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
EAGLES Eagles Families of North American (00461)
EAMER Eamer. Cornwall Twp. Stormont Co. Ont. (02228)
EASTON John & Thomas Easton Srs & John Nelson Easton 1767-1969 Genealogical Records (00462)
EATON Eatons, The (02518)
EBY History of the Eby Family (00463) (2 copies: copy 1 with additional handwritten notes)
EBY The Eby Report. Vol. II No. 1. The First Four Generations in America. (00465)
ELDERKIN History of Ancient Windham. Parts XC through XCVII. Elderkin (01196) Compiled by William L. Weaver
ELLIOTTS, THE GORDONS, THE LATIMERS Ireland to Canada (00466)
EMERY - CORNWELL - DAY - HUNT - MAXWORTHY Photocopy (00467)
EVANS Joseph Evans 1804-1883, Hicks, Fletcher (00468)
GAGE Second Gage Update, includes Part 1 and Part 2 (02286)
GAGE see WESTBROOK
GAGE Gage Families. Pt. 2. English-Irish Early American and Canadian Families. R929.2 G121 CESH (00475)
GARTSHORE Gartshore (02073)
GIFFORD The Gifford Family History (00477)
GILBERT Isaac Gilbert - United Empire Loyalist. 1742-1822 (00478)
GLASSELL A Genealogy of the Glassell Family of Scotland and Virginia (00476)
GLOVER, GREEN, LONDON Building Our Pedigree Part I, II, III (00479)
GORDON see ELLIOTT
GORDON House of Gordon Newsletter. 1986-1997 (01973)
GORDONS Gordons of Goulbourn - Lowerys of Huntley & Fitzroy (00480)
GREEN see GLOVER
GREEN Green Genealogy. 4 vol. R929.20971 GREEN CRO CESH (00481, 00482, 00483, 0484)
GREENLY Records of Descendants of John & Dorothea Greenly of Wexford County, Ireland & Perth, Ontario (00485)
GRUMMETT see STRATFORD
GRUNDON Who’s Who at the Grundon Picnic (00486)
GURNETT see ALMAS
HARLEY Our Harley Family Connections. A Study by William A. Harley (00487)
HARRIS John Harris Family in Canada. 1820-1971. A Records of Elisha John Harris and his Descendants. An Index (00488)
HAW The Genealogy of John Haw. 1821-1916 (00489)
HEATH Heath Family - A Maine Branch of the Heath Family (00490)
HENDERSHOT Hendershot Family History (00491)
HENDERSON Family Book of Who When Where. The Ancestors of the children of the marriage of Marie Lucile Hudson-Henderson and Paul Thomas Henderson (02343)
HESS The Hess Family of Barton, Loyalists. R929.2 HESS GAL CESH + index by G. Maxted (00492)
HEWITT Early American Ancestors - Increase Hewitt & Elizabeth Tyler, Ancestors of Frank Lester of St. Clair & Tuscola MI (00493)
HILL see ALMAS
HILTS Godfrey Hilts and his Canadian Descendants (00494)
HORNING Horning Research. Four Generations - US to Canada. Peter Horning and 9 Children, 2 Nephews in Canada (00495)
HUGHSON The Descendants of Thomas Hughson (00496)
HUNT see EMERY
HUNTER Hunter Family Tree - William Hunter and Sarah Earle. Photocopy (00497)
HYSLOP Hyslop Family Reunion. Oct. 24, 1987 (00498)
