Catalogue Maintenance

HPL's catalogue is not available Sunday, August 16 from 5:00 am to 10:00 a.m due to system maintenance. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - 6:15pm
Construction at Concession Branch

Due to construction at the Concession Branch hours are changing temporarily, beginning Fri Aug 7 to mid-September.
Mon-Thu 5-7pm
Fri Closed
Sat 9am-5pm

Members can change their Holds pickup location in their library accounts or can contact Staff.  Or Holds can be paused until after the branch returns to regular open hours.

Some programs will be moved to the Sherwood Branch, 467 Upper Ottawa St. Please check hpl.ca/events for up-to-date program changes.

Published:
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 1:15pm
Bookmobile Schedule Modifications

Thu Aug 13

  • The 2:30-3pm Visit to Mohawk Gardens is Cancelled.

  • The 3:30-4pm Visit to the Meadowlands is Cancelled.

Tue  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

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.
A (1) B (5) C (4) D (1) E (1) F (2) G (1) H (2) J (1) K (2) L (1) M (3) R (2) S (4) T (2) W (4)


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

 

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