Due to the Touch-A-Truck event being cancelled, Bookmobile will be visiting its regularly scheduled Saturday sites instead (Stoney Creek Arena, Riverdale, and Discovery Centre). www.hpl.ca/bookmobile
Bookmobile Service Update
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 2:30pm
Central Library - Fax Machine Out of Order
Please note that the fax machine is currently out of order. The estimated time of repair is unknown. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 12:00pm
Turner Park - Study Hall Cancellation
Study Hall on Thursday, May 21, is cancelled due to plumbing maintenance. Study Hall will resume on Monday, May 25. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 12:00pm
Staff Professional Development Day - All Branches Closed
All HPL Branches are closed on Friday May 29, for Staff Professional Development. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access service is not available. Regular service hours resume on Saturday May 30.
Visit our Virtual Branch at hpl.ca for our online resources and collections.
Published:
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 12:00pm
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor
Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd Floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd Floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Sherwood Branch: Renovations
As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd Floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st Floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
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
