Bookmobile Service Modifications

Due to driver availability, Bookmobile is off the road for the following. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Wednesday, March 18
Swansea 10-10:30am - Cancelled
Helen Detwiler 11am-Noon - Cancelled
Warplane Museum 3-4pm - Cancelled

Friday, March 20
Winona 11am-Noon - Cancelled
Queen Victoria 3-4pm - Cancelled

Tuesday, March 24
McMaster 3:30-4:30pm - Cancelled
Greencedar 4:30-5pm (instead of 4-5pm)

Wednesday, March 26
Rockton 10:30-11:30am - Cancelled
Meadowlands 3:30-4pm - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)

Published:
Monday, March 16, 2026 - 10:15am
Central Library - New Library Card Check-in Process

Starting Monday, March 16, adults 18+ are required to show their Library card to access Central Library. This is a temporary measure to ensure safety for all. Thank you for your patience in advance.

Published:
Friday, March 13, 2026 - 5:45pm
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure, March 18

The 4th Floor will be closed on Wednesday, March 18, 11:30 am-2:30 pm for a Magic Show. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Study and work spaces, including Study Pods, are available on Floors 2-3. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 8:00am
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure, March 21

The 4th Floor will be closed on Saturday, March 21, 9 am-4 pm, for a March Break event, SciFUN Day. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Study and work spaces, including Study Pods, are available on Floors 2-3. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 8:00am
Concession Branch Children's Area Reduced Service

A Children's area activity table, including the children's computers at Concession Branch are unavailable due to a facility issue. We aim to fix them as soon as possible.

Published:
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 11:30am
HPL Telephone Main Line Roll Back

HPL's original phone number is back in service. Please call 905-546-3200. The 289-779-7588 number, created due to the 2024 cybersecurity incident, is also working.

Published:
Friday, March 6, 2026 - 9:15am
Valley Park Community Centre Closure

From March 23 until April 12, Valley Park Community Centre will be closed for renovations, reopening April 13. Pool and changerooms will remain closed until early summer 2026. 

Valley Park Branch will remain open during the renovations for your library needs.

www.hpl.ca/valley-park

Published:
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 11:00am
Concession Branch: Renovations

As of Monday, March 2, Concession Branch's Living Room and Makerspace areas are closed. (The next nearest Makerspaces are Sherwood and Terryberry Branches.) Seating may be limited at times. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch: Renovations

As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation

Starting Tuesday February 10, the First Floor Living Room is closed due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-4. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
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
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Mayors of Hamilton and Dundas

Mayor Henry McKinstry (ca1805-1871). Mayor 1859-1861
Mayor Henry McKinstry (ca1805-1871). Mayor 1859-1861

Hamilton

1847: Colin Campbell Ferrie (1808-1856)

1848: George Sylvester Tiffany (1805-1586)

1849: William L. Distin (1789-1879)

1850: John Fisher (1806-1882)

1851: John Rose Holden (1821-1879)

1852: Nehemiah Ford (circa 1808-1860)

1853: William G. Kerr (circa 1816-1861)

1854: James Cummings (1815-1894)

1854-1855: Charles Magill (1816-1898)

1856: James Cummings (1815-1894)

1857: John Francis Moore (1816-1870)

1858: George Hamilton Mills (1827-1901)

1859-1861: Henry McKinstry (1805-1871)

1862-1864: Robert McElroy (1810-1881)

1865-1866: Charles Magill (1816-1898)

1867: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)

1868: Hutchison Clark (1806-1877)

1869: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)

1870: George Murison (1820-1889)

1871-1872: Daniel Black Chisholm (1832-1899)

1873-1874: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)

1875-1876: George Roach (1818-1904)

1877-1878: Francis Edwin Kilvert (1838-1910)

1879-1881: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)

1882-1883: Charles Magill (1816-1898)

1884-1885: John James Mason (1842-1903)

1886-1887: Alexander McKay (1843-1912)

1888-1889: William Doran (1834-1903)

1890-1891: David McLellan (1841-1892)

1892-1893: Peter Campbell Blaicher (1835-1900)

1894-1895: Alexander David Stewart (1852-1899)

1896: George Elias Tuckett (1835-1900)

1897-1898: Edward Alexander Colquhoun (1844-1904)

1899-1900: James Vernall Teetzel (1853-1926)

1901-1902: John Strathearn Hendrie (1857-1923)

1903-1904: Wellington Jeffers Morden (1837-1928)

1905-1906: Sanford Dennis Biggar (1861-1920)

1907-1908: Thomas Joseph Stewart (1848-1926)

1909-1910: John Inglis McLaren (1865-1948)

1911-1912: George Harmon Lees (1860-1936)

1913-1914: John Allan (1856-1922)

1915-1916: Chester Samuel Walters (1878-1958)

1917-1920: Charles Goodenough Booker (1859-1926)

1921-1922: George Charles Coppley (1858-1936)

1923-1925: Thomas William Jutten (1861-1955)

1926-1927: Freeman Ferrier Treleaven Q.C. (1884-1952)

1928-1929: William Burton (1888-1944)

1930-1933: John Peebles (1827-1948)

1934-1935: Herbert Earl Wilton (1869-1937)

1936-1943: William Robert Morrison, K.C. (1878-1947)

1944-1949: Samuel Lawrence (1879-1959)

1950-1962: Lloyd Douglas Jackson (1888-1973)

1963-1976: Victor Kennedy Copps (1919-1988)

1977-1980: John Alexander MacDonald (1927-)

1981-1982: William Powell (1907-1992)

1983-2000: Robert Maxwell Morrow (1946-)

2001-2003: Robert E. Wade (1933-)

2004-2006: Larry Di Ianni (1948-)

2006-2010: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)

2010-2014: Robert Bratina (1943-)

2014-Present: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)

 

 

Mayor John Don (1888-1981), Mayor 1950-1953
Mayor John Don (1888-1981), Mayor 1950-1953

Dundas

1848: John Paterson (1805-1856)

1849: James Belle Ewart (1801-1853)

1850-1852: James Coleman (1811-1881)

1853-1854: Robert Holt (1801-1876)

1855: George Munns Barton (1829-1892)

1856-1857: John Quarry (ca 1810-1877)

1858: Alexis Fidèle Begue (1805-1872)

1859-1861: Thomas Howard McKenzie (1811-1896)

1862-1865: John Mair Thornton (ca 1823- )

1866: Dr. James McMahon (1830-1909)

1867-1871: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)

1872-1873: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)

1874: James Somerville (1834-1916)

1875: Alexander Stronach Wink (ca 1843-1899)

1876-1878: Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)

1879-1883: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)

1884; Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)

1885; Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)

1886-1887: Herbert Charles Gwyn (1846-1926)

1888-1889: Henry Bickford (1842-1889)

1889-1890: John Bertram (1829-1906)

1891-1892: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)

1893: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)

1894-1895: Col. William Edward Sheridan Knowles (1862-1931)

1896-1897: Thomas Atkins Wardell (1865-1902)

1898: Henry Bertram (1856-1945)

1899-1900: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)

1901-1902: Charles (Chub) Collins (ca 1857-1914)

1903-1904: William Lawson (1854-1948)

1905-1906: John Wolfenden Dickson (1865- )

1907-1908: William Henry Moss (1859-1941)

1909-1910: John Wilkie Lawrason (1871-1940)

1911: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)

1912-1913: Edwin Alfred Woodhouse (1845-1924)

1914-1915: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)

1916-1917: Charles Edgar Dickson (1878-1939)

1918: Herbert C. Davis (1871-1952)

1919: Samuel Joseph Lennard (1857-1921)

1920-1921: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)

1922-1923: Alfred Broad (1884-1953)

1924-1927: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)

1928-1929: John Edward Robinson (1893-1968)

1930: Dr. W. E. Inksetter (1865-1947)

1931-1935: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)

1936-1939: Robert P. Manning (1881-1951)

1940-1941: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)

1942-1944: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)

1945-1946: David P. (Bud) Cliff (ca 1902-1996)

1947-1949: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)

1950-1953: John C. Don (1888-1981)

1954-1957: George Earl Kemp (1893-1965)

1958-1961: John Alexander Warren (ca 1914-2003)

1962-1965: Albert S. Edwards (1906-1965)

1965-1967: Leslie Brown Couldrey (1889-1996)

1968-1976: Hugh Munson Everett (1917-1999)

1977-1985: Joseph T. Bennett (ca 1925- )

1985-1988: Mary Ann Seldon (ca 1942- )

1988-2000: John Addison (ca 1943- )

 

 

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