Concession Branch - Filming in the Area

Please note that filming will take place nearby on the following dates.

May 18 – Filming Preparation (All Day)

May 19 – Filming (7am – 4pm), Concession Street (between Upper Wentworth and East 21st)

  • BIA Patio at 534 Concession will be temporarily removed on May 18 and reinstalled on May 20.
  • Traffic flow may be disrupted, and some parking spaces will be occupied by production vehicles and equipment.
Published:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - 8:00am
Greensville Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

The accessible washroom at Greensville Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.

Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:15am
All Branches Closed - Sunday, May 17

All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, May 17. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access service is not available.

Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. Visit hpl.ca for our Virtual Branch.

Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
All Branches Closed - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18

All HPL Branches are closed on Monday, May 18. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. 

Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
Bookmobile Service Modification

Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of May. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Wednesday, May 13:               

  • Swansea - Cancelled
  • Helen Detwiler - Cancelled
  • Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Cancelled

Thursday, May 14:                

  • Rockton - Cancelled
  • Mohawk Gardens - Cancelled
  • Meadowlands - Cancelled

Monday, May 18: All Bookmobile sites closed

Published:
Monday, May 4, 2026 - 12:00pm
Software Maintenance - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18

Due to software maintenance, HPL library's catalogue, online services and library accounts will not be available between 8am and 7pm on Monday, May 18. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, April 24, 2026 - 9:00am
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor

Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience during this time.

Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Sherwood Branch: Renovations

As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm

Multicultural Resources

Check in the Where-to-Look in Local History & Archives for the following subject headings, which have clipping files, scrapbooks or other related material.

Arabs

Argentineans

Armenians

Austrians

Balkan Republics

Barbadians

Blacks in Hamilton

Bosnians

British

Cambodians

Chinese in Hamilton

Croatians

Cubans

Czechoslovakians

Dominicans

Dutch

East Indians

El Salvadorans

Estonians

Filipinos

French Canadians

Germans

Goans

Greeks

Guatemalans

Gypsies

Haitians

Hondurans

Hungarians

Icelanders

Indians

Indians of North America

Iranians

Irish

Italians in Hamilton

Jamaicans

Japanese

Jews

Koreans

Kurds

Kuwaitis

Laotians

Latvians

Lebanese

Lithuanians

Macedonians

Maltese

Mexicans

Muslims

Pakistanis

Palestinians

Peruvians

Polish

Portuguese

Romanians

Russians

Rwandese

Scots

Serbians

Slovakians

Somalians

South Africans

Ugandans

Ukrainians

Vietnamese

Yugoslavs

 

Anti-Semitism

Bilingualism

Biography: Surname, First name

Cari-Can Festival

Churches - by name in Scrapbook list or in the Where-to-Look

Citizenship

Companies: by location then by Name of Company

Discrimination

Earthsong

Employment

English as a Second Language

Ethnic Groups

Family of a City  [general overview of various ethnic groups immigration to Hamilton and area]

Festivals: by location then by Name of Festival

Festitalia

Festival of Friends

Immigration & Emigration

Industries: by location then by Name of Industry

Iron Guard

Mayor's Committee Against Racism and Discrimination

Mosaic [biographies of various families]

Multiculturalism

Mundialization

Organizations & Societies: by location then by Name of Organization

Race Relations

Refugees

Restaurants: by location then by Name of Restaurant

Schools - by location then by Name of School

Stores - by location then by Name of Store

Translations & Translating

Unemployment