All Branches Closed Sunday December 21

All branches close on Sunday, December 21, 2025. This includes branches with Extended Access.

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Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed for Christmas and Boxing Day

All branches close on December 25 and 26 for Christmas and Boxing Day. This includes branches with Extended Access.

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Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed Sunday December 28

All branches close on Sunday, December 28, 2025. This includes branches with Extended Access.

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Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed for New Years Day

All branches close on Thursday January 1 for New Years Day. This includes branches with Extended Access.

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Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
Printing Unavailable at Westdale Branch

Printing is not working at Westdale Branch. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.

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Affected Branch: Westdale Branch
Published:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 10:30am
Study Halls - Holiday Break

Study Halls will be paused from Friday, December 19, and resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

www.hpl.ca/study-halls

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Published:
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 9:15am
Telephone Service - Technical Issues

Please note that the 905-546-3200 main line is experiencing technical issues today, Monday, December 8. Members can still reach Staff at 289-779-7588 or by email or through chat online. We are working quickly to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 7:30pm
Replacement and Damage Fees

Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items. 

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Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm

Barton Books in the OGS Collection

Barton Books in the OGS Collection

To request any of the Wentworth County records please cite the county name, the town or township name, and the book number on the request slip.

For example, to access the first book listed below you would request:

Wentworth County, Barton, #01750

Those books listed in italics were not transferred from the OGS as Local History & Archives or the library general collection already owned them. To access these books please use the library call number.

BARTON

1875. Map of Barton. Augustus Jones. Newsclipping (01750)

Barton Township. First Survey (01752)

Barton Township. Early Families (01753)

Barton on the Mountain. R971.352 BUR CESH (01754)

Burials Elsewhere of Persons Associated with Barton Stone Church. R929.50971352 ALL CESH (01755)

Burials in Barton Stone Cemetery - opened in 1847. R929.50971352 ALL CESH (01756)

Burials in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Mohawk Rd. W. R929.50971352 ALL CESH (01758)

Full Census: Male & Female inhabitants. Barton Twp. 1816. (01759)

History of Barton Stone Church. R287.92097135 ALL CESH (01760)

Marriages. Bartonville Methodist Circuit. 1896-1917 (01762)

Members - Wesley Methodist Church. Barton. 1866-1920 (01763)

Ministers of Barton Stone Church 1811-1984. R387.92097135 BAR CESH (01764)

Some Families of Ryckman’s Corners Area (01766)

Burials in Old Barton Cemetery. 1853-1882 (01984)

Death Notices - Barton (Spectator Obits) (01988)

Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: Barton Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH (02126)

Imperial Atlas 1903 Barton Township. R346.713045 WEN CESH (02217)

1901 Census: Barton Township. R929.371352 NIN CESH (02424)

For Cemetery indexes for Barton ask for the Finding Aid at the Local History & Archives Information Desk