With the recent closure of Six Nations Public Library, HPL's Bookmobile will change its bi-weekly visits to weekly starting Friday, March 13.
Starting Tuesday, March 17, Court at Rushdale moves to bi-weekly on Tuesdays (10:30am-11am), instead of Fridays.
HPL's original phone number is back in service. Please call 905-546-3200. The 289-779-7588 number, created due to the 2024 cybersecurity incident, is also working.
From March 23 until April 12, Valley Park Community Centre will be closed for renovations, reopening April 13. Pool and changerooms will remain closed until early summer 2026.
Valley Park Branch will remain open during the renovations for your library needs.
As of Monday, March 2, Concession Branch's Living Room and Makerspace areas are closed. (The next nearest Makerspaces are Sherwood and Terryberry Branches.) Seating may be limited at times. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
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.
Starting Tuesday February 10, the First Floor Living Room is closed due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-4. Thank you for your patience.
Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.
Friday, March 6
Winona: 11am-Noon - Cancelled
Queen Victora: 3-4pm - Cancelled
The accessible washroom at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
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
