Heat Warning Notification for the City of Hamilton

Heat Warning for the City of Hamilton.

Significant heat and humidity will arrive on Friday July 11. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning.

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

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Friday, July 11, 2025 - 11:00am
Concession Branch Accessible Parking Spot not available

Accessible Parking Spot not available. We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

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Published:
Friday, July 11, 2025 - 10:15am
Locke Branch - Filming

Filming will take place near the Locke Branch from July 13 to 16, which will impact traffic flow and parking. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  • North side of Homewood Avenue between Lockes Street South and Kent Street
  • North/South side of Stanley Avenue
  • East side of Kent Street between Stanley Avenue and Homewood Avenue
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Published:
Friday, July 11, 2025 - 8:00am
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled

The Bookmobile visit at Huntington Park (11am-Noon) on Friday, July 11, is cancelled. Service is expected to resume the following week. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Affected Branch: Bookmobile
Nearest Branches: 
Bookmobile Stop: 
Published:
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 12:00pm
Central Library - Fourth Floor Special Event, July 12

Central Library's Fourth Floor is hosting Steel Town Love Festival on Saturday, July 12 from 11am-4pm. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available for Members to use as study and work spaces instead. 

www.hpl.ca/central

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Affected Branch: Central Library
Published:
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 8:00am
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

Keefer Pamphlets - I - K

Inauguration of the Dudley Observatory at Albany, August 28, 1856
Albany: Charles Van Benthuysen’s Print, 1856
[139]
vol. 10 #2
mf #864

 

Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Proceedings. 1855
Birmingham: Published by the Institution, 1855
[]
vol. 10 #19
mf #864

 

[Keefer, Samuel]
Memoir of the Late Samuel Keefer
[5]
vol. 13 #7
mf #865

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin
Address. By the Permission of the Council.
Excerpt Minutes of the Transactions of the Society Vol. II. Part. I. Session 1888 Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Montreal: Printed by John Lovell & Son
[36]
vol. 13 #2
mf #865

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin
The Canadian Pacific Railway. Address at the Annual convention at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 28th, 1888. Transactions. American Society of Civil Engineers. 394. (Vol. XIX – August, 1888)
[88 + illus. + maps]
vol. ? #?

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin
Free Trade, Protection, and Reciprocity. From “The Canals of Canada”
Ottawa: Printed by A.S. Woodburn, Elgin Street, 1876
[34]
vol. 13 #5
mf #865

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin
Free Trade, Protection, and Reciprocity. From “The Canals of Canada”
Ottawa: Printed by A.S. Woodburn, Elgin Street, 1876
[20]
vol. 13 #4
mf #865

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin, Civil Engineer|
"Montreal:" and "The Ottawa:" Two lectures delivered before the Mechanics Institute of Montreal in January, 1853 and 1854
Montreal: John Lovell, 1854
[]
vol. 1 #3
mf #846

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin, C.E.
Philosophie des Chemins de Fer, Publiee par ordre Des Directeurs de la Compagnie de la Grand Junction du Chemin de Fer du St. Laurent et de L'Outaouais Quatrieme Edition, revue
Montreal: John Lovell, 1853
[]
vol. 1 #4
mf #846

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin
Philosophy of railroads. Published at the request of the directors of the Montreal & Lachine railroad 2nd. ed.
Montreal: Armour & Ramsay, St. Francis Xavier St., 1850
[40]
vol. 7 #3
mf #862

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin
Philosophy of Railroads. Fifth edition
Ottawa: Printed by Bell & Woodburn, Elgin Street, 1871
[34]
vol. 13 #1
mf #865

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin
Prize essay - The canals of Canada. Their prospects and influence. Written for a Premium offered by His Excellency the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, K.T., Governor General of British North America, etc. etc. etc.
Toronto: Andrew H. Armour and Co., King Street, 1850
[111]
vol. 6 #8
mf #861

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin, C.M.G. (Chairman), Henry F. Perley, John Kennedy, Percival W. St. George
Report of a Commission of Engineer Appointed by the Government of Canada to Inquire into the causes of the Floods at Montreal and to Suggest Remedies for Their Removal
Montreal: Published by Order of the City Council of Montreal, 1890
[76]
vol. 13 #6
mf #865

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin, C.E.
Report on A Water Supply for the City of Toronto
Toronto: Maclear, Thomas & Co., 1857
[]
vol. 1 #9
mf #844

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin, C.E.
Report on dredging in Lake St. Peter, and on the Improvement of the River St. Lawrence, between Montreal and Quebec, (with charts) by Thos. C. Keefer, Engineer, Montreal Harbour Commission. Published by Order of the Montreal Harbour Commissioners, Hon. John Young, Chairman
Montreal: John Lovell, 1855
[]
vol. 1 #2
mf #844

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin, C.E.
Report on a survey for the Railway Bridge over the St. Lawrence at Montreal, surveyed in 1851-52 by order of the committee of the Montreal and Kingston Railway, Hon. John Young, Chairman
Montreal: John Lovell, 1853
[]
vol. 1 #6
mf #844

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin, Chief Engineer
Report on the Preliminary Survey of the Kingston and Toronto section of the Canada Trunk Railway
Toronto: Printed by Lovell and Gibson, Front Street, 1851
[33]
vol. 6 #2
mf #861

 

Keefer, Thomas Coltrin, C.E.
A Sequel to The Philosophy of Railroads By Thos. C. Keefer, C.E.
Toronto: Lovell & Gibson, 1856
[]
vol. 1 #5
mf #844