Starting Monday, March 16, adults 18+ are required to show their Library card to access Central Library. This is a temporary measure to ensure safety for all. Thank you for your patience in advance.
Central Library - New Library Card Check-in Process
Published:
Friday, March 13, 2026 - 5:45pm
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure, March 18
The 4th Floor will be closed on Wednesday, March 18, 11:30 am-2:30 pm for a Magic Show. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Study and work spaces, including Study Pods, are available on Floors 2-3. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 8:00am
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure, March 21
The 4th Floor will be closed on Saturday, March 21, 9 am-4 pm, for a March Break event, SciFUN Day. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Study and work spaces, including Study Pods, are available on Floors 2-3. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 8:00am
Concession Branch Children's Area Reduced Service
A Children's area activity table, including the children's computers at Concession Branch are unavailable due to a facility issue. We aim to fix them as soon as possible.
Published:
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 11:30am
Bookmobile Service Modifications
With the recent closure of Six Nations Public Library, HPL's Bookmobile will change its bi-weekly visits to weekly starting Friday, March 13.
Starting Tuesday, March 17, Court at Rushdale moves to bi-weekly on Tuesdays (10:30am-11am), instead of Fridays.
Published:
Friday, March 6, 2026 - 1:45pm
HPL Telephone Main Line Roll Back
HPL's original phone number is back in service. Please call 905-546-3200. The 289-779-7588 number, created due to the 2024 cybersecurity incident, is also working.
Published:
Friday, March 6, 2026 - 9:15am
Valley Park Community Centre Closure
From March 23 until April 12, Valley Park Community Centre will be closed for renovations, reopening April 13. Pool and changerooms will remain closed until early summer 2026.
Valley Park Branch will remain open during the renovations for your library needs.
Published:
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 11:00am
Concession Branch: Renovations
As of Monday, March 2, Concession Branch's Living Room and Makerspace areas are closed. (The next nearest Makerspaces are Sherwood and Terryberry Branches.) Seating may be limited at times. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
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
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation
Starting Tuesday February 10, the First Floor Living Room is closed due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-4. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
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
OGS Collection Family Histories
VAN ALSTYNE Van Alstyne, Van Alstine Family History Vol. 3 (00622)
VAN DEN BOR Grandpa’s Book. Cornelis Van den Bor (00711)
VAN NORMAN Catherine Bell Van Norman - Her Diary. 1850 (00623)
VAN NORMAN The Van Norman Family History (00624)
VANDER WERF Genealogical Account of the Vander Werf Family (00625)
VANDERZANDE Wilhelmus (Bill) D.J. Vanderzande. Pedigree Charts (00626)
VANSICKLE Vansickle Family Chart (00627)
VANSICKLE Vansickle Family History (00628)
VERDUIJN Soujourners. R929.2 VERDU CESH (00629)
VIVIAN The Vivian Family (00630)
WADE Descendants of James & Martha Wade (00631)
WARREN Warren Genealogy (00632)
WEATHERALL Weatherall Family History (00633)
WEAVER Weaver Families of the Mohawk and St. Lawrence River Valleys. (02084)
WEBB John Edward Webb & Mary Elizabeth Fahie Family (00634)
WEBER Family History of Christian Weber & Elizabeth Schmaus (00636)
WEBER History of Descendants of Daniel M. Weber 1836-1888 (00637)
WEBER Weber and Related Families (00638)
WEBER Descendants of Pioneer Henry Hershey Weber (Weaver) (1793-1862) and Salome (Baer) Bauman (1791-1868). (00635)
WEBSTER Ancestry and Descendants of John Webster. R929.2 WEB CESH (02460)
WEEKS Ira Weeks Family Pioneering Adventures in Western Canada (00639)
WESTBROOK & GAGE Westbrook & Gage Family History - John & Elizabeth (00640)
WESTBROOK The Westbrook Family of New York (00641)
WESTBROOK John Westbrook - Elizabeth Gage Family History (00642)
WIDEMAN The Wideman Family - 1803-1955 (00643)
WILL Philip Will Family History (00645)
WILLIAM/WILLIAMS William/Williams Family History (00646)
WILLITS Willits Families - Upper Canada (Daniel Eugene Willits) (00647)
WILLOUGHBY John Willoughby of Goshen, Conn. (00648)
WILSON Some Wilsons & Their Kin Index (00649)
WILSON Some Wilsons & Their Kin (00650)
WORTHINGTON Worthington Descendants (Newsletters) (00651)
WRIGHT Zestful Lives. The Unusual Wrights of Strathroy 1865-1995 (01971)
WRIGHT Alexander Wright and Descendants. R929.209713 CRO CESH (00652)
YEAGER The Yeager Family Album. R929.2 YEAGE MUT CESH (02360)
YOUNG Adam Young Family - Mohawk Valley N.Y. & Grand River - The First Four Generations (00653)
YOUNG Young Family Genealogy (00654)
ZAVITZ Benjamin Zavitz & Esther Augustine (00655)
MISCELLANEOUS
International Who's Who. 1937+ (incomplete) RBO INT CE3 (01478)
Catalogued Family Histories in Special Collections (Special Collections. Information Desk) (01842)
