HPL Telephone Main Line Roll Back

After the cybersecurity incident, HPL started using 289-779-7588 as its main telephone number for the community to contact us. We have rolled back to using our previous main line, 905-546-3200.  We look forward to helping you with your Library needs.

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.

www.hpl.ca/valley-park

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
Bookmobile Service Modification

Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.

Friday, March 6
Winona: 11am-Noon - Cancelled
Queen Victora: 3-4pm - Cancelled

Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
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)