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 ...

‘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 ...

No library card, no entry: Amid safety concerns, new check-in protocol proposed for Central Library

The “entry check-in protocol” would run from March 16 to May 17. The Hamilton Public Library (HPL) could soon require users to show their library card in order to enter its downtown branch, amid ...