Sherwood Branch - Public Computers

The computer lab on the 1st floor is currently out of order. There are limited public computers available on the 2nd floor. Printing and photocopying are still available. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Published:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 11:00am
Carlisle Branch Accessibile Washroom Out of Order

The accessible washroom at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.

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Affected Branch: Carlisle Branch
Published:
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 12:00pm
Sunday Hours - Modified Service, June 22

Due to day-long IT maintenance (7am-5pm), the following branches are closed on Sunday, June 22: Central Library, Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown. Sunday service hours resume on Sunday, June 29. 

Please note that the HPL catalogue, Library accounts, and online resources will not be available during this time frame. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Published:
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 3:00pm
Westdale Branch - Delayed Opening

Due to Staff training, the Westdale Branch will open at 10am on Monday, June 16. You may visit Central Library and the Dundas Branch as your next nearest locations for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.

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Published:
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 2:15pm
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
Turner Park Branch - Roof Repair

Due to the ongoing roof repair project, noise and parking disruptions are expected to continue until the end of June. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Monday, April 28, 2025 - 10:00am
Central Library - Microfilm Machine

The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available, but it doesn't print. We aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Affected Branch: Central Library
Published:
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 3:30pm
Phishing Scheme

Please be aware of online phishing attempts impersonating Hamilton Public Library and Library Staff. HPL does not solicit paid freelance opportunities through social media or other messaging applications. HPL does not request personal or banking information through social media or require financial compensation when reviewing job applications. Please report phishing schemes to communications@hpl.ca. If you think you are a victim of fraud, please call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 10:30am

War of 1812 - Collection Bibliography - G

Geary, Robert William (comp.) 1859-1933
The Centenary Celebration of the Battle of Lundy's Lane. July Twenty-fifth Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen.
Niagara Falls, Ont.: Lundy's Lane Historical Society, 1919
150
R971.053 L972c CESC

Geary, Robert William (Comp.) 1859-1933
Historical Sketches. A Memorial of the Hundredth Anniversary of the War of 1812-14.
Welland, Ont.: Lundy's Lane Historical Society, 1912
15
R971.053 G262 CESC (2 copies)

Gellner, John (ed.) 1907-
Recollections of the War of 1812. Three Eyewitnesses' Accounts. Originally Published between 1828 and 1854. Reprinted in a Numbered Limited Edition by Baxter Publishing Company, 228 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada. #150
Toronto: Baxter Publishing Co., 1964
x, 153
Thibeault 10134
R971.053 R245 CESC

George, Noah J.T.
A Concise and Brief Journal of the late War with Great- Britain, to which as added a short account of the war with Algiers. The whole interspersed with Topographical and Statistical Tables, and Plans of Battles. Also a Military and Naval Chronological Table of the Events of others Nations, Compiled Chiefly from Official Documents. ca 1813
86
Howes 3969
R971.034 GEO CESC

Gerson, Noel
Mr. Madison's War. 1812: The Second War for Independence. maps by Barry Martin.
New York: Julian Messner, 1967 (2nd printing)
190
R973.52 GER CESC

Gleig, George Robert 1796-1888
A Narrative of the Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans, under Generals Ross, Pakenham, and Lambert, in the Years 1814 and 1815; with some account of the countries visited. By an officer who served in the expedition.
Superanda omnis fortuna ferends est. - Virg.
London: John Murray, 1821
ii, 377, 1
Howes 4071; TPL 1048
R971.053 G482 CESW

Gleig, George Robert 1796-1888
A Narrative of the Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans, under Generals Ross, Pakenham, and Lambert, in the Years 1814 and 1815; With Some Account of the Countries Visited. By the Author of "The Subaltern" Second Edition.
Superanda Omnis Fortuna Ferendo Est. - Virg.
London: John Murray, Albermarle-Street, MDCCCXXVI
[4], 377
Sabin 27568, TPL 1048
R971.034 GLE CESC (ALS tipped in; Port Tipped in)

Gleig, George Robert 1796-1888
A Subaltern in America; Comprising His Narrative of the Campaigns of the British Army, At Baltimore, Washington, & c., & c., During the Late War. In One Volume
Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, Chestnut Street;
Baltimore: Carey, hary & Co., 1833
266
Sabin 93347; TPL 1016
R971.034 CLE CESC

Godfrey, John M
The Story of Lundy's Lane
(Source unidentified), n.d.
[150]-155
R971.034 G543 CESC

Great Britain. Adjutant General's Office
Rules and Regulations for the Formations, Field-Exercise, and Movements of His Majesty's Forces. War Office, Printed; and sold by T. Egerton, at the Military Library, Whitehall, 1812.
xxiii, 399, 16 fold. plates.,(6) ads.
[Sears Collection. Carver Memorial Library, Searsport Main. Shelf no. 355R
Acc. No. 104]
R356.1840942 GRE CESC

Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States
All the Treaties between the United States and Great Britain; from the Definitive Treaty of Peace, Signed at Paris, 1798; to the Treaty of Peace, Signed at Ghent, 1814. Published by order of The House of Representatives of Massachusetts.
Boston: E.G. House, 1815
48
Sabin 775
R971.034 GRE CESC

Green, Billy (The Scout)
SEE
Guthrie, William

Green, Ernest
Lincoln at Bay. A Sketch of 1814.
Welland, Ont. Tribune-Telegraph Press, 1923
78
R971.053 G821 CESC

The Green Family Of Saltfleet (scrapbook)
35 (Plus addenda in back pocket)
RB G827 CESH

Griffin, Justus Alonzo 1846-1925
Anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Beaver Dams, June 24, 1914, at Thorold, Ontario.
Typewritten.
4
R971.034 G875 CESH

Guthrie, William
A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar...The Thirteenth Edition, Corrected and Improved. Dublin: John Exshaw, 1794
928
[Enclosed note reads: A very old leather-covered Grammar published about 1794. Written on the backs of Maps in this book is a copy S.D. Slater's diary including the story told by Billy Green of his experience at the battle of Stony(Sic) Creek. Donated by W. E. Corman (came to us from the Hamilton Scientific Assoc. 1938]
-Diary is opposite pp. 117, 149, 571
Archives File Slater, S.D.