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Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 2:15pm
Bookmobile Service Modification
Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of June. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bookmobile Service June Modifications
Tuesday, June 2:
- McMaster University - Cancelled
Friday, June 5:
- Winona - Cancelled
- Queen Victoria - Cancelled
Saturday, June 6:
- All Regular Sites are Cancelled due to a Special Event
Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm
Bookmobile Service Update
With the cancellation of Touch-A-Truck, Bookmobile will instead visit its regularly scheduled Saturday sites at Stoney Creek Arena, Riverdale and Discovery Centre. www.hpl.ca/bookmobile
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 2:30pm
Central Library - Fax Machine Out of Order
Please note that the fax machine is currently out of order. The estimated time of repair is unknown. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 12:00pm
Staff Professional Development Day - All Branches Closed
All HPL Branches are closed on Friday May 29, for Staff Professional Development. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access service is not available. Regular service hours resume on Saturday May 30.
Visit our Virtual Branch at hpl.ca for our online resources and collections.
Published:
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 12:00pm
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor
Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd Floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd Floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Sherwood Branch: Renovations
As of Monday, March 2, Sherwood Branch's 2nd Floor is closed due to renovations. Makerspace, Children and Teen's collection are temporarily available on the 1st Floor. All programs will be held in the basement program room. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
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
