Study Halls at Central Library and Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park, and Waterdown branches resume on Tuesday, September 2. They will be open after-hours Mondays-Thursdays from 8 pm to Midnight. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
Study Halls Return September 2
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 2:15pm
Branch Closures - Labour Day
All HPL Branches are closed Sunday, August 30, and Labour Day, Monday, September 1st. Bookmobile is off the road, and Extended Access is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, September 2. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Stop Modified
Due to campus events, McMaster University's Bookmobile Visits for Tuesdays, August 26 and September 2 (3:30-4:30 pm) have been cancelled. Service is expected to resume on Tuesday, September 9. Thank you for your understanding.
Published:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
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Published:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 10:15am
Turner Park - Rymal Road Entrance Unavailable
Due to continued concrete work, the Rymal Road entrance will be unavailable until Friday, August 30. Access to the parking lot, accessible parking spaces, back entrance, and external drop box is available. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 2:30pm
Labour Day Closure
All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, August 31, and Labour Day, Monday, September 1st. Bookmobile is off the road, and Extended Access is not available. Regular service hours resume Tuesday, September 2. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 8:00am
Turner Park - Mid-Day Fire Drill, September 3
Due to a mid-day fire drill, Turner Park Branch and Les Chater Family YMCA are closed for a fire drill from noon-1 pm. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 1:00pm
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 10)
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 10. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. On August 28-29, there may be some noise disruptions and limited parking spots while the roof repair set-up begins. Thank you for your patience.
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Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am
Spectator File Politics
Federal Politics
n.d. Budget. Donald MacDonald
n.d. Federal Election. clips
n.d. P.M. Trudeau
1968 Federal Election. 1968 re Trudeau & candidates elected
1968 Prime Minister Trudeau 1968 (CT)
1969 Dief. - Trudeau. (L.B. Pearson (sketch)) 1969
1971 1971 Robert Stanfield
1971 Trudeau 1971. Contacts & negs
1971 April 1971. Trudeau in Brantford & Dist.
1971 Trudeau and Margaret in Hamilton. June 1971. clippings
1972 1972 Elections candidates. Hamilton East, Hamilton Wentworth, etc.
1972 P. Conservative Nominations. Feb. 1972
1972 Liberal Nominations. Feb. 29, 1972
1972 Trudeau on T.V. March 1972
1972 May 12, 1972. Trudeau in Hamilton & Grimsby
1972 Federal Election. Oct. 30, 1972. Winners
1974 Trudeau in Hamilton. April 26, 1974
1974 Federal Election. July 1974. Trudeau wins
1975 1975 Trudeau - Hamilton. June 1975. St. George & Port Dover
1979 May 1979. Federal Election. Clark Tories Win
1980 Pre-election 1980 Federal
1980 Pre-election 1980 Federal
1980 Election. Federal. Feb. 1980 (Joe Clark in Niagara Falls. Feb. 14, 1980. Frances Pattison. Marxist-Leninist Candidate Hamilton-Wentworth. All candidates meeting. Ancaster High School Feb. 6. Dist. Burlington. All Candidates/ Feb. 5, 1980)
1980 Federal Election. Feb. 18, 1980. Lib. win
1982 N.D.P. Broadbent. 1982
Municipal Politics
n.d. [1982] Halton Board of Education. Head Shots 1. Betty Fisher - Halton Hills Trustee, 2. Jim Clelland - Oakville Trustee, 3. Barb Moore, Board Finance Superintendent, 4. Len Auger, Board Chairman, 5. Wally Beevor, Director of Education, 6. Cliff Schemmer - Burlington Trustee, 7. Noel Cooper - Burlington Trustee, 8. Len Crosier - Oakville Trustee.
n.d. Mayor Bill Powell
1970 Civic Elections. Dec. 1970
1970 District Elections, Dec. 1970
1971 1971 Ancaster Council
1971 1971 Ancaster Council
1971 City Councillors. 1971
1971 Dist. Elections, 1971
1971 1971 Halton County Council Members
1972 Dist. Councillors - Saltfleet - Dundas. 1972 January
1972 Civic & District Elections. Dec. 1972. Results
1972 Dist. Preliminaries & Civic Election. Dec. 1972. Dist. Also
1973 Head & Shoulders City Council. 1973
1973 Wentworth School Board 1973. Walsingham Council. Burlington Council. Ancaster Council
1973 Candidates. Civic Election. Sept. 1973
1973 Oct. 1973. Civic Election. Dist. Election
1974 Reg. Council Members. Stoney Creek. Jan. 1974
1976 City. Board of Control. Head & Shoulders. Oct. 1976
1976 Pre-election. Dec. 1976. Civic & District Elections
1976 Elections. Civic & District. Dec. 1976 #1
1976 Elections. Civic & District. Dec. 1976 #2
1976 Civic Elections. Winner and Losers. Dec. 7, 1976. Morrow & Garafoli
1977 Dundas Council. March 1977
1978 Candidates. Oct. 1978. Civic & District Elections (Brian Lewis, Raposser, John Turningea, Carole Nixon, Martin Zuliniak, Marty Flett, - McLue, - Macaluso, Doris Gasse, - Radigan, -Cote, Amelia Buchanan, Professor Weaver, David Joyce, John Langor, Pat Wilson,Miss Marks, - Caponi, Peter Pomeroy, Henderson Nurre, Tom Will, Sam Hammond, Ruth Van Horne
1978 Winners & Loosers [sic] - Elections - City & District 1978
1979 April 12, 1979. Trustees of the Hamilton Board of Education
1980 City Council members. March 1980
1980 Regional Council, Head & Shoulders. Update photos. March 4,1980
1980 Pre-Civic Elections. 1980
1980 Civic & District Elections. Nov. 1980
1981 Head & Shoulders. Halton. Board of Education. Nov. 1981
1981 City council. 1981. Hamilton (Transit Vote Regional council. Dec. 15)
1982 Dunnville. Jan. 26, 1982. New Councillors. Plus Norfolk Board of Education Trustees
1982 Dundas City Council members (some) April 7, 1982
1982 Municipal Elections, Burlington, Halton, Glanbrook, Flamboro. 1982
1982 Municipal Elections. Hamilton. 1982
Provincial Politics
1971 P.C. Conservative convention. 1971
1971 P. Con. Hamilton West. Nomination Meeting. April 14, 1971
1971 Ontario Provincial Election. Sept. Oct. 1971. #1
1971 #2. Provincial Election. Oct. 1971
1971 #3. Provincial Election. 1971
1971 Prog. Con. Win. Results Provincial Election. 1971
1972 Premier Davis in Hamilton. April 1972
1972 Jack McNie. see Sept. 29, 1972
1973 Oct. 1973. Liberal Convention. Nixon wins
1976 January 23, 1976. Liberal Convention
1976 Feb. 1976. Premier Davies [sic - Davis]
1977 Premier David in Israel. Jan. 1977
1977 Pre-election May 1977
1977 Provincial Elections. June 1977
1977 Provincial Elections. June 9, 1977
1981 1981 Provincial Pre-election pix - some in daily files - re pub. date
1981 1981 Results. Prov. Election Winner - P.C.'s March 1981
