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.
Central Library - Jackson Square Entrance
Published:
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:00pm
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure
The 4th Floor will be closed from 9 am-2 pm tomorrow, Friday, February 13, for a special event. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 2 and 3 are available for study and work. www.hpl.ca/central
Published:
Thursday, February 12, 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
Family Day Closure
All HPL Branches are closed on Family Day, Monday, February 16. Bookmobile is off the Road. Extended Access and Study Hall is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, February 17.
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.
Friday, February 13
Winona (11am-Noon) - Cancelled
Queen Victoria (3-4pm) - Cancelled
Family Day, Monday, February 16
Bookmobile is off the road.
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)
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.
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
OGS Collection Family Histories
MANNEN The John Mannen Genealogy (00523)
MARKLE Recollections of Emma Kemp Markle - Ancaster (00524)
MARTIN A History of the Ancestors & Descendants of Peter P. Martin also a Short Sketch of the Daniel M. Brubacher family (00525)
MARTIN History of the Descendants of Christian B. Martin. 1834-1912 (00526)
MARTIN Thou Art Peter. A Story of the Pioneer Peter Martin and the Woolwich Mennonites (00527)
MAXTED The Maxted Family History (00528)
MAXWORTHY see EMERY
MAYCOCKS Maycocks of Essex County. Genealogy of the Family in Ontario & in England (00529)
MELMOTH The Melmoth Story Through the Years (00530)
MENARD see BOUDREAU
MESSENGER Thomas Messenger (00531)
MILLER The Miller Family 1776-1988 - Daniel C. Miller. A Record of his Ancestors, Family & Descendants (00532)
MILLS The Mills Family (00533)
MIRES/MYERS/MEIRS/MEIERS/MIRES Digging in the Mires (00534)
MITCHELL Descendants of John & Janet Mitchell, Wishaw Lanarkshire (00535)
MOORHOUSES The Moorhouses (00536)
MOOTE Uncle Abram - A Very Singular Moote (00537) - Item is Missing
MORDEN Morden Family History. Photocopy (00538)
MORRISON see ALMAS
MOXHAM The Manitoba Journal, 1885-1889 of William Moxham (00539)
MACARTHUR see ARTHUR
MCCALLUM Descendants of Duncan McCallum & Duncan Taylor of Argyleshire, Scotland. Handwritten (00542)
MCCARTHY McCarthy Family History. John McCarthy Jr. & Mary Jane Sutor. (00543)
MCCARTHY First International Gathering of the clan (00675) [Missing Apr. 2002]
MCCOWANS To Sustene the Personis - McCowans 1994. The Agricultural Revolution (00544)
MCCULLY History of the McCully Family: 1746-1986 (02385)
MCCURDY The McCurdys of Nova Scotia (00545)
MACIVER see SHERMAN
MACKENZIES MacKenzies of the River Raisin 1774-1974 (00540)
MCKEOUGH McKeough Famkily Tree (Section 33: “Woodward”, “James”, “Hewlett”, “Panchen” and “Caswell” Families) (02408)
MCKEOUGH McKeough Family Tree (Section 30: “Askin”) (02498)
MCLAREN McLaren Family (00546)
MACMILLAN Clan MacMillan Newsletters (incomplete) (00541)
MACNAB MacNab & Stuart Family Tree (Sir Allan Napier MacNab) (01974)
MACPHERSON The Posterity of the Three Brethren. A short history of the Clan MacPherson. (01530)
MCPHERSON The Way It Was - With Alex McPherson. Autobiography (00547)
MCQUEEN Kith and Kin of John McQueen & Jane Ferguson (00548)
MCQUEEN McQueen Family History - Descendants of Peter & Amelia (00549)
