Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton Monday January 19, 2026.
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.
Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton
Published:
Monday, January 19, 2026 - 8:00am
Barton Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Barton Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 3:00pm
Online Resources - Update
The following eResources have been recently discontinued in our HPL collections: Novelist, Summa, Summa Kids, and Northstar Digital Literacy. Please visit www.hpl.ca/articles/read-watch-listen for our full listing of online resources for your next read, watch, listen and/or learn.
Published:
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 11:00am
Waterdown Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
The accessibility door at Waterdown Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 12:00pm
Printing Updates
Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies.
Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.
Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
McAfee Collection
Militia Rolls
Captain Hatt’s Company of Volunteers. A part of the 5th Lincoln and 2nd York Militia
A Compleat Roll of the 2nd flank Compy. Of 5th Lincoln Militia according to their first Establishment
A Roll of Capt. Andrew Kerby’s Company
Pay Lists
Partial list. 5th Lincoln Militia, from 25th December 1812 to 24th May 1813
Regimental Orders
Sept. 19, 20, 25, Oct. 20, 1809
From Fort Detroit. Jacob Kingsbury, Colonel, 1st Regt. Infy.
Returns
Return Lieut. Robert Young’s Company. First Haldimand Militia. June 4th, 1841
Permission to Travel
to Angus McAffee. Given at the Police Office, Montreal, 4th February, 1814
Correspondence
July 2, 1812. Angus McAfee to his wife Thamen McAfee
May 26. 1813. Samuel McAfee to Angus McAfee
June 10, 1813. John Vincent to Angus McAfee (copy of orders)Oct. 14, 1818. Angus McAfee to Colonels and other Officers of the late 5th Lincoln and 2nd York Militia (now the first and second Gore)
May 3, 1819. N. Coffin to Angus McAffee
May 24, 1836. ____ Nelles to Lieut. John A. Nelles
Oct. 10, 1867. A.W. Thompson to John A. Nelles
Feb. 6, 1903. Spectator to Justus A. Griffin. Enclosure from W.H. McAfee
Feb. 25, 1903. N.H. McAfee to Justus A. Griffin
