Digital microfilm readers are not available at Central library branch until further notice. We're working on a repair. In the meantime a single analog reader is available in the Local History and Archives Reading Room
Digital Microfilm Readers Are Currently Unavailable
Published:
Monday, May 25, 2026 - 12:00pm
SmartPay Service Not Available
HPL's online payment service is not working. We aim to restore it quickly. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 2:15pm
Bookmobile Service Modification
Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of June. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bookmobile Service June Modifications
Tuesday, June 2:
- McMaster University - Cancelled
Friday, June 5:
- Winona - Cancelled
- Queen Victoria - Cancelled
Saturday, June 6:
- All Regular Sites are Cancelled due to a Special Event
Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm
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
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
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)
