Parkdale Branch - Temporary Closure

Parkdale Branch is temporarily closed today, Friday, April 24, due to flooding. The estimated reopening time is unknown at this time. Please stay tuned. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, April 24, 2026 - 3:00pm
April 28: National Day of Mourning

Tuesday, April 28 is the National Day of Mourning to remember and honour those who have died, been injured or suffered illness in the workplace. All HPL Branches will observe a minute of silence at 11am to honour their memories. Please remove your hats and silence your devices out of respect. 

Published:
Friday, April 24, 2026 - 12:00pm
Software Maintenance - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18

Due to software maintenance, HPL library's catalogue, online services and library accounts will not be available between 9am and 7pm on Monday, May 18. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, April 24, 2026 - 9:00am
Central Library - Fire Drill

Due to Staff training, Central Library will close from 11am to Noon on Tuesday, May 5. You may visit Locke and Barton Branches as the next nearest locations for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, April 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Concession Branch - Renovations Underway

Renovations are expected to be completed by May 7. Construction repairs and noise may impact your next visit. Thank you for your understanding.

Published:
Monday, April 13, 2026 - 1:15pm
Turner Park - Study Hall Cancellations

Due to maintenance and construction, Study Hall is cancelled on Thursdays, April 16 and 23 (8pm-Midnight). The parking lot will also not be available on Thursday, April 23 (10pm-5am) and Friday, April 24 (10pm-5am). We apologize for the inconvenience.

Published:
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 2:30pm
Mount Hope Branch - Delayed Opening, Monday, May 4

Due to Staff training, Mount Hope Branch will have a delayed opening of 2 pm on Monday, May 4. You may visit Turner Park Branch as the next nearest location for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, March 27, 2026 - 8:00am
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor, March 30-April 27

Starting March 30, renovations for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area will begin. Programs will still be offered as scheduled and there will be 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. Thank you for your patience during this time.

Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modifications

Due to driver availability, Bookmobile is off the road for the following. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Tuesday, April 21

  • Greencedar 5:30pm-6:30pm (instead of 4-5pm)
  • Mountview 5:30-6:30 pm - Cancelled

Friday, April 24

  • Winona 11 am-Noon - Cancelled
  • Maplewood 2:30-4 pm - Cancelled

Tuesday, April 28

  • McMaster 3:30-4:30 pm - Cancelled

Wednesday, April 29

  • Swansea 10-10:30 am - Cancelled
  • Helen Detwiler 11 am-Noon - Cancelled
  • Warplane Museum 3-4 pm - Cancelled
Published:
Monday, March 16, 2026 - 10:15am
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

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)