The accessibility ramp at Mount Hope Branch is damaged. The handrail is not available. The ramp will not be available while being repaired. We aim to fix it quickly.
Mount Hope Branch Accessibile Ramp Not Available
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Published:
Friday, May 23, 2025 - 4:30pm
Extended Access at Freelton Branch Unavailable
Extended Access at the Freelton Branch is not working. Please visit during staffed hours. We aim to fix it quickly. Apologies for the inconvenience.
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Published:
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 2:45pm
Construction Work at Sherwood Branch
The Sherwood Branch has following service limitations due to construction:
- 1st Floor closed to the public
- 2nd Floor collections (teen, children, and graphic novels) available
- 2nd Floor: Limited browsing of Express Adult Fic and Express DVDs
- Holds pickup on the 2nd Floor
- Reduced number of public computers on 2nd Floor
- Printing and copying available on 2nd Floor
- Seating is reduced
- Parking, washroom and elevator access available
Please refer to hpl.ca/events for up-to-date program listings. Most programs will continue as normal on the 2nd Floor or in the basement.
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Published:
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 2:30pm
All Branches Closed - May 30, Staff Professional Development
All HPL Branches are closed on Friday May 30 for Staff Development. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access is not available. HPL's online card registration, catalogue and eResources are not available until 5pm due to scheduled maintenance. All branches reopen Saturday May 31.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 8:00am
Turner Park Branch - Roof Repair
Due to the ongoing roof repair project, noise and parking disruptions are expected to continue until the end of June. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Monday, April 28, 2025 - 10:00am
Ancaster Branch - Temporary Relocation in May
Until Saturday May 31, the Ancaster Branch is temporarily relocated to the Ancaster Rotary Centre, 385 Jerseyville Road West, Ancaster. The Wilson Street branch is closed for a roof and HVAC replacement and is expected to reopen on Monday June 2 at 9:30am.
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Published:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 11:00am
Central Library - Microfilm Machine
The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available, but it doesn't print. We aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Published:
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 3:30pm
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.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 10:30am
Mayors of Hamilton and Dundas
Mayor Henry McKinstry (ca1805-1871). Mayor 1859-1861
Hamilton
1847: Colin Campbell Ferrie (1808-1856)
1848: George Sylvester Tiffany (1805-1586)
1849: William L. Distin (1789-1879)
1850: John Fisher (1806-1882)
1851: John Rose Holden (1821-1879)
1852: Nehemiah Ford (circa 1808-1860)
1853: William G. Kerr (circa 1816-1861)
1854: James Cummings (1815-1894)
1854-1855: Charles Magill (1816-1898)
1856: James Cummings (1815-1894)
1857: John Francis Moore (1816-1870)
1858: George Hamilton Mills (1827-1901)
1859-1861: Henry McKinstry (1805-1871)
1862-1864: Robert McElroy (1810-1881)
1865-1866: Charles Magill (1816-1898)
1867: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)
1868: Hutchison Clark (1806-1877)
1869: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)
1870: George Murison (1820-1889)
1871-1872: Daniel Black Chisholm (1832-1899)
1873-1874: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)
1875-1876: George Roach (1818-1904)
1877-1878: Francis Edwin Kilvert (1838-1910)
1879-1881: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)
1882-1883: Charles Magill (1816-1898)
1884-1885: John James Mason (1842-1903)
1886-1887: Alexander McKay (1843-1912)
1888-1889: William Doran (1834-1903)
1890-1891: David McLellan (1841-1892)
1892-1893: Peter Campbell Blaicher (1835-1900)
1894-1895: Alexander David Stewart (1852-1899)
1896: George Elias Tuckett (1835-1900)
1897-1898: Edward Alexander Colquhoun (1844-1904)
1899-1900: James Vernall Teetzel (1853-1926)
1901-1902: John Strathearn Hendrie (1857-1923)
1903-1904: Wellington Jeffers Morden (1837-1928)
1905-1906: Sanford Dennis Biggar (1861-1920)
1907-1908: Thomas Joseph Stewart (1848-1926)
1909-1910: John Inglis McLaren (1865-1948)
1911-1912: George Harmon Lees (1860-1936)
1913-1914: John Allan (1856-1922)
1915-1916: Chester Samuel Walters (1878-1958)
1917-1920: Charles Goodenough Booker (1859-1926)
1921-1922: George Charles Coppley (1858-1936)
1923-1925: Thomas William Jutten (1861-1955)
1926-1927: Freeman Ferrier Treleaven Q.C. (1884-1952)
1928-1929: William Burton (1888-1944)
1930-1933: John Peebles (1827-1948)
1934-1935: Herbert Earl Wilton (1869-1937)
1936-1943: William Robert Morrison, K.C. (1878-1947)
1944-1949: Samuel Lawrence (1879-1959)
1950-1962: Lloyd Douglas Jackson (1888-1973)
1963-1976: Victor Kennedy Copps (1919-1988)
1977-1980: John Alexander MacDonald (1927-)
1981-1982: William Powell (1907-1992)
1983-2000: Robert Maxwell Morrow (1946-)
2001-2003: Robert E. Wade (1933-)
2004-2006: Larry Di Ianni (1948-)
2006-2010: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)
2010-2014: Robert Bratina (1943-)
2014-Present: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)
Mayor John Don (1888-1981), Mayor 1950-1953
Dundas
1848: John Paterson (1805-1856)
1849: James Belle Ewart (1801-1853)
1850-1852: James Coleman (1811-1881)
1853-1854: Robert Holt (1801-1876)
1855: George Munns Barton (1829-1892)
1856-1857: John Quarry (ca 1810-1877)
1858: Alexis Fidèle Begue (1805-1872)
1859-1861: Thomas Howard McKenzie (1811-1896)
1862-1865: John Mair Thornton (ca 1823- )
1866: Dr. James McMahon (1830-1909)
1867-1871: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)
1872-1873: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)
1874: James Somerville (1834-1916)
1875: Alexander Stronach Wink (ca 1843-1899)
1876-1878: Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)
1879-1883: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)
1884; Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)
1885; Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)
1886-1887: Herbert Charles Gwyn (1846-1926)
1888-1889: Henry Bickford (1842-1889)
1889-1890: John Bertram (1829-1906)
1891-1892: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)
1893: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)
1894-1895: Col. William Edward Sheridan Knowles (1862-1931)
1896-1897: Thomas Atkins Wardell (1865-1902)
1898: Henry Bertram (1856-1945)
1899-1900: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)
1901-1902: Charles (Chub) Collins (ca 1857-1914)
1903-1904: William Lawson (1854-1948)
1905-1906: John Wolfenden Dickson (1865- )
1907-1908: William Henry Moss (1859-1941)
1909-1910: John Wilkie Lawrason (1871-1940)
1911: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)
1912-1913: Edwin Alfred Woodhouse (1845-1924)
1914-1915: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)
1916-1917: Charles Edgar Dickson (1878-1939)
1918: Herbert C. Davis (1871-1952)
1919: Samuel Joseph Lennard (1857-1921)
1920-1921: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)
1922-1923: Alfred Broad (1884-1953)
1924-1927: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)
1928-1929: John Edward Robinson (1893-1968)
1930: Dr. W. E. Inksetter (1865-1947)
1931-1935: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)
1936-1939: Robert P. Manning (1881-1951)
1940-1941: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)
1942-1944: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)
1945-1946: David P. (Bud) Cliff (ca 1902-1996)
1947-1949: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)
1950-1953: John C. Don (1888-1981)
1954-1957: George Earl Kemp (1893-1965)
1958-1961: John Alexander Warren (ca 1914-2003)
1962-1965: Albert S. Edwards (1906-1965)
1965-1967: Leslie Brown Couldrey (1889-1996)
1968-1976: Hugh Munson Everett (1917-1999)
1977-1985: Joseph T. Bennett (ca 1925- )
1985-1988: Mary Ann Seldon (ca 1942- )
1988-2000: John Addison (ca 1943- )
