Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure, Friday July 10

With the Steel Town Love special event taking place on Saturday, July 11, the Fourth Floor at Central Library will be closed for set-up all day on Friday, July 10. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open.

The Fourth Floor will reopen its study spaces on Sunday, July 12, Noon-5 pm.

www.hpl.ca/central

Published:
Monday, July 6, 2026 - 4:00pm
Express Items via OverDrive - Partner Libraries Update

As of July 1st, partner library Members can no longer borrow HPL Express items via Overdrive. More to Borrow partner libraries will be offering Lucky Express (Skip the line) titles to their cardholders only. This will help manage wait times for popular titles. Lucky Express is a collection of in demand titles with a seven-day loan period, available with no wait. 

Our partners will still be able to borrow titles from the rest of our collection. 
www.hpl.ca/more-to-borrow

Published:
Monday, July 6, 2026 - 10:00am
What's Happening Guide Changes

The What's Happening Guide has been retired and replaced with different communications channels and tactics. You can find the new Summer Reading Flyer here. Watch for future communications updates.

Published:
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 3:00pm
Sunday Hours Return to Central Library

Sunday hours return to Central Library. Beginning July 5, Central is open Noon to 5pm. Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown branches are also open Sundays, 1 to 5pm. hpl.ca/hours

Published:
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 1:00pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order

The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.

Published:
Thursday, June 25, 2026 - 2:45pm
Study Halls Pause for Summer Break

After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls

Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm
Construction at Barton Branch

The entrance to the Barton Branch's parking lot off Milton Street is currently inaccessible due to construction. Please use the alley entrance off Fullerton Street. 

Published:
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 9:15am
Phishing Scheme

Please be aware of online phishing attempts impersonating Hamilton Public Library and Library Staff. HPL does not solicit paid freelance opportunities through social media or other messaging applications. HPL does not request personal or banking information through social media or require financial compensation when reviewing job applications. Please report phishing schemes to communications@hpl.ca. If you think you are a victim of fraud, please call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

Published:
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - 5:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification

Bookmobile Service Modifications 

Mon Jul 6:                 

  • Special Event - All Stops Cancelled

Wed, July 8:              

  • Helen Detwiler Cancelled

Thurs, July 9:

  • Rockton Cancelled

  • Millgrove Cancelled

  • Bennetto Cancelled

  • Kinsmen Cancelled

Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm

Keefer Pamphlets - F

Fairbairn, William
Description of the Sliding Caisson at Keyham Dockyards. With an abstract of the discussion upon the paper Edited by Charles Manby By Permission of the Council. Excerpt minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineer, Vol. XIII. Session 1853-54
London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street and Charing Cross, 1857
[22 + illus.]
vol. 10 #22
mf. #864

 

Fairbairn, William
On the Comparative Value of Various Kinds of Stone, as Exhibited by their Powers of Resisting Compression [From the Fourteenth Volume of “Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester” Session 1856-7]
Manchester: Printed by T. Sowler and Sons, St. Ann’s Square, 1857
[31-47 + illus.]
vol. 10 #21
mf #864

 

Fairbairn, William
On the Tensile Strength of Wrought Iron at Various Temperatures [From the Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1856]
London: Printed by Taylor and Francis. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, 1857
[405-422 + illus.]
vol. 10 #23
mf #864

 

Fairbairn, William
On Tubular Wrought Iron Cranes; with Description of the 60 Ton Tubular Wrought Iron Crane Recently Erected at Keyham Dockyard, Devonport. [Excerpt Minutes of Proceedings of the Meeting of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, at Manchester, 24th June, 1857. Joseph Whitworth, Esq., President, In the Chair. By Permission of the Council]
Birmingham: Printed at M. Billing’s Steam-Press Offices, Livery Street, 1857
[87-98]
vol. 10 #20
mf #864

 

A Few Words Upon Canada and Her Productions in the Great Exhibition Published by Authority
London: W. & T. Piper, 1851
[]
vol. 3 #15
mf #846

 

Fredericton Athenaeum Annual Address, Delivered by Mr. Justice Carter, President, Before the Fredericton Athenaeum, 18th February, 1850 Printed at the Request of the Society
Saint John: Henry Chubb & Co., 1850
[]
vol. 3 #8
mf #846

 

Fredericton Athenaeum Annual Address Delivered Before the members of the Fredericton Athenaeum, February 26, 1855, by The Hon. Neville, Parker, President Printed by Order of the Society
Fredericton: Royal Gazette Office, 1855
[]
vol. 3 #9
mf #846

 

Fredericton Athenaeum Annual Address Delivered Before the Members of the Fredericton Athenaeum, February 23, 1857, by John Wilkinson, C.E., President Printed by Order of the Society
Fredericton: Royal Gazette Office, 1857
[]
vol. 3 #10
mf #846

 

Fredericton Athenaeum Annual Address Delivered Before the Members of the Fredericton Athenaeum, March 1, 1858, by John Wilkinson, C.E., President Printed by Order of the Society
Fredericton: J. Simpson, 1858
[]
vol. 3 #11
mf #846