Listen to live music each Friday at Noon at Central Library.
This week Tommy Gilham takes the Central Library's Living Room stage performing country music. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama Tommy has worked with many well-known artists such as Charlie Daniels, Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, Lee Ann Womack, Michael MacDonald, Allison Krause, Little Feat, Marty Stewart, Montgomery Gentry and many more. He also sang most of Travis Tritt's demos.
Tommy’s ventures took him to Canada where he released his first single Angels Leaving Birmingham that landed at #46 on Billboard Canada's Top 100.
The first Hamilton Public Library building opened on September 16, 1890 by the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen on the north side of Main Street West. In 1913, a new main library opened. This building was replaced in 1980 by Central Library, at the current location on York Boulevard.
In 2010, Central Library re-opened after approximately 18 months of renovations. Central Library opened with a newly revitalized first floor, which includes a Community Living Room that takes advantage of natural light. The Ontario Library Association honoured Central in 2012 with an Architectural and Design Transformation award.
