Online Resources/HPL Catalogue - Monday, August 4, Civic Holiday

On Monday, August 4, Civic Holiday, due to IT network maintenance, HPL's catalogue will be searchable, but Holds and Library accounts, as well as online resources, will not be available. However, WiFi will remain accessible. We apologize for the inconvenience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - 3:00pm
Internet outage at Lynden Branch

The internet at Lynden Branch is not working. We aim to have it fixed quickly.

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Published:
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - 9:00am
All Branches Closed for Civic Holiday

All branches close on Sunday, August 3, 2025 and August 4, 2025 for the Civic Holiday. This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, July 28, 2025 - 10:30am
Heat Warning Notification for the City of Hamilton

Heat Warning for the City of Hamilton.

Significant heat and humidity will arrive on July 27.

For information about heat-related illnesses, cool place locations and reducing your risk, visit hamilton.ca.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Sunday, July 27, 2025 - 11:00am
Modified Bookmobile Service 

The following Bookmobile visits are modified on:

Tuesday, July 29

  • Riverdale - Cancelled
  • McMaster - Holds drop off only
  • Greencedar - Rescheduled to 4:30-5:00pm

Wednesday, July 30

  • Swansea and Helen Detwiler - Cancelled

Thursday, July 31

  • Bennetto and Kinsmen - Cancelled

Friday, August 1

  • Winona Park - Cancelled

 

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Published:
Friday, July 25, 2025 - 9:30am
Terryberry Branch Elevator Out of Order

The parking lot elevator at Terryberry Branch is not working. Members will need to use the accessible ramp at the Mohawk entrance and the inner elevator. We're working to get it fixed quickly.

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Published:
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 1:00pm
Public Computers - Audio Volume

Please note that the audio volume levels on our public computers are having issues. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 4:00pm
Mount Hope Branch Accessibile Ramp Not Available

The accessibility ramp at Mount Hope Branch is damaged. The handrail is not available. The ramp will not be available while being repaired. We aim to fix it quickly.

Published:
Friday, May 23, 2025 - 4:30pm

War of 1812 - Collection Bibliography - F

(Fairplay, Francis)
The Canadas As They Now Are. Comprehending a View of Their Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Canals, Government, Laws, Taxes, Towns, Trades, & c. with a Description of the Soil and Advantages or Disadvantages of Every Township in Each Province: Derived from the Reports of the Inspectors Made to the Justices at Quarter-Sessions, and from Other Authentic Sources, Assisted by Local Knowledge. With a Map, Showing the Position of Each Township, A Point of utmost Consequence to the Settler; Compiled without reference to the particular interest of any land company or association. By a Late Resident.
London: James Duncan, 37, Paternoster Row; Cross, Holborn; and Mann, Cornhill.
MDCCCXXXIII
xv, 116, map
R971.03 CAN CESC

Fay, Heman Allen(comp.) 1778-1865
Collection of the Official Accounts, in Detail, of all the Battles Fought by Sea and Land, between the Navy and Army of the United States, and the Navy and Army of Great Britain, During the Years 1812, 13, 14 & 15.
New York: E. Conrad, 1817
295
Howes 3488; Sabin 23940; TPL 1046
R971.034 COL CESC

Fessenden, Thomas Green
Some Thoughts on the Present Dispute...
SEE
Tracts and Facts as to the War of 1812(3)

Fidfaddy, Frederick Augustus (pseud.)
The Adventures of Uncle Sam, In Search After His Lost Honor. By Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy, Esq. Member of The Legion of Honor, Scratch-etary to Uncle Sam and Cousellor to Himself.
Taurum per caudum grabbo (Merino Latin)
Middletown, Conn.: Printed by Seth Richards, 1816
142
Howes 3535 "First book to symbolize the United States by the phrase "Uncle Sam"' Sabin 24260; TPL 1047
R971.053 F488 CESW

Fitzgibbon, Mary Agnes 1851-1915
A Veteran of 1812. The Life of James Fitzgibbon.
Toronto: William Briggs, 1894
viii, [9]-348
Gagnon II 794; Watters pg. 499
RB F577 CESC

Fitzgibbon, Mary Agnes 1851-1915
A Veteran of 1812. The Life of James Fitzgibbon.
Toronto: Coles Publishing co., 1970
336, 55
RB F577a CESC

Flint, James
A Discourse, Delivered in the Audience of His Excellency Caleb Strong, Esq. Governor, His Honor William Phillips, Esq. Lieutenant Governor. The Honorable Council, and the Two Branches of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. on the Anniversary Election, May 31, 1815. By James Flint, Minister of the Church in the East Parish of Bridgewater.
Boston: Printed by Russell, Cutler and Co. for Benjamin Russell...Printer to the State. 1815
31
Sabin 24773
R971.034 FLI CESC

Ford, Colonel Frederick Samuel Lampson 1869-
William Dunlop
Toronto; The Albert Brituel Book Show, 1934
60
Watters pg. 500
RB D9211 CESC

Franchere, Gabriel
Narrative of a Voyage to The Northwest Coast of American in the Years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific. By Gabriel Franchere. Translated and edited by J. V. Huntington.
New York: Redfield, 110 and 112 Nassau Street, 1854
[1], 376, [8]
Sabin 35432 "The author was one of the party sent out by Mr. Asher and this work is the basis of Washington Irving's "Astoria".
TPL 985
R917.12 F846n

Fraser, Alexander (ed.) 1860-1936
Brock Centenary 1812-1912. Account of the Celebration at Queenston Heights, Ontario, On the 12th October, 1912.
Second edition.
Toronto: Printed and published for the committee by William Briggs, 1913
96
Watters pg. 500
RB B782f CESC

Freed, Augustus Toplady 1835-1924
Address at the unveiling of a monument erected by the Barton Lodge, No. 6, G.R.C., A.F. & A.M., in the Province of Ontario to the late Wor. Bro. Capt. Wm. Johnston Kerr (The Victor for Beaver Dam, 1813) at St. Luke's Church, Burlington, Ontario, Sunday June 27th, 1909.
Hamilton (?), 1909
[3]-6
R971.034 F875 CESH

Fromentin, Eligius - 1822
Mr. Fromentin's motion
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1814
[4]
R328.10973 FRO CESC

Further papers relating to the War with America. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 13 February 1815.
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R971.034 FUR CESC