Red Hill Branch Accessible Ramp Not Available

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

Published:
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 9:45am
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order

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

Published:
Thursday, June 25, 2026 - 2:45pm
Study Halls Pause for Summer Break

The last day of Study Hall is Thursday, June 25. The service will resume on Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls

Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm
Canada Day Closure - All Branches

All HPL Branches are closed on Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1st. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access is unavailable. Regular service hours resume on Thursday, July 2. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca. www.hpl.ca/hours

Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm
Construction work at Barton Branch

The entrance to the Barton Branch parking lot off of Milton St. is currently inaccessible due to construction. The parking lot can still be accessed via the alley off Fullerton St. during this time.

Published:
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 9:15am
Phishing Scheme

Please be aware of online phishing attempts impersonating Hamilton Public Library and Library Staff. HPL does not solicit paid freelance opportunities through social media or other messaging applications. HPL does not request personal or banking information through social media or require financial compensation when reviewing job applications. Please report phishing schemes to communications@hpl.ca. If you think you are a victim of fraud, please call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

Published:
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - 5:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification

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

Bookmobile Service June Modifications 

Tuesday, June 30:              

  • Greencedar - Cancelled
  • Mountview - Cancelled

Wed, July 1: 

  • Library Closed - All Stops Cancelled 

Thurs, July 2:

  • Rockton Cancelled

  • Mohawk Gardens Cancelled

  • Meadowlands Cancelled

Fri, July 3:                    

  • Winona Cancelled

  • Queen Victoria Cancelled

Mon, July 6:                 

  • Special Event - All Stops Cancelled

Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm

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)