Study Halls at Central Library and Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park, and Waterdown branches resume on Tuesday, September 2. They will be open after-hours Mondays-Thursdays from 8 pm to Midnight. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
Study Halls Return September 2
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 2:15pm
Branch Closures - Labour Day
All HPL Branches are closed Sunday, August 30, and Labour Day, Monday, September 1st. Bookmobile is off the road, and Extended Access is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, September 2. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Stop Modified
Due to campus events, McMaster University's Bookmobile Visits for Tuesdays, August 26 and September 2 (3:30-4:30 pm) have been cancelled. Service is expected to resume on Tuesday, September 9. Thank you for your understanding.
Published:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 12:00pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order
The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.
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Published:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 10:15am
Turner Park - Rymal Road Entrance Unavailable
Due to continued concrete work, the Rymal Road entrance will be unavailable until Friday, August 30. Access to the parking lot, accessible parking spaces, back entrance, and external drop box is available. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 2:30pm
Labour Day Closure
All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, August 31, and Labour Day, Monday, September 1st. Bookmobile is off the road, and Extended Access is not available. Regular service hours resume Tuesday, September 2. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 8:00am
Turner Park - Mid-Day Fire Drill, September 3
Due to a mid-day fire drill, Turner Park Branch and Les Chater Family YMCA are closed for a fire drill from noon-1 pm. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 1:00pm
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 10)
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 10. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. On August 28-29, there may be some noise disruptions and limited parking spots while the roof repair set-up begins. Thank you for your patience.
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Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am
OGS Collection Family Histories
SAUNDERSON The Canadian Saundersons 1848-1987. Index (00579)
SCHWALM Journal Johannes Schwalm Historical Society Vol. 4 #3 1991 (00610)
SCHWEITZER Jacob & Catharine Schweitzer. Emphasis on Michael Schweitzer Branch 1834-1972 (00580)
SCHWEITZER John George Schweitzer Family. (00581)
SCHWEITZER Schweitzer Family History. Notes on Settlement of Germans in Ireland (00582)
SCRIMSHIRE Scrimshire Notebook (00583)
SENET see BOUDREAU
SENEZAQUE see BOUDREAU
SHAIN Shain Family (Snider) (00584)
SHAVER Shaver Family Genealogy. William etc. (by Harry Duff) (00585)
SHAW Shaw Family Group Record (00586)
SHERMAN - MACIVER History of the Families of Sherman & MacIver, People & Places, Eastern Townships (00587)
SILLS The Sills Family History. Jethro Sills & Annie Goodson. 3rd version (00588)
SIMPSON A Goodly Heritage - James & Rachel Simpson & Family (00589)
SINDEN Story of My Mother’s Family (00590)
SITTS Mary Sitts (00591)
SIVYER Edward Sivyer of Elgin County. News Clippings (00592)
SKERRITT My Challenge to Live. Mabel (Berlinghoff) Skerritt (02341)
SKERRITT Episodes in My Life. Mabel (Berlinghoff) Skerritt (02342)
SLAGHT Ancestors of Aaron Slaght. Direct Descendants of Dirk (02260)
SMITH Descendants of the Hon. E.D. Smith. 1853-1948. R929.20971 SMITH BEI CESH (00593)
SMITH The House that Jam Built. E.D. Smith. R338.47664 SMI CESH (02299)
SMITH Family of Henry Smith 1831-1978 (00594)
SMITH John Smith. Newsclippings (00595)
SMITH John Smith of Ancaster & Descendants (00596)
SMITH Story of a Pioneer Doctor - Harmaunus Smith (00598)
SMITH Joseph Smith, U.E.L. 1762-1835.R971.024 OAK CESH (00597)
SMITH Smiths of Glanford. “For my Grandchildren”R929.20971352 SMITH CESH (00600)
SMITH Smith Family of Glanford Township. 1685-1987. R929.20971352 SMITH CESH (00599)
SNIDER Snider Family History (00601)
SPENCE Family Records. Descendants of Archibald Spence 1842-1889 & Mary Ann McCart 1850-1925 (00602)
STAGER/RUDY “Freundschaft” Facts, Incidents and Tradition Relating to the Stager-Rudy Families and Lineage Beginning with Year 1717 (00603)
STEPHENSON see CONDON
STEWART Descendants of John Fitz Stewart (00604)
STRATFORD - GRUMMETT You’re a Stratford-Grummet. Family Vol. IV (00607)
STRATFORD You’re a Stratford. Vol. I (00605)
STRATFORD You’re a Stratford. Vol. II (01976)
STRATFORD You're a Stratford Vol. V (00606)
STUART Genealogical Study - The Rev. John Stuart & Family (00608)
SUNLEY – TAYLOR Sunley-Taylor Records (00454)
SWEET The Sweet Family History (00609)
TALBOT Index to Richard Talbot 1750, England - U.S.A. & Canada (00612)
TAYLOR see SUNLEY
TERRYBERRY Terryberry Family Tree (00613)
THEAKER-CARTWRIGHT Descendants of James Theaker and Ann Cartwright (00614)
THOMSON Genealogical Charts of David Thomson & Mary Glendenning (00615)
TOPP Family Records of Mary Topp & Richard Murphy 1806-1893 (00616)
TOPP John Topp & Susan Campbell, N. Cayuga Township. Family History (00617)
TOPP Sarah Topp & Richard Croft & Oliver Burnham. 1808-1889. Family Records (00618)
TRIPPS The Tripps of Quinte (00619)
TURNBULL Turnbull Genealogy. A Growing Search. Envelope of newspaper clippings (00620)
TURNER see BAKER
TWEDLE, TWEDDLE, TWEEDLE, TWEEDDALE. A Family History (00621)
TWEDLE, TWEDDLE, TWEEDLE, TWEEDDALE and More Twedle, Tweddle, Tweedle, Tweeddale Family History (02171)
