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
Concession Branch - Filming in the Area

Please note that filming will take place nearby on the following dates.

May 18 – Filming Preparation (All Day)

May 19 – Filming (7am – 4pm), Concession Street (between Upper Wentworth and East 21st)

  • BIA Patio at 534 Concession will be temporarily removed on May 18 and reinstalled on May 20.
  • Traffic flow may be disrupted, and some parking spaces will be occupied by production vehicles and equipment.
Published:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - 8:00am
Greensville Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

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

Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:15am
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

OGS Collection Family Histories

NASH A Family Chart (00550)

NELLES Andrew Nelles - A New Canadian 1798 (00551)

NELLES Nelles Association News. Vol. XIII (Newsletters) (00552)

NEWELL William Newell Descendancy Chart - East Flamborough (00553)

NOLLES Willem Nolles, Ancestor of Nelles & Nellis Families of North America (00554)

NUNN Nunn Genealogy - Descendants of William & Mary Jenney Nunn of Dundas (00555)

O’DELL/BAER Twelve Families. R929.2 ODE CESR ((00374)

OLIVER From Crook to Chaplain. John W. Oliver. 1888-1979 (01715)

O'NEILL International Gathering of Clan (00683) [Missing Apr. 2002]

PAISLEY The Journal of the Paisley Family Society. 1997-1998 (02165)

PANGBURN The Pangburn Letter. Sept. 1989- March 1999 (00556)

PATTERSON Patterson and Related Families in Beverly Township (02332)

PAYNES see DWYERS

PAYZANT A Passion for Survival: The True Story of Marie Anne and Louis Payzant in Eighteenth-century Nova Scotia (02470)

PENTLAND Pentland Family History. Descendants of Alex Pentland and Eliz Wilson (02072)

PIRIE/MCPHERSON History of the Pirie/McPherson Families (00557)

POTTRUFF Pottruff Genealogy. 1760-1978 (00558)

POTTRUFF Pottruff Genealogy. 1760-1978 - Index (00559)

PRIDMORE Leonard Pridmore 1833-1914 & Marg. Grogan 1840-1914, Family Records (00560)

PRIEST Descendants of Thomas Priest (00561)

PRITCHARD Pritchard Family (of Pritchard/Andrews Engraving) (00562)

PRUDHAM The Prudham Family - A Records of Pioneer Days (00563)

PSUTKA Psutka Family Tree, Vol. 1. 1981 (00564)

REAMAN The Reaman Family History. Vaughan Township (00565)

REESOR The Reesor Family in Canada - 1804-1980 (00566)

REICHHELD Your Reichheld Heritage - Descendants of Nicolaus & Anna (00567)

RENNIE The Rennie Family History. Clippings, etc. (00568)

ROBERTSON Scotch Line, Granny’s Tale, Cobourg Star (00569)

RODGERS Agnes & James Allan Family Tree. Index. Birthday Book (00570)

ROREX Rorex Genealogy (00571)

ROSE Biography of Four Generations of Roses. Hugh of Balnuarin Scotland to Colin H. of Chatham, Ont. (00572)

ROSE Rose Family Association Newsletter (00573)

ROSENBERGER Rosenberger. A Family History. 1891-1970 (00574)

RUDY Rudy and Related Families. Records & Letters (00575)

RUDY see also STAGER

RUNDLE Cornwall to Ontario: A Rundle Family History (02386)

RYMAL Rymal Family 1684-1996 & Pedigree Charts. Binder (00576)

RYMAL Rymal Family History. Letter from H.J. Buttery (00577)

RYMAL History of the Ancestors and Descendants of William Rymal, UEL (1759-1852) Who Settled on Hamilton Mountain in 1788 (02423)