All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday August 2, 2026. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access is unavailable. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches Closed August 2
Published:
Friday, July 31, 2026 - 9:00am
All Branches Closed for Civic Holiday
All HPL Branches are closed on Monday August 3, 2026 for Civic Holiday. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access is unavailable. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca. www.hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Friday, July 31, 2026 - 8:00am
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
Cemetery Transcriptions
Copies of all cemetery transcriptions for the Hamilton area are available in the Local History & Archives department. Transcriptions are also available for purchase from the Hamilton Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and to borrow through interlibrary loan from the Archives of Ontario.
Hamilton
- Anshe Sholom Cemetery
- Barton Stone Church
- Barton Stone United Church Cemetery
- Barton Graveyard
- Burkholder's Private Burying Ground
- Burkholder United Church Cemetery
- Burlington Heights Cemetery
- Burlington Heights Memorial
- Case Burial Plot
- Christ's Church Cathedral
- Depew Family Plot
- Eastlawn Cemetery
- Ferrie Family Plot
- First United Church
- Gage Burial Plot
- George Hamilton Family Graveyard
- Hamilton Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery – Christ’s Church Cathedral
- Hamilton Cemetery – Church of the Ascension
- Hess Burial Ground
- Jones Family Plot
- Land Family Plot
- Mount Hamilton Cemetery
- Ohev Zedek Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
- St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
- St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
- St. Peter’s Cemetery
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
- Woodland Cemetery
Hannon
- Free Methodist Church Cemetery
- St. George’s Anglican Church
- Trinity United Church Cemetery
