The Conversation

Program at Hamilton Public Library shows how libraries can expand the social services they provide

Nicole Dalmer receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Bridget Marsdin and Leora Sas van der Linden do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...

Hamilton Public Library looks to check cards, screen visitors at Central branch as drug concerns persist

The Hamilton Public Library is pitching a new check-in system at Central branch after months of struggling to stop people selling or using drugs inside. If approved by the board at a meeting Wednesday ...
The Public Record

Hamilton Library Board Hears of Crisis at Central Library, Possible Closure

The Hamilton Public Library says the Central library branch is in the midst of a safety crisis that has turned the downtown ...
Opinion
Bay ObserverOpinion

Our take: Library makes the right decision to curb drug sale and use at Main Branch

The astonishing thing about the attempt by the Hamilton Public Library to reclaim control of the Main branch, is that there is any serious debate at all. For most people the question is “what took you ...