon - Cancelled
- Maplewood 2:30-4 pm - Cancelled
Tuesday, April 28
- McMaster 3:30-4:30 pm - Cancelled
Wednesday, April 29
- Swansea 10-10:30 am - Cancelled
- Helen Detwiler 11 am-Noon - Cancelled
- Warplane Museum 3-4 pm - Cancelled
Published:
Monday, March 16, 2026 - 10:15am
Sherwood Branch: Renovations
As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Red Hill Creek Expressway
Red Hill Creek Expressway under construction
There are many sources for the history of the Red Hill Creek Expressway described here, spanning nearly a century.
SCRAPBOOKS
There are two scrapbooks with newspaper clippings (primarily from the Hamilton Spectator) concerning the planning and the controversy over the Red Hill Creek Expressway.
Clippings before August 1987 are in:
Roads in Hamilton Scrapbook
Vol. [1], [3], 4, 5, 6, 7
R917.1351 R531 CESH
Clippings after August 1987 are in:
Red Hill Creek Expressway Scrapbook
Vol. 1+
R388.40971352 RED CESH
PAMPHLETS
CF - Hamilton - Roads - Red Hill Creek Expressway
Miscellaneous pamphlets relating to the planning
ARCHIVES
There is an Archives File of secondary documentation collected by the Save the Valley Committee
Save the Valley Committee Fonds
Finding Aid
R333.7209713 HOU CESH
BOOKS AND REPORTS (by date)
There is other material indexed in the Where-to-Look in Local History & Archives. This may include citations from other scrapbooks, periodicals, newspapers, etc.
To access these citations, please look in the Where-to-Look in Local HIstory & Archives under the heading:
Hamilton - Red Hill Creek Expressway
