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 3
Greencedar (4-5 pm) - Cancelled

Thursday, February 5
Rockton (10:30-11:30 am) - Cancelled
Bennetto Visit will be 5-5:30 pm (instead of 4-5:30 pm)

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
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

NASH A Family Chart (00550)

NELLES Andrew Nelles - A New Canadian 1798 (00551)

NELLES Nelles Association News. Vol. XIII (Newsletters) (00552)

NEWELL William Newell Descendancy Chart - East Flamborough (00553)

NOLLES Willem Nolles, Ancestor of Nelles & Nellis Families of North America (00554)

NUNN Nunn Genealogy - Descendants of William & Mary Jenney Nunn of Dundas (00555)

O’DELL/BAER Twelve Families. R929.2 ODE CESR ((00374)

OLIVER From Crook to Chaplain. John W. Oliver. 1888-1979 (01715)

O'NEILL International Gathering of Clan (00683) [Missing Apr. 2002]

PAISLEY The Journal of the Paisley Family Society. 1997-1998 (02165)

PANGBURN The Pangburn Letter. Sept. 1989- March 1999 (00556)

PATTERSON Patterson and Related Families in Beverly Township (02332)

PAYNES see DWYERS

PAYZANT A Passion for Survival: The True Story of Marie Anne and Louis Payzant in Eighteenth-century Nova Scotia (02470)

PENTLAND Pentland Family History. Descendants of Alex Pentland and Eliz Wilson (02072)

PIRIE/MCPHERSON History of the Pirie/McPherson Families (00557)

POTTRUFF Pottruff Genealogy. 1760-1978 (00558)

POTTRUFF Pottruff Genealogy. 1760-1978 - Index (00559)

PRIDMORE Leonard Pridmore 1833-1914 & Marg. Grogan 1840-1914, Family Records (00560)

PRIEST Descendants of Thomas Priest (00561)

PRITCHARD Pritchard Family (of Pritchard/Andrews Engraving) (00562)

PRUDHAM The Prudham Family - A Records of Pioneer Days (00563)

PSUTKA Psutka Family Tree, Vol. 1. 1981 (00564)

REAMAN The Reaman Family History. Vaughan Township (00565)

REESOR The Reesor Family in Canada - 1804-1980 (00566)

REICHHELD Your Reichheld Heritage - Descendants of Nicolaus & Anna (00567)

RENNIE The Rennie Family History. Clippings, etc. (00568)

ROBERTSON Scotch Line, Granny’s Tale, Cobourg Star (00569)

RODGERS Agnes & James Allan Family Tree. Index. Birthday Book (00570)

ROREX Rorex Genealogy (00571)

ROSE Biography of Four Generations of Roses. Hugh of Balnuarin Scotland to Colin H. of Chatham, Ont. (00572)

ROSE Rose Family Association Newsletter (00573)

ROSENBERGER Rosenberger. A Family History. 1891-1970 (00574)

RUDY Rudy and Related Families. Records & Letters (00575)

RUDY see also STAGER

RUNDLE Cornwall to Ontario: A Rundle Family History (02386)

RYMAL Rymal Family 1684-1996 & Pedigree Charts. Binder (00576)

RYMAL Rymal Family History. Letter from H.J. Buttery (00577)

RYMAL History of the Ancestors and Descendants of William Rymal, UEL (1759-1852) Who Settled on Hamilton Mountain in 1788 (02423)