Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton

Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton December 13, 2025.

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

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 4:00pm
Binbrook Branch: Parking Lot Disruption

Due to the Binbrook Santa Claus Parade route, Binbrook Branch's parking lot will be unavailable from 1:30pm-4pm on Saturday, December 13. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Published:
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 10:45am
Red Hill Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

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

Published:
Friday, December 12, 2025 - 3:15pm
Modified Bookmobile Service

The Millgrove visit on Saturday, December 13, from 3:30 to 4 pm is cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Published:
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Printing Unavailable at Westdale Branch

Printing is not working at Westdale Branch. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.

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Published:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 10:30am
Study Halls - Holiday Break

Study Halls will be paused from Friday, December 19, and resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

www.hpl.ca/study-halls

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 9:15am
Telephone Service - Technical Issues

Please note that the 905-546-3200 main line is experiencing technical issues today, Monday, December 8. Members can still reach Staff at 289-779-7588 or by email or through chat online. We are working quickly to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 7:30pm
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

McCullough Collection

Box #2

January 7, 1933 - December 28, 1935

January 7, 1933 Rae of the Arctic (#1)

January 14, 1933 " (#2)

January 21, 1933 " (#3)

January 28, 1933 " (#4)

February 4, 1933 " (#6)

February 11, 1933 " (#5)

February 18, 1933 New From An Old Chateau (#1)

February 25, 1933 " (#2)

March 4, 1933 " (#3)

March 11, 1933 " (#4)

March 18, 1933 " (#5)

March 25, 1933 'In Days of Yore' Being Extracts From Old Files of the Hamilton Spectator (#1)

April 1, 1933 " (#2)

April 8, 1933 " (#3)

April 15, 1933 " (#4)

April 22, 1933 Indian Art in Place Names (#1)

April 29, 1933 " (#2)

May 6, 1933 A Destroyed Nation

May 13, 1933 Addison of Old St. Mark's (#1)

May 20, 1933 " (#2)

May 27, 1933 " (#3)

June 3, 1933 The Romance of a Song (#1)

June 10, 1933 " (#2)

June 17, 1933 John Byron of the Navy (#1)

June 24, 1933 " (#2)

June 30, 1933 " (#3)

July 8, 1933 Two Cameronians

July 15, 1933 Affairs of Honor (#1)

July 22, 1933 " (#2)

August 5, 1933 " (#4)

August 12, 1933 " (#5)

August 19, 1933 " (#6)

August 26, 1933 " (#7)

September 9, 1933 Indian Tales (#2)

September 18, 1933 " (#3)

September 23, 1933 " (#4)

September 30, 1933 " (#5)

October 7, 1933 A Night at Nahneetis (#1)

October 14, 1933 " (#2)

October 21, 1933 " (#3)

October 28, 1933 The Black Sixties (#1)

November 4, 1933 " (#2)

November 11, 1933 Young Finan's Journal (#1)

November 18, 1933 " (#2)

November 25, 1933 " (#3)

December 2, 1933 " (#4)

December 9, 1933 Romantic Betsy Bigley (#1)

December 16, 1933 " (#2)

December 23, 1933 " (#3)

December 30, 1933 Laura Bell of Belfast and Elsewhere

January 6, 1934 Madame Rachel

Annals of the Gore (1827, 1828, 1829) Series

January 13, 1934 - December 14, 1935

Articles numbered in Roman numerals from I to C

[missing: XXXIX, LXXIV, LXXV]

Also within this time period:

January 20, 1934 Bartlett of Brigus

November 16, 1935 Two Distinguished Artists

December 21, 1935 Some Seventy Years Ago (#1)

December 28, 1935 " (#2)