Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications. Thank you for your patience.
Monday, September 15
Tuesday, September 16
Wednesday, September 17
Thursday, September 18
To avoid a replacement or lost fee, please return library materials due October 1st or later within 28 days. Replacement fees are intended to encourage Members to return items on a timely basis so everyone in the community can enjoy them.
Central Library's Fourth Floor is closed on Tuesday, September 16, from Noon to 6 pm due to a special event. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available as study and work spaces. www.hpl.ca/central
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.
The Canadiana collection includes books about Canada, written by Canadians, published by Canadians, or having something to do with the history of Canada.
Research your house with our wealth of resources useful in historical building research.
Local History & Archives has many resources to help you research your family history.
A brief history of the LH&A Department of Hamilton Public Library
These plans are valuable maps for building research. They are large scale maps that show shape, size and exact location of individual buildings. They provide detail about the construction materials, outbuildings and neighbourhoods.
Access more than 70,000 free Canadian Government publications, digitized by Internet Archive Canada.
Tax assessment records can help in accurate dating of the construction of the building as well as disclosing the original owner and a list of occupants.
Historical records for the City of Hamilton
City Directories show an alphabetical listing of street addresses which can be cross-referenced with an alphabetical listing of surnames.
Historypin is an image-mapping project using archival photographs
There are many rare and wonderful treasures in Local History and Archives.
This amazing resource is an up-to-date source for finding information about Hamilton in Local History and Archives
Local History and Archives Rules of Use: an outline of member's responsibilities in partnering with staff to preserve the Local History and Archives collection
Visit Local History and Archives at Central Branch, 3rd floor.
In the early 1940's, vandalism and other occurrences began to increase in frequency in the parks. Fred Marshal, one of Hamilton's parks superintendents, worked to reverse this trend.
