Don't have a library card or special pass? Downtown branch will turn you away

Visitors to the Hamilton Central branch will be required to present their library cards or special temporary passes to be allowed in. The Hamilton Public Library Board approved the policy change in an ...
Bay Observer

Hamilton Library issues protocol aimed at stemming out-of-control drug sale and overdoses at Main Branch

The Hamilton Public Library has instituted a new protocol in an effort to stem the spiraling problem of rampant drug use, ...
The Public Record

Valid Library Card Required to Enter Hamilton’s Central Library Beginning March 16

Beginning March 16, the Hamilton Public Library (HPL) will require anyone entering the Central library branch in Downtown ...

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 ...
CHCH TV

Safety concerns prompt library card requirement at Hamilton’s central branch

This week saw a big change at Hamilton's public library downtown. The library board voted for a temporary measure requiring library cards for entry.

‘Risk is now’: Hamilton library board backs card-check pilot

Temporary entry rule for the Central Branch aims to tackle drug use and overdoses while critics warn it undermines open access ...
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Library card required to enter Hamilton’s Central Library starting March 16

A big change is coming to Hamilton Central Library. Starting March 16, visitors will need a library card just to enter the ...