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
Central Library - Jackson Square Entrance

On Wednesday, February 18, the Jackson Square Entrance's sliding doors are scheduled for repairs. Please use York Boulevard as an alternate entrance. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:00pm
Concession Branch - Upcoming Renovations

Starting the week of February 9, renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Computer availability may be limited, and the Living Room space is closed. Renovations are expected to wrap up by 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 wrap up by 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 will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3. 

Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead. 

Thank you for your patience.

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

Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.

Tuesday, February 17
McMaster University (3:30-4:30pm) - Cancelled

Thursday, February 19
Rockton (10:30am-11:30am) - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)

Wednesday, February 25
Swansea 10:00-10:30am - Cancelled
Helen Detwiler 11:00am-12:00pm - Cancelled
Warplane Museum 3:00-4:00pm - Cancelled

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

EAGLES Eagles Families of North American (00461)

EAMER Eamer. Cornwall Twp. Stormont Co. Ont. (02228)

EASTON John & Thomas Easton Srs & John Nelson Easton 1767-1969 Genealogical Records (00462)

EATON Eatons, The (02518)

EBY History of the Eby Family (00463) (2 copies: copy 1 with additional handwritten notes)

EBY The Eby Report. Vol. II No. 1. The First Four Generations in America. (00465)

ELDERKIN History of Ancient Windham. Parts XC through XCVII. Elderkin (01196) Compiled by William L. Weaver

ELLIOTTS, THE GORDONS, THE LATIMERS Ireland to Canada (00466)

EMERY - CORNWELL - DAY - HUNT - MAXWORTHY Photocopy (00467)

EVANS Joseph Evans 1804-1883, Hicks, Fletcher (00468)

GAGE Second Gage Update, includes Part 1 and Part 2 (02286)

GAGE see WESTBROOK

GAGE Gage Families. Pt. 2. English-Irish Early American and Canadian Families. R929.2 G121 CESH (00475)

GARTSHORE Gartshore (02073)

GIFFORD The Gifford Family History (00477)

GILBERT Isaac Gilbert - United Empire Loyalist. 1742-1822 (00478)

GLASSELL A Genealogy of the Glassell Family of Scotland and Virginia (00476)

GLOVER, GREEN, LONDON Building Our Pedigree Part I, II, III (00479)

GORDON see ELLIOTT

GORDON House of Gordon Newsletter. 1986-1997 (01973)

GORDONS Gordons of Goulbourn - Lowerys of Huntley & Fitzroy (00480)

GREEN see GLOVER

GREEN Green Genealogy. 4 vol. R929.20971 GREEN CRO CESH (00481, 00482, 00483, 0484)

GREENLY Records of Descendants of John & Dorothea Greenly of Wexford County, Ireland & Perth, Ontario (00485)

GRUMMETT see STRATFORD

GRUNDON Who’s Who at the Grundon Picnic (00486)

GURNETT see ALMAS

HARLEY Our Harley Family Connections. A Study by William A. Harley (00487)

HARRIS John Harris Family in Canada. 1820-1971. A Records of Elisha John Harris and his Descendants. An Index (00488)

HAW The Genealogy of John Haw. 1821-1916 (00489)

HEATH Heath Family - A Maine Branch of the Heath Family (00490)

HENDERSHOT Hendershot Family History (00491)

HENDERSON Family Book of Who When Where. The Ancestors of the children of the marriage of Marie Lucile Hudson-Henderson and Paul Thomas Henderson (02343)

HESS The Hess Family of Barton, Loyalists. R929.2 HESS GAL CESH + index by G. Maxted (00492)

HEWITT Early American Ancestors - Increase Hewitt & Elizabeth Tyler, Ancestors of Frank Lester of St. Clair & Tuscola MI (00493)

HILL see ALMAS

HILTS Godfrey Hilts and his Canadian Descendants (00494)

HORNING Horning Research. Four Generations - US to Canada. Peter Horning and 9 Children, 2 Nephews in Canada (00495)

HUGHSON The Descendants of Thomas Hughson (00496)

HUNT see EMERY

HUNTER Hunter Family Tree - William Hunter and Sarah Earle. Photocopy (00497)

HYSLOP Hyslop Family Reunion. Oct. 24, 1987 (00498)