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.
Mount Hope - Filming
Published:
Friday, January 30, 2026 - 1:45pm
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton Friday January 30, 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:
Friday, January 30, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled
Due to maintenance issues, the Millgrove visit (375 Concession 5 West) at 1-1:30 pm is cancelled today, Thursday, January 29. Service is expected to resume next week. Thank you for your understanding.
Published:
Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 12:15pm
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 - 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 - 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
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)
