Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton

Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton December 13, 2025.

The temperature is expected to plummet below minus 15 Celsius. For warm place hours visit hpl.ca/hours

For a list of shelters and health information visit www.hamilton.ca/cold

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 4:00pm
Binbrook Branch: Parking Lot Disruption

Due to the Binbrook Santa Claus Parade route, Binbrook Branch's parking lot will be unavailable from 1:30pm-4pm on Saturday, December 13. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Published:
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 10:45am
Red Hill Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

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

Published:
Friday, December 12, 2025 - 3:15pm
Modified Bookmobile Service

The Millgrove visit on Saturday, December 13, from 3:30 to 4 pm is cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Published:
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Printing Unavailable at Westdale Branch

Printing is not working at Westdale Branch. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.

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Published:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 10:30am
Study Halls - Holiday Break

Study Halls will be paused from Friday, December 19, and resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

www.hpl.ca/study-halls

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 9:15am
Telephone Service - Technical Issues

Please note that the 905-546-3200 main line is experiencing technical issues today, Monday, December 8. Members can still reach Staff at 289-779-7588 or by email or through chat online. We are working quickly to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 7:30pm
Replacement and Damage Fees

Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items. 

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm

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