Construction work at Concession Branch

Loud construction inside Concession Branch on Wednesday, August 5, may impact your visit. Appologies for any inconvienence.

Published:

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 1:15pm

Bookmobile Schedule Modifications

Fri, Aug 7:

Due to driver availability, all Bookmobile visits are cancelled. Service is expected to resume next week.

Tues, Aug 18:

The 10:30-11am Visit to the Court at Rushdale is Cancelled

Sat, Aug 22:

Pride Hamilton (Visit Bookmobile 9:30am-4:30pm at Pier 4 Park - 64 Leander Dr.) - All Visits Cancelled (Stoney Creek Arena 10-11am, Riverdale 11:15am-12:15pm and Discovery Centre 2:30-4pm).

Published:

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - 9:30am

Kenilworth Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

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

Published:

Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 5:45pm

New Loan Periods - Effective Monday, August 31

As of Monday, August 31, new loan periods will come into effect to shorten the wait time for popular hold items.

DVD Express - 3 days

DVDs and Blu-rays - 7 days (fiction, children's and languages)

Magazines - 7 days

Bestseller Express - 14 days

DVDs and Blu-rays - 14 days (non-fiction and TV series)

Books - 21 days

Music/Books on CD and Children's Express - 21 days

Please visit www.hpl.ca/borrowing for more details.

Published:

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm

Study Halls Pause for Summer Break

After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls

Published:

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm

Funeral Home Transcriptions

A veteran in Woodland Cemetery, 1975

Local History & Archives contains a collection of funeral home transcriptions. They can help determine the date of death and sometimes include the date and/or place of birth, cause of death, and possibly their next-of-kin. These records are only available for use in the department or from the Hamilton Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Questions can also be referred to our AskHPL service.

This collection includes:

Blachford & Wray Funeral Home
1851 - 1952

Archives File
Blachford & Wray
1953 - 1974
Each volume has its own index, except for the last two volumes which are not indexed.

Dodsworth & Brown Funeral Home
August 1, 1897 - December 30, 1952
There is a master surname index for all volumes.

Dwyer Funeral Home Limited
April 20, 1884 - December 29, 1952
There is a master surname index for all volumes.

Green-Guernsey Funeral Home
January 3, 1928 - June 8, 1936

J.B. Marlatt Funeral Home (Dundas)
September 22, 1926 - December 31, 1959

J.B. Marlatt Funeral Home (Hamilton)
September 9 1939 - July 20, 1952

L.G. Wallace Funeral Home
1922 - 1952

Markey-Dermody Funeral Home
May 28, 1923 - December 29, 1952

Robinson Funeral Home
1898 - December 31, 1952