Cold Alert - Warming Places

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton is issuing a Cold Weather Alert effective tonight, Friday, February 6.  A Cold Weather Alert is issued when current or anticipated weather conditions are at or below minus 15 degrees Celsius or minus 20 with wind chill. This alert will remain in effect until a cancellation notice is issued. Please visit www.hamilton.ca/cold for locations and resources to stay warm and safe. 

Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 2:45pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation

Starting Tuesday, February 10, the First Floor Living Room will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3. 

Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead. 

Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure

The Fourth Floor will be closed on Friday, February 6, starting at 2 pm for Seedy Saturday event setup. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available with study and work spaces. www.hpl.ca/central

Published:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 3:00pm
Red Hill Branch Accessible Door Out of Order

The accessibility door at Red Hill Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.

Published:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 1:30pm
Bookmobile Service Modification

Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.

Tuesday, February 10
McMaster University will be 3:30-4 pm (instead of 3:30-4:30 pm
Greencedar will be 5-5:30 pm (instead of 4-5 pm)
Mountview will be 6-6:30 pm (instead of 5:30-6:30 pm)

Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
Mount Hope - Filming 

On Monday, February 9, Homestead Drive will be closed from 7:30am-1:30pm (local traffic only) due to filming. From 1:30-7:30pm, there will be intermittent traffic control by Hamilton Police. The Branch will remain open. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, January 30, 2026 - 1:45pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

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

Published:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused

Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused. 

Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.

www.hpl.ca/hours 

Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Daily Hours Update

Starting Monday, February 2, Central Library's daily hours will move back to a 9 am opening instead of 8 am, Monday through Saturday. Please make note of this new service change for your next visit. www.hpl.ca/hours 

Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Printing Updates

Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies. 

Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.

Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees

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

Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm

OGS Collection Family Histories

CALLOWHILL The Family. R929.209713 C135 CESH (00413)

CAMPBELL The Clan Campbell (00414)

CAMPBELL Connections - Family Lineage - May, George, Alexander Campbell - Book 1 Vol. 1-4, Book 2 vol. 1-2 (00415)

CLARK Clark Family of Badenock (00417)

CLARK Doris Burnside Clark (00416)

CLEMENS Clemens Family (00418)

CLIMO Mabinogi An Clem - Story of Children of Clem CLIMO/CLEMO Family in Cornwall (00419)

CLIMO Climo Family (00420)

CLINK Trafalgar Road - Story of Clink and Connected Families (00422)

CLINK Lambton & Kent - Story of Clink & Connected Families. R929.20971 KLINK CLI CESC (00421)

CLUTTON Diary of William Clutton (02074)

CLUTTON Diary of Joseph Clutton 1825 (02075)

CLUTTON Diary of Joseph Clutton. 1846 (02076)

CLUTTON Genealogy and Family History of William Clutton (1675-1732) of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England (02077)

CONDON, FIELD & STEPHENSON Condon, Field & Stephenson Families. (00424)

CONDON “Calling All Condons” R929.2 CONDO CESH (00425)

CONDON Condon of Invermay. R929.24202092 CONDO DEL CESH (00423)

CONE Cone Family in Canada - Russell Freeman Cone & Descendants (00426)

CONOVER George Conover (00427)

COOK Dr. A.S. Cook Notes (00428)

COOK The Andrew Cook Genealogy (00429)

COOK Echoes from Andrew & Anna Cook & Andrew Cook & Anna Palmer Family History Vol. I & II 1769-1990 (00430) (00431)

COREY Morris & Sarah (Lounsbury) Corey & Descendants (00432)

CORNWELL see EMERY

COWAN Clan United - Newsletters & Name/Place Index Vol. 4 #3 (00434)

COWAN Henry Cowan. R929.209713 COWAN CESH (00433)

CRAIG see LAMPMAN

CRANSTON Cranston Family History (00435)

CRAWLEY Crawley Family History (00436)

CRESSMAN History of Isaac S. Cressman Family 1830-1965 (00437)

CRIPPS Cripps Family - Aaron Kribs to Barbara Cromwell (00438)

CROUSE The Crouse families. Oshawa. by Chas. G. Crouse (02029)

CROZIER Family History of Lieut. John Crozier & Descendants. R929.20973 CRO CESH (00440)

CROZIER/FLETCHER Genealogy Crozier-Fletcher. R929.2 CRO CESH Part I & II (00439)

CRYSLER & CHRYSLER Supplement to Crysler & Chrysler History - 1978 (00441)

CRYSLER & CHRYSLER Crysler & Chrysler History & Family Trees 1974. (00442)

CRYSLER & CHRYSLER Crysler & Chrysler History & Family Trees 1981 Supplement (00443)

DALGLEISH William Dalgleish Family in Canada 1834-1977 (00445)

DALGLEISH Supplement to William Dalgleish Family in Canada (00444)

DARLING/NICKEL/BLACK Family History. 1834-1977 (01970)

DARROCH A Family in Scotland & in Canada (00446)

DAVIS Davis Connection with Waterdown. 929.2 DAVIS LAL CESH (00447)

DAVIS A Davis Genealogy 1774-1934. R929.2 DAVIS CESH (01969)

DAY see EMERY

DEGEERS The Degeers of Canada (00448)

DERSTEIN, FRIED/FREED Derstein, Fried/Freed & Related Families (00449)

DEWITT Genealogy. Descendants. Tjerk Classen Dewitt 1620-1700 (00450)

DINGWALL Ronald Dingwall of Scotland and Ontario (02373)

DINSMORE From Drumholm, Donegal to Cartwright, Upper Canada: the Dinsmore-Freeborn-Strong Families (02185)

DOANE Deacon John Doane of Plymouth Colony (00403)

DONALD Descendants of William Donald 1840-1878 & George E. Mills 1849-1923 (00451)

DRYDEN The Drydens of Teviotdale (00452)

DUFFIELD “From Whence We Came…” A Duffield History (02376)

DULMAGE Dulmage Family Records (00453)

DUNLOP Dunlop Family 1820-1985. James McD. Dunlop & Jane Brown (00455)

DUNLOP see also BRIGHAM

DUVAL “Whittelsey” (00456)

DWYERS/PAYNES/KEARNEY The Dwyers of Dublin, Tipperary & Galway, The Paynes of Longford, Kearneys of Ireland in London, ON (00457)

DYKEMAN Jacob Dykeman Descendants - Beverly Township (00458)

DYMENT The Dyments (00460)

DYMENT Index of names in The Dyment Book (00459)