Delayed Openings and Closures

Due to Staff training, the following service modifications are planned.

  • Turner Park: Wednesday, September 2, Noon-1 pm Closure
  • Red Hill: Friday, September 18, Delayed Opening of 10 am

Visit www.hpl.ca/hours for open alternate locations.

Published:
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Schedule Modifications

Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for September: 

Mon, Sept 7: Library Closed - All Stops Cancelled 

Tues, Sept 8:                    

  • Strathcona Cancelled

  • McMaster Cancelled

Thurs, Sept 10:                 

  • Rockton moved to Saturday 

  • Millgrove moved to Saturday

Sat, Sept 12:                 

  • Stoney Creek Cancelled

  • Riverdale Cancelled

Published:
Monday, August 24, 2026 - 9:30am
Construction at Concession Branch

Due to construction at the Concession Branch hours are changing temporarily, beginning Fri Aug 7 to mid-September.
Mon-Thu 5-7pm
Fri Closed
Sat 9am-5pm

Members can change their Holds pickup location in their library accounts or can contact Staff.  Or Holds can be paused until after the branch returns to regular open hours.

Some programs will be moved to the Sherwood Branch, 467 Upper Ottawa St. Please check hpl.ca/events for up-to-date program changes.

Published:
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 1:15pm
Kenilworth Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

The accessible washroom at Kenilworth Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.

Published:
Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 5:45pm
Study Halls Pause for Summer Break

After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls

Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm

Beverly Books in the OGS Collection

Beverly 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, Beverly, #01769

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.

BEVERLY

Beverly Township Gore District 1816-1819 assessments. 1825 & 1842 Census (01769)

Burials permits for Lynden (Beverly) Cemeteries. 1933-1949 (01770)

The Church in Kirkwall 1833-1983 (01771)

Crown Patentees of Beverly Township.R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01772)

First Church of Beverly. A History & A Memorial. R289 Sh39 CESH (01773)

Index for Pioneers of Beverly. R971.352 PIO CESH (01774)

History of the People of Troy (01775)

Lynden - of a By-gone Era & Memories. R971.352 MAN CESH (01778)

Pioneers of Beverly. Series of Sketches. by John Cornell. R971.352 COR CESH (01780)

The Links that Bind. The Harvie Family Nineteenth Century Burying Ground (01782)

Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: Beverly Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH (02127)

Imperial Atlas 1903 Beverly Township. R346.713045 WEN CESH (02218)

Pioneers of Beverly – A Pictorial History R971.352 PIO CESH (02331)

Glorious Copetown. 1795-2000 R971.352 JON CESH (02336)

1901 Census: Beverly Township. R929.371352 NIN CESH (02379)

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