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.
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 5:00pm
Parkdale Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Parkdale Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:30pm
Microsoft Service Outage affecting email delivery
Microsoft is currently experiencing an outage in the Office 365 services. This is causing some emails from @hpl.ca addresses to fail to be delivered. We appologize for the inconvenience.
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:30pm
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
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled
The Rockton Bookmobile visit (10:30-11:30am) today, Thursday, January 22 is cancelled. Service is expected to resume next week.
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 9:00am
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
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
Red Hill Creek Expressway Books: 1982-1983
Background Reports Red Hill Expressway Consolidated Hearings - Factors Affecting Response to Road Noise
S.M. Taylor and F.L. Hall
Department of Geography and Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Environment and Planning A, volume 9, pages 585-597
CA3ONHWAO5 84 B166
Red Hill Creek Valley Recreation Plan. Red Hill Creek Land Use Potential. A Plan of Cultural, Social and Recreational Uses in the Red Hill Creek Valley
September 1982
CA4ONHBLZ65 82 R23
Background Reports Red Hill Expressway Consolidated Hearings - Reliability of Social Survey Data on Noise Effects
Fred L. Hall and S. Martin Taylor Department of Geography and Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 72(4)
October 1982
CA3ONHWAO5 84 B168
Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor. Vol. 1. Environmental Assessment Submission
Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth
December 1982
R388.40971352 MOU Vol. 1 CESH
Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor. Vol. II - Exhibits
Environmental Assessment Submission
December 1982
R388.40971352 MOU Vol. 2 CESH
Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor. Revised Travel Forecast
1982
R388.40971352 MOU CESH
Review Under the Environmental Assessment Act prepared by Ministries and Agencies of the Province of Ontario. Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor Environmental Assessment
EA File No. 1-81-0021-000
Submitted by: The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth
August 1983
R388.40971352 REV CESH
Mountain East-West and North-South Transportation Corridor. Supplementary Documentation. Environmental Assessment Submission
Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth
November 1983
R388.40971352 MOU Vol. 2 CESH
Comments by Government Reviewers: Environmental Assessment Submission Mountain East West and North South Transportation Corridor
Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality Council
1983
CA3ONHWAO5 83 C53
Effect of Proposed North-South Expressway on Peak Flood Flows and Levels in Lower Red-Hill Creek
Department of Engineering. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality.
1983
CA3ONHWQ90 83 E26
Effects of the Upper Ottawa Street Landfill on Redhill Creek: Interim Report Upper Ottawa Street Landfill Study Reference Paper 14
Upper Ottawa Street Landfill Site Study Committee. Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth
1983
CA3ONHWQ90 83 I56R14
