Members visiting the Carlisle Branch may notice an unpleasant odour. We are working to identify the source and hope to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Unpleasant odour at Carlisle Branch
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Published:
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 5:30pm
Terryberry Children's Area Temporarily Closed
The children's area at the Terryberry Branch is temporarily closed due to a facilities issue. Apologies for the inconvenience.
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Published:
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 1:30pm
Network Maintenance - Wednesday, November 12
HPL's WiFi, Catalogue and online resources will undergo network maintenance on Wednesday, November 12 from 5-8am. We apologize for the inconvenience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 8:00am
Parkdale Branch Network Unavailable
There is an ongoing Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Parkdale Branch on Nov 5th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 9:15am
Red Hill Branch Network Unavailable
There is an ongoing Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Red Hill Branch on Nov 5th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 9:15am
Red Book Will Be Unavailable
The Red Book may still be unavailable as we continue with the upgrade maintenance. Thank you for your patience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 9:15am
Concession Branch and Sherwood Branch Network Unavailable
Wi-Fi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Concession Branch and Sherwood Branch on Nov 6th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 12:15pm
Waterdown Branch Network Unavailable
Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Waterdown Branch on Nov 4th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 9:45am
Kenilworth Branch Reopening
The Kenilworth Branch has reopened today, Monday, October 27. Please note that there is limited parking, and noise disruptions may occur this week as the final touches are made to the renovations. Thank you for your understanding.
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Published:
Monday, October 27, 2025 - 3:00pm
Delayed Branch Openings
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Friday, November 7
Terryberry Branch, 10am
Monday, November 10
Concession Branch, 10am
Thursday, November 13
Binbrook Branch, 10am
Friday, November 14
Valley Park Branch, 10am
Monday, November 24
Mount Hope, 2pm
Thursday, November 27
Stoney Creek, 10am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Mayors of Hamilton and Dundas
Mayor Henry McKinstry (ca1805-1871). Mayor 1859-1861
Hamilton
1847: Colin Campbell Ferrie (1808-1856)
1848: George Sylvester Tiffany (1805-1586)
1849: William L. Distin (1789-1879)
1850: John Fisher (1806-1882)
1851: John Rose Holden (1821-1879)
1852: Nehemiah Ford (circa 1808-1860)
1853: William G. Kerr (circa 1816-1861)
1854: James Cummings (1815-1894)
1854-1855: Charles Magill (1816-1898)
1856: James Cummings (1815-1894)
1857: John Francis Moore (1816-1870)
1858: George Hamilton Mills (1827-1901)
1859-1861: Henry McKinstry (1805-1871)
1862-1864: Robert McElroy (1810-1881)
1865-1866: Charles Magill (1816-1898)
1867: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)
1868: Hutchison Clark (1806-1877)
1869: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)
1870: George Murison (1820-1889)
1871-1872: Daniel Black Chisholm (1832-1899)
1873-1874: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)
1875-1876: George Roach (1818-1904)
1877-1878: Francis Edwin Kilvert (1838-1910)
1879-1881: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)
1882-1883: Charles Magill (1816-1898)
1884-1885: John James Mason (1842-1903)
1886-1887: Alexander McKay (1843-1912)
1888-1889: William Doran (1834-1903)
1890-1891: David McLellan (1841-1892)
1892-1893: Peter Campbell Blaicher (1835-1900)
1894-1895: Alexander David Stewart (1852-1899)
1896: George Elias Tuckett (1835-1900)
1897-1898: Edward Alexander Colquhoun (1844-1904)
1899-1900: James Vernall Teetzel (1853-1926)
1901-1902: John Strathearn Hendrie (1857-1923)
1903-1904: Wellington Jeffers Morden (1837-1928)
1905-1906: Sanford Dennis Biggar (1861-1920)
1907-1908: Thomas Joseph Stewart (1848-1926)
1909-1910: John Inglis McLaren (1865-1948)
1911-1912: George Harmon Lees (1860-1936)
1913-1914: John Allan (1856-1922)
1915-1916: Chester Samuel Walters (1878-1958)
1917-1920: Charles Goodenough Booker (1859-1926)
1921-1922: George Charles Coppley (1858-1936)
1923-1925: Thomas William Jutten (1861-1955)
1926-1927: Freeman Ferrier Treleaven Q.C. (1884-1952)
1928-1929: William Burton (1888-1944)
1930-1933: John Peebles (1827-1948)
1934-1935: Herbert Earl Wilton (1869-1937)
1936-1943: William Robert Morrison, K.C. (1878-1947)
1944-1949: Samuel Lawrence (1879-1959)
1950-1962: Lloyd Douglas Jackson (1888-1973)
1963-1976: Victor Kennedy Copps (1919-1988)
1977-1980: John Alexander MacDonald (1927-)
1981-1982: William Powell (1907-1992)
1983-2000: Robert Maxwell Morrow (1946-)
2001-2003: Robert E. Wade (1933-)
2004-2006: Larry Di Ianni (1948-)
2006-2010: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)
2010-2014: Robert Bratina (1943-)
2014-Present: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)
Mayor John Don (1888-1981), Mayor 1950-1953
Dundas
1848: John Paterson (1805-1856)
1849: James Belle Ewart (1801-1853)
1850-1852: James Coleman (1811-1881)
1853-1854: Robert Holt (1801-1876)
1855: George Munns Barton (1829-1892)
1856-1857: John Quarry (ca 1810-1877)
1858: Alexis Fidèle Begue (1805-1872)
1859-1861: Thomas Howard McKenzie (1811-1896)
1862-1865: John Mair Thornton (ca 1823- )
1866: Dr. James McMahon (1830-1909)
1867-1871: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)
1872-1873: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)
1874: James Somerville (1834-1916)
1875: Alexander Stronach Wink (ca 1843-1899)
1876-1878: Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)
1879-1883: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)
1884; Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)
1885; Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)
1886-1887: Herbert Charles Gwyn (1846-1926)
1888-1889: Henry Bickford (1842-1889)
1889-1890: John Bertram (1829-1906)
1891-1892: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)
1893: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)
1894-1895: Col. William Edward Sheridan Knowles (1862-1931)
1896-1897: Thomas Atkins Wardell (1865-1902)
1898: Henry Bertram (1856-1945)
1899-1900: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)
1901-1902: Charles (Chub) Collins (ca 1857-1914)
1903-1904: William Lawson (1854-1948)
1905-1906: John Wolfenden Dickson (1865- )
1907-1908: William Henry Moss (1859-1941)
1909-1910: John Wilkie Lawrason (1871-1940)
1911: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)
1912-1913: Edwin Alfred Woodhouse (1845-1924)
1914-1915: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)
1916-1917: Charles Edgar Dickson (1878-1939)
1918: Herbert C. Davis (1871-1952)
1919: Samuel Joseph Lennard (1857-1921)
1920-1921: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)
1922-1923: Alfred Broad (1884-1953)
1924-1927: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)
1928-1929: John Edward Robinson (1893-1968)
1930: Dr. W. E. Inksetter (1865-1947)
1931-1935: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)
1936-1939: Robert P. Manning (1881-1951)
1940-1941: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)
1942-1944: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)
1945-1946: David P. (Bud) Cliff (ca 1902-1996)
1947-1949: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)
1950-1953: John C. Don (1888-1981)
1954-1957: George Earl Kemp (1893-1965)
1958-1961: John Alexander Warren (ca 1914-2003)
1962-1965: Albert S. Edwards (1906-1965)
1965-1967: Leslie Brown Couldrey (1889-1996)
1968-1976: Hugh Munson Everett (1917-1999)
1977-1985: Joseph T. Bennett (ca 1925- )
1985-1988: Mary Ann Seldon (ca 1942- )
1988-2000: John Addison (ca 1943- )
