The accessible washroom at Ancaster Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Ancaster Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
Published:
Friday, January 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled
The Winona (11am-12pm) and Queen Victoira (3-4pm) Bookmobile stop on January 23 is cancelled. Apologies for this inconvenience.
Published:
Friday, January 23, 2026 - 8:30am
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton January 22, 2026.
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.
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 5:00pm
Locke Branch - Filming Nearby
Filming will take place at 86 Homewood Avenue from January 28-30, 7 am-11 pm. Production vehicles and equipment will be located on the north side of Stanley Avenue between Locke Street South and Kent Street. This will impact the availability of side-street parking. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:00pm
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.
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
Central Library – Digital Microfilm Machines
The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room. This reader does not support printing. We apologize for the inconvenience and aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible.
Published:
Monday, January 19, 2026 - 1:45pm
Online Resources - Update
The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections: Novelist, Summa, Summa Kids, and Northstar Digital Literacy. Please visit www.hpl.ca/articles/read-watch-listen for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn.
Published:
Wednesday, January 7, 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)
