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.
Turner Park - Study Hall Cancellation
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
Greensville Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Greensville Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:15am
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
Remembrance Month
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month each year on Remembrance Day, Canadians observe a minute of silence to acknowledge the courage and sacrifices made by those who served our country in wartime - and vow to keep the peace they so valiantly fought to achieve.
Among those who served our country during wartime are the Farmerettes, as seen on our website’s home page. Farmerettes were high-school-aged girls who were part of the Ontario Farm Service, 1941-1952. They harvested and planted crops that provided food for troops and civilians at home. Their largely unknown efforts are captured in the book Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz Memories of Ontario Farmerettes' and in the documentary We Lend A Hand.
All Hamilton Public Library locations observe a minute of silence on Tuesday November 11, to commemorate Remembrance Day 2025. (Please silence your mobile devices and remove your hats to show your respect.)
HPL offers many programs and curated lists to recognize Canada’s wartime participation. Veteran’s Affairs Canada also has resources.
Remembrance Day Books
Remembrance Day Books for Children
Attend a Remembrance Day parade or service in Ancaster, Dundas, Glanbrook, Downtown Hamilton (Veteran's Place at Gore Park), West Hamilton (134 Emerson St.) Stoney Creek, Waterdown or the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope. Admission to the museum is free for the day (9am-3 pm). Instead, bring a non-perishable food donation for Hamilton Food Share.
If you are unable to attend in person, the ceremony at the Gore Park Cenotaph is broadcast live on Cable 14 and YouTube.
Related Movies and Documentaries
Also, watch a series of Remembrance Day educational videos made by members of the Hamilton Veterans Committee and staff from the Hamilton Military Museum on the City of Hamilton’s YouTube channel: Music in the Military; Masks 1918 vs 2020; Remembrance Day in Hamilton and History of the Poppy.
November 8 is Indigenous Veterans Day. The First Nations, Inuit and Métis people of Canada have a long and proud tradition of military service to our country.
Watch a series of Remembrance Day educational videos on the City of Hamilton’s YouTube channel: Music in the Military; Masks 1918 vs 2020; Remembrance Day in Hamilton and History of the Poppy. These are made by members of the Hamilton Veterans Committee and staff from the Hamilton Military Museum.
