Central Library - 2nd floor Mezzanine Area

Publish Date:

Monday, November 25, 2019 - 9:00am

The 2nd floor Mezzanine at Central Library is a staff-only area, as of November 25, 2019. This does not impact the Fire Evacuation Plan. Security can adjust the elevator settings in cases where public access to the Mezzanine training rooms is required.

Affected Branch(es):

Central Library

HPL 2019 Holiday Closures

Publish Date:

Friday, November 22, 2019 - 3:00pm

All branches are on Holiday Hours between Sunday December 22 until Wednesday January 1st, 2020.

Regular branch hours resume Thursday January 2, 2020.

Please call your local branch for more details.

Notices

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PSA: Free parking during the holiday season

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 11:45am

In partnership with Hamilton’s Business Improvement Areas (BIAs), the City of Hamilton is pleased to offer free parking in various areas across the city to encourage holiday shoppers to spend it here. Free parking will be available on-street and in municipal carparks beginning November 24 until December 31. Participating parking areas will be labeled with a free parking message inside the on-street parking meter caps or on parking meter bags.

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