Valley Park Community Centre Closure

From March 23 until April 12, Valley Park Community Centre will be closed for renovations, reopening April 13. Pool and changerooms will remain closed until early summer 2026. 

Valley Park Branch will remain open during the renovations for your library needs.

www.hpl.ca/valley-park

Published:
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 11:00am
Carlisle Branch - Exterior Filming

Filming will take place Mar 3-4, 7am to 11pm, at 1464 Centre Rd. This may impact traffic flow in the surrounding area.

Published:
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 2:15pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order

The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.

Published:
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 2:30pm
Concession Branch - Upcoming Renovations

Renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Computer availability may be limited. Living Room and Makerspace areas are closed. (The next nearest Makerspaces are Sherwood and Terryberry Branches.) Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch - Upcoming Renovations

Renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Starting the week of February 23, the 2nd Floor will be closed. The Children's collection will be temporarily available on the 1st Floor. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation

Starting Tuesday February 10, the First Floor Living Room is closed due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-4. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification

Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.

Friday, February 27
Winona 11:00am-12:00pm - Cancelled
Maplewood 2:30-4:00pm - Cancelled

Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

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

Published:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused

Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused. 

Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.

www.hpl.ca/hours 

Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am

OGS Collection Family Histories

These books are filed alphabetically by the Family name.

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.

 

ADDISON William Addison & Ann Stuart family (00373)

AITKEN Never a Day So Bright. Kate Aitken (00375)

ALLISON Descendants of Wm. M. Allison & Elizabeth Lister. R929.2 ALLIS CESH (00376)

ALMAS (ALMOST), LAND, GURNETT, MORRISON & HILL. Index to data base. (00377)

ARTHUR The Round Table. Quarterly Newsletter. Clan Arthur. (01972)

ASHBAUGH David Ashbaugh (00378)

AUDETTE Family of Antoine Audette & Auralie Bernard. R929.20971352 AUDET WAD CESH (00379)

AWDE The Awde Family History (00380)

BAGLEY The Bagley Family History (00381)

BAGSHAW William Bagshaw & Sarah Bolton. Genealogy charts (00382)

BAKER Baker Family History - Somersetshire to Wentworth. Book 1: Turner. Lyons, Baker (00383)

BALL William Ball & Descendants. R929.209713 BALL CESH (00384)

BANFIELD Banfield Family History (00385)

BARKER - JOSLYN The Barker-Joslyn Family Tree Climber (00386)

BARKLEY Remarkable World of Frances Barkley. 1769-1845. (00148)

BARNARDO Thomas John Barnardo 1845-1905. “The Barnardo Homes” (00387)

BARNES A Family Named Barnes (00388)

BARRETT Barrett Newsletter #14 - 91 (00390)

BARRETT Correspondence List & Registry Index (00389)

BATSON The Batsons of Northeastern United States. R929.209713 BAT CESH (02458)

BAUMAN Family Records of the Descendants of Pioneer Joseph Bauman also some records of David and Henry Bauman (00391)

BEACH Beach in Canada - A Pictorial Genealogy (00392)

BEAMER John Beamer 1759-1854 (00393)

BECK Beck Family. F.W. Beck 1817-1904 & Eve Schwingel (00394)

BERCZY William Berczy - Co-founder of Toronto (00395)

BERCZY William Berczy 1744-1813 (00396)

BETZNER Betzner Family in Canada 1799-1970 (00397)

BIEHN Biehn Family (00398)

BIEHN Biehn/Bean Family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada 1700-1986 (00399)

BISHOP Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop Sr. 1627-1926 (00400)

BLAGDON Blagdon Family History (00401)

BLAIN The Blain Family Newsletter Vol. 1 1981(00402)

BOCK Frederick Bock (BUCK) 1760-1831 & Maria Reichard 1765-1830. (00404)

BOND Descendants of Silas Bond (00405)

BOUDREAU Ancestors of Exzlia Elizabeth Boudreau. Branch lines of Boudreau, Senezaque, Senet & Menard. Vol. 1 (00406)

BOWINS Bowins Family - J. Bowins Jr. 1839-1925 & E. Payne (00407)

BOWLES The Bowles Family (00408)

BOWMAN The Man Who Could Do Anything. The Story of Simeon Bowman. (00409)

BRIGHAM-DUNLOP The Brigham Dunlop Family 1705-1995 (00410)

BROWN Brown Family History. Haldimand County 1805-1898 (00411)

BRUBACHER see MARTIN

BUTCHER Descendants of John Butcher & Sarah Shank. R929.2 BUTCH CESC (00412)

 

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