Magazine and ILLO Delay
Magazine and ILLO deliveries are delayed due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.
City IT Planned Maintenance
A City IT systems update is scheduled for early Saturday morning. This will impact access to HPL's network and some applications. This update will improve overall network capacity, performance, resiliency, reliability and is the foundation for future network updates. Thank you for your patience.
3D Printing Not Available On Sundays
Please note that 3D printing services are unavailable on Sundays. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Early Closure - All HPL Branches, Friday, November 22
Due to a special event, all HPL branches will close at 4 pm on Friday, November 22.
Central Library's 4th Floor will be closed all day except for the Newcomer Learning Centre and Makerspace which will be open until 4 pm.
Regular service hours resume on Saturday, November 23.
Thank you for your understanding.
Delayed Branch Openings
Due to Staff training, the following branches have delayed openings of 10 am on:
Tuesday, November 19: Concession
Wednesday, November 20: Ancaster (2 pm opening)
Thursday, November 21: Valley Park
Please visit nearby branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
Kenilworth Branch - Roof Repairs
From November 11 to 29, the parking lot may not be available at certain times of the day due to repair maintenance. There may also be some noise disruptions in the branch. Thank you for your understanding.
Fenian Invasion
Newspapers
“Another Fenian Burglar: the Hamilton Police Fall Upon a Mare’s Nest” Times, February 5, 1866
“A Song for the Times” Times, February 7, 1866
“The Threatened Fenian Invasion: Energetic Preparations to Haul Back the Foe” Times, March 8, 1866 pg. 3
“The Military Situation: the Volunteers of Hamilton Prepare for the Field” Times, March 10, 1866 pg. 3
“Forward, the Gallant Thirteenth” Times, March 12, 1866 pg. 3
“The Fenian Movement in Ireland” Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, April 7, 1866 pg. 41, 43
“Reception of the Great Irish Organizer, Jas. Stephens” Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, June 2, 1866 pg. 167-8
“The Fenians” Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, June 23, 1866 pg. 209, 213, 216, 217
“The Fenian Lesson” Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, June 30, 1866 p. 225
"Col. Booker and the Thirteenth” Times, July 28, 1866
“The Booker Inquiry” Times, August 2, 1866
"A Review of the Proceedings of the Court of Enquiry on Lieut.-Col. Booker” Times, August 4, 1866
The Anniversary of Ridgeway: A Sketch of the Fray: What the Hamilton Boys Did” Spectator, June 3, 1876
“Battle of Ridgeway: A Graphic Description of the Engagement” Spectator, March 8, 1890
“The Ridgeway Anniversary: the Local Soldiers and Veterans Attend Church” Spectator, June 1, 1891
“Ridgeway Recollections: First Annual Dinner of the Veteran’s Association” Spectator, June 3, 1891
“Thirty Years Ago Today: the Anniversary of the Fight at Ridgeway” Spectator, June 2, 1896
“Just Thirty Years Ago: Canadian Volunteers Met the Fenians at Ridgeway” Times, June 2, 1896
“The Veterans of Ridgeway: Annual Reunion of the ’66 Heroes Last Evening” Times, June 3, 1898
“Ridgeway Recalled: the Battle of Many Years Ago and What Caused It” Spectator, June 2, 1906
“Ridgeway Recalled By An Old Timer” Spectator, June 3, 1911
“To the Editor: Fenian Raids” Spectator, April 16, 1912
“When Veterans Went to Ridgeway: Hon. Samuel Barker, M.P., Gives Commons Graphic Description of How Fenians Were Repelled” Spectator, April 2, 1913
“The Hamilton veterans of 1866 – the Fenian Raid” Spectator, May 27, 1916
“When Hamilton Fought Fenian Raider in 1866” Times, June 3, 1916
“Patriotic Canadians in Chicago” Herald, September 22, 1923
“Young Adventurers in ’66 tell story of raid” Herald, June 29, 1927, section 3 pg. 5
“With the Colors at the Front: The Affair at Ridgeway” Spectator, February 21, 1931 pg. 11
“With the Colors at the Front (Part 2)” Spectator, February 28, 1931 pg. 26
“House with a History Damaged by Fire. Believed meeting place of local Fenians” Hamilton Spectator, February 6, 1961
“Wreckers Demolish Home Used by Fenian Plotters” Hamilton Spectator, September 4, 1962
“Answering the Call” Spectator, November 7, 1986 pg. BB5
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