The accessible washroom at Ancaster Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Ancaster Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
Published:
Friday, January 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled
The Winona (11am-12pm) and Queen Victoira (3-4pm) Bookmobile stop on January 23 is cancelled. Apologies for this inconvenience.
Published:
Friday, January 23, 2026 - 8:30am
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton January 22, 2026.
The temperature is expected to plummet below minus 15 Celsius. For warm place hours visit hpl.ca/hours.
For a list of shelters and health information visit www.hamilton.ca/cold.
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 5:00pm
Parkdale Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Parkdale Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:30pm
Locke Branch - Filming Nearby
Filming will take place at 86 Homewood Avenue from January 28-30, 7 am-11 pm. Production vehicles and equipment will be located on the north side of Stanley Avenue between Locke Street South and Kent Street. This will impact the availability of side-street parking. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:00pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused
Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused.
Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Daily Hours Update
Starting Monday, February 2, Central Library's daily hours will move back to a 9 am opening instead of 8 am, Monday through Saturday. Please make note of this new service change for your next visit. www.hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library – Digital Microfilm Machines
The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room. This reader does not support printing. We apologize for the inconvenience and aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible.
Published:
Monday, January 19, 2026 - 1:45pm
Online Resources - Update
The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections: Novelist, Summa, Summa Kids, and Northstar Digital Literacy. Please visit www.hpl.ca/articles/read-watch-listen for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn.
Published:
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 11:00am
Printing Updates
Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies.
Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.
Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Roll of Honour - World War I
Cadman, Enoch
Cadman, Thomas
Cairns, Charles R.
Calderly, Edward
Caldwell, Thos.
Callon, Bruce
Cameron, C.
Cameron, C.E.
Cameron, John B.
Cameron, John Robson
Campbell, Alex.
Campbell, Daniel
Campbell, Donald
Campbell, Gordon
Campbell, Lynn
Caplan, Fred, Wm.
Carey, William Vincent
Carpenter, Leonard Albert
Carroll, Martin
Carroll, Peter James
Carroll, Wm. Henry
Carsell, A.H.
Carson, Charles
Carswell, Albert H.
Carter, John Albert
Carty, David
Cash, Fred. A.
Caskie, Archibald
Cathcart, Albert
Catton, Alfred E.
Catton, Alfred John
Cavanagh, Thomas
Cavill, Arthur H.
Chadwick, Joseph
Chalcroft, Alfred T.
Chaloner, William
Chambers, John Angus
Chambers, W.H.
Chapin, Curran
Chapman, Richard H
Chapple, Albert Edward
Charbonneau, Theo. J.
Charlton, J.T.
Charnock, Walter
Cherry, R.M.
Chesters, Thomas
Chew, James
Child, Philip J.
Childs, Alfred E.
Chivac, N.J.
Choce, John
Chrichton, Albert
Chrichton, Alfred
Christian, Arthur M.
Christiansen, O.
Christie, Leonard
Chubb, Arthur William
Church, Ernest
Church, Martin L.
Churches, David
Churchward, Thomas
Claire, Henry
Clapham, John M.
Claringbold, John
Clark, Alfred
Clark, E.V.
Clark, George
Clark, J.
Clark, Robert G.
Clark, Sidney
Clarke, Henman
Clarke, William G.
Clarkson, Charles E.
Clarkson, Elroy
Clarkson, M.A.
Clegg, R.
Clegg, Sidney
Clement, Ernest
Clements, Wireless Operator
Cliffe, E.
Cliffe, Frank
Cliffe, Jabez A.
Clifton, Wm. P.
Clutterbuck, A.H.
Coan, George
Coce, John
Cocks, Hugh John
Cohen, Meyer T.
Cole, Thomas
Coleman, John
Colling, Clarence A.
Collins, W.
Collyer, William
Conery, Robert
Conner, Robert
Coogan, John Francis
Cook, Geo. W.
Cook, John R.
Cooke, E.
Cooke, Fred
Cooke, John A.
Cooke, Wm. F.
Coomber, H.A.
Cooper, Edwin A.
Cooper, Ernest
Cooper, John
Cooper, John Harry
Cooper, John William
Coote, Robert
Copp, Fred W.
Corner, Edward
Cornish, Ernest
Cosgrove, Edward Bernard
Costie, William John
Cotton, Peter Joseph
Couillard, Arthur
Cousins, Andrew A.
Covington, Ed. W.
Cowan, George
Cowan, Morley
Coward, Albert
Cowell, Herbert
Cox, Alexander
Cox, Reginald J.
Crane, Edward J.
Crapper, Alfred Thomas
Crapper, George W.
Crawford, Daniel
Crawford, Frederick
Creillin, Neilson
Crellin, Neilson Burt
Crerar, Malcolm C.
Crewe, James
Crichton, Alfred George
Crisp, John P.
Crocker, F.
Crockett, George
Crockett, Harold George
Croft, Charles H.
Croft, John
Crompton, Frederick
Croogan, John F.
Cropper, John Wm.
Cross, Russell
Cross, W.
Cross, W.C.
Crossley Herbert
Crosthwaite, Thoas.
Crosthwaite, Thomas
Crowe, Harold
Crowley, John
Crull, Ivan
Crusoe, William
Cullen, David
Cullen, W.E.
Cullen, William
Cunliffe, Harry
Curch, Oscar
Curren, John
Curry, Joseph Franklin
Curtis, Stanley Bedford
Cutler, Harold George
Cutter, Warren
Cuzner, Lloyd
