Freelton Branch - Heating Issues

The heat is not working properly at the Freelton Branch. We aim to have it fixed quickly. In the meantime, please visit the nearby branches, Carlisle and Dundas. Thank you for your patience.

Affected Branch(es):

Freelton Branch

Nearest Branches:

Carlisle Branch

Dundas Branch

Publish Date:

Monday, January 13, 2025 - 1:00pm

Notices

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Terryberry Accessible Washroom on the 1st Floor - Out of Order

The accessible washroom on the 1st floor of Terryberry library is unavailable.

Affected Branch:

Terryberry Branch

Nearest Branches:

Concession Branch

Turner Park Branch

Publish Date:

Friday, January 17, 2025 - 12:30pm

All Branches - HPL Guest WiFi Not Available

IT maintenance is scheduled from 8 am to 10:30 am on Sunday, January 19. This will impact access to HPL's Guest WiFi. Thank you for your patience.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 1:00pm

Phishing Scheme

Please be aware of online phishing attempts impersonating Hamilton Public Library and Library Staff. HPL does not solicit paid freelance opportunities through social media or other messaging applications. HPL does not request personal or banking information through social media or require financial compensation when reviewing job applications. Please report phishing schemes to communications@hpl.ca. If you think you are a victim of fraud, please call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

Publish Date:

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - 5:30pm

Library Services Update

JAWS (Job Access With Speech) computers are not available.
Photocopying and scanning services are available at all branches except at the Westdale Branch. Print on the Go is currently not available.

Contact Library Staff at 289-779-7588, hpl.ca or askus@hpl.ca. Check hpl.ca/events for programs and hpl.ca/hours for open hours.

Frequently Asked Questions | HPL

Publish Date:

Sunday, January 5, 2025 - 8:00am

Mayors of Hamilton and Dundas

Mayor Henry McKinstry (ca1805-1871). Mayor 1859-1861

Hamilton

1847: Colin Campbell Ferrie (1808-1856)

1848: George Sylvester Tiffany (1805-1586)

1849: William L. Distin (1789-1879)

1850: John Fisher (1806-1882)

1851: John Rose Holden (1821-1879)

1852: Nehemiah Ford (circa 1808-1860)

1853: William G. Kerr (circa 1816-1861)

1854: James Cummings (1815-1894)

1854-1855: Charles Magill (1816-1898)

1856: James Cummings (1815-1894)

1857: John Francis Moore (1816-1870)

1858: George Hamilton Mills (1827-1901)

1859-1861: Henry McKinstry (1805-1871)

1862-1864: Robert McElroy (1810-1881)

1865-1866: Charles Magill (1816-1898)

1867: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)

1868: Hutchison Clark (1806-1877)

1869: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)

1870: George Murison (1820-1889)

1871-1872: Daniel Black Chisholm (1832-1899)

1873-1874: Benjamin Ernest Charlton (1835-1901)

1875-1876: George Roach (1818-1904)

1877-1878: Francis Edwin Kilvert (1838-1910)

1879-1881: James Edwin O'Reilly (1833-1907)

1882-1883: Charles Magill (1816-1898)

1884-1885: John James Mason (1842-1903)

1886-1887: Alexander McKay (1843-1912)

1888-1889: William Doran (1834-1903)

1890-1891: David McLellan (1841-1892)

1892-1893: Peter Campbell Blaicher (1835-1900)

1894-1895: Alexander David Stewart (1852-1899)

1896: George Elias Tuckett (1835-1900)

1897-1898: Edward Alexander Colquhoun (1844-1904)

1899-1900: James Vernall Teetzel (1853-1926)

1901-1902: John Strathearn Hendrie (1857-1923)

1903-1904: Wellington Jeffers Morden (1837-1928)

1905-1906: Sanford Dennis Biggar (1861-1920)

1907-1908: Thomas Joseph Stewart (1848-1926)

1909-1910: John Inglis McLaren (1865-1948)

1911-1912: George Harmon Lees (1860-1936)

1913-1914: John Allan (1856-1922)

1915-1916: Chester Samuel Walters (1878-1958)

1917-1920: Charles Goodenough Booker (1859-1926)

1921-1922: George Charles Coppley (1858-1936)

1923-1925: Thomas William Jutten (1861-1955)

1926-1927: Freeman Ferrier Treleaven Q.C. (1884-1952)

1928-1929: William Burton (1888-1944)

1930-1933: John Peebles (1827-1948)

1934-1935: Herbert Earl Wilton (1869-1937)

1936-1943: William Robert Morrison, K.C. (1878-1947)

1944-1949: Samuel Lawrence (1879-1959)

1950-1962: Lloyd Douglas Jackson (1888-1973)

1963-1976: Victor Kennedy Copps (1919-1988)

1977-1980: John Alexander MacDonald (1927-)

1981-1982: William Powell (1907-1992)

1983-2000: Robert Maxwell Morrow (1946-)

2001-2003: Robert E. Wade (1933-)

2004-2006: Larry Di Ianni (1948-)

2006-2010: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)

2010-2014: Robert Bratina (1943-)

2014-Present: Fred Eisenberger (1952-)

Mayor John Don (1888-1981), Mayor 1950-1953

Dundas

1848: John Paterson (1805-1856)

1849: James Belle Ewart (1801-1853)

1850-1852: James Coleman (1811-1881)

1853-1854: Robert Holt (1801-1876)

1855: George Munns Barton (1829-1892)

1856-1857: John Quarry (ca 1810-1877)

1858: Alexis Fidèle Begue (1805-1872)

1859-1861: Thomas Howard McKenzie (1811-1896)

1862-1865: John Mair Thornton (ca 1823- )

1866: Dr. James McMahon (1830-1909)

1867-1871: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)

1872-1873: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)

1874: James Somerville (1834-1916)

1875: Alexander Stronach Wink (ca 1843-1899)

1876-1878: Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)

1879-1883: Alexander Richard Wardell (1835-1913)

1884; Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)

1885; Thomas Wilson (1828-1891)

1886-1887: Herbert Charles Gwyn (1846-1926)

1888-1889: Henry Bickford (1842-1889)

1889-1890: John Bertram (1829-1906)

1891-1892: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)

1893: Robert McKechnie, Jr. (1834-1913)

1894-1895: Col. William Edward Sheridan Knowles (1862-1931)

1896-1897: Thomas Atkins Wardell (1865-1902)

1898: Henry Bertram (1856-1945)

1899-1900: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)

1901-1902: Charles (Chub) Collins (ca 1857-1914)

1903-1904: William Lawson (1854-1948)

1905-1906: John Wolfenden Dickson (1865- )

1907-1908: William Henry Moss (1859-1941)

1909-1910: John Wilkie Lawrason (1871-1940)

1911: Richard Todd Wilson (1839-1927)

1912-1913: Edwin Alfred Woodhouse (1845-1924)

1914-1915: William H. C. Fisher ( -1921)

1916-1917: Charles Edgar Dickson (1878-1939)

1918: Herbert C. Davis (1871-1952)

1919: Samuel Joseph Lennard (1857-1921)

1920-1921: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)

1922-1923: Alfred Broad (1884-1953)

1924-1927: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)

1928-1929: John Edward Robinson (1893-1968)

1930: Dr. W. E. Inksetter (1865-1947)

1931-1935: Dr. Alonzo Campbell Caldwell (1880-1961)

1936-1939: Robert P. Manning (1881-1951)

1940-1941: Edmund J. Mahony (1870-1955)

1942-1944: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)

1945-1946: David P. (Bud) Cliff (ca 1902-1996)

1947-1949: Robert Hart Hunter (1880-1974)

1950-1953: John C. Don (1888-1981)

1954-1957: George Earl Kemp (1893-1965)

1958-1961: John Alexander Warren (ca 1914-2003)

1962-1965: Albert S. Edwards (1906-1965)

1965-1967: Leslie Brown Couldrey (1889-1996)

1968-1976: Hugh Munson Everett (1917-1999)

1977-1985: Joseph T. Bennett (ca 1925- )

1985-1988: Mary Ann Seldon (ca 1942- )

1988-2000: John Addison (ca 1943- )