Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton

Cold Weather Alert for the City of Hamilton January 22, 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

Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 5:00pm
Microsoft Service Outage affecting email delivery

Microsoft is currently experiencing an outage in the Office 365 services. This is causing some emails from @hpl.ca addresses to fail to be delivered. We appologize for the inconvenience. 

Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:30pm
Parkdale Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

The accessible washroom at Parkdale Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.

Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:30pm
Locke Branch - Filming Nearby

Filming will take place at 86 Homewood Avenue from January 28-30, 7 am-11 pm. Production vehicles and equipment will be located on the north side of Stanley Avenue between Locke Street South and Kent Street. This will impact the availability of side-street parking. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 3:00pm
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled

The Rockton Bookmobile visit (10:30-11:30am) today, Thursday, January 22 is cancelled. Service is expected to resume next week. 

Published:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 9:00am
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused

Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused. 

Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.

www.hpl.ca/hours 

Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library - Daily Hours Update

Starting Monday, February 2, Central Library's daily hours will move back to a 9 am opening instead of 8 am, Monday through Saturday. Please make note of this new service change for your next visit. www.hpl.ca/hours 

Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Central Library – Digital Microfilm Machines

The digital microfilm machines at Central Library are not working. A single analog machine is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room. This reader does not support printing. We apologize for the inconvenience and aim to have the digital devices repaired as soon as possible.

Published:
Monday, January 19, 2026 - 1:45pm
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
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

Tax Return Checklist

Tax Return Checklist

  • Valid government-issued photo ID  

  • A copy of a completed 2025 tax return and your 2025 Notice of Assessment (if available)

  • Your Social Insurance Number  

  • Spouse or partner’s Social Insurance Number  

  • List of dependents and birth dates (day, month and year)  

  • Social Insurance Number of each dependent (if available)  

  • Details of spouse’s income and dependent’s income  

  • Date of marriage or separation  

  • Details of alimony and maintenance payments received or paid  

  • If you are a new immigrant, date of arrival in Canada  

  • If a first-time home buyer, date of home purchase  

  • If you sold a principal residence and have no capital gain because you are eligible for the full exemption, the following information on the sale is required: the year of acquisition, the sale price or amount you received for the property and the description/address of the property.  

Receipts of income checklist:  

  • Salary and wages T4  

  • Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity and Other Income T4A (Scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, RESP – educational payments   

  • Old Age Security T4A (OAS)  

  • Canada Pension Plan benefits T4A(P)  

  • Employment Insurance benefits T4E  

  • Registered Income Fund income T4RIF  

  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan income T4RSP  

  • Interest and Dividend payments T5  

  • Statement of interest trust T3  

  • Worker’s Compensation/Social Assistance Payments T5007  

  • Universal Child Care Benefit Statement RC62  

  • Working Income Tax Benefit Advance Payments Statement RC210  

  • All foreign income receipts/statements  

  • US Social Security Statement (including the year client(s) started collecting)  

  • Spousal support revenue    

Receipts of expenses checklist:     

  • Property taxes and/or details of total rent paid during the year and all addresses of places of residence during the year and name(s) of property owner  

  • Childcare expenses (plus caregiver’s Social Insurance Number) including Form T778  

  • Medical expenses  

  • Charitable and political donations  

  • Public transit passes and receipts and electronic payment cards (Seniors only)  

  • Union or professional dues  

  • Tuition fees/education amount (T2202/T2202A)  

  • Student loan interest  

  • RRSP contributions  

  • If this is the first year of a disability credit claim, or if the previous one had expired, a copy of the disability certificate Form T2201  

  • For a person who is either a senior (65 or older) or eligible to claim the disability credit or a family member living with them, include receipts for permanent home modifications that improve accessibility or help the person be more functional, mobile, reduce risk of harm or to gain access to the home  

  • Sale of your residence that served as your personal residence - cost and selling price, summary of closing and legal expenses  

  • Work at home expenses - if you worked remotely for at least 50 per cent of the time for four consecutive weeks, please total the number of days you did this, excluding holidays and sick days.  

  • Spousal support payments  

  • If you received any other slips and you are not certain about it, please bring in with you so we may review.