Modified Bookmobile Service - September 15-18

Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications. Thank you for your patience. 

Monday, September 15

  • Mohawk College, 12-1pm - Cancelled

Tuesday, September 16

  • Greencedar, 4-5pm - Cancelled

Wednesday, September 17

  • Helen Detwiler - Changed to 11-11:30am

Thursday, September 18

  • Meadowlands - Changed to 3:30-4pm
  • Bennetto - Changed to 4:45-5:30pm
 
 
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Affected Branch: Bookmobile
Nearest Branches: 
Published:
Friday, September 12, 2025 - 3:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees Resume October 1st

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. 

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All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Central Library - Fourth Floor Temporary Closure

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

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Affected Branch: Central Library
Published:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 10:00am
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 10)

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.

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Published:
Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am

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