Kenilworth Branch - Electrical Work

Due to electrical work, the second floor will be closed today, Thursday, February 19 from Noon-7 pm. The first floor will remain accessible. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 9:00am
Red Hill Branch Network Unavailable

All computers, printing services and WiFI are not working today at Red Hill Branch. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.

Published:
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 9:00am
Red Hill Branch - Services Modifications

Public WiFi, public computers, printing, and scanning are currently unavailable today, Thursday, February 18. The estimated time of disruption is unknown. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 9:00am
Carlisle Branch - Early Closure

Carlisle Branch will close Early on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 due to poor weather. 

Published:
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 1:15pm
All Branches Close at 4pm Today

Due to worsening weather, all HPL Branches will close at 4 pm today, Wednesday, February 18. Bookmobile is off the road. Study Halls and Extended Access are not available.  Staff is available by telephone, email, or chat between 4-8pm.

Stay tuned for updates on Thursday morning. 

Published:
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 1:00pm
Greensville, Red Hill, Valley Park Branch Closure

Greensville, Valley Park (closed at 1:30), and Red Hill Branch (closed at 12:30pm) will be closed on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 due to poor weather. 

Published:
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 7:00am
Bookmobile Stops Cancelled- Wednesday February 18

All Bookmobile stops are cancelled today, Wednesday, February 18, 2026 due to poor weather. 

Published:
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 7:00am
Carlisle Branch Accessible Door Out of Order

The accessibility door at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to fix it quickly.

Published:
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 2:30pm
Central Library - Jackson Square Entrance

On Wednesday, February 18, the Jackson Square Entrance's sliding doors are scheduled for repairs. Please use York Boulevard as an alternate entrance. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:00pm
Concession Branch - Upcoming Renovations

Starting the week of February 9, renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Computer availability may be limited, and the Living Room space is closed. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch - Upcoming Renovations

Renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Starting the week of February 23, the 2nd Floor will be closed. The Children's collection will be temporarily available on the 1st Floor. Renovations are expected to wrap up by 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 will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3. 

Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead. 

Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification

Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.

Thursday, February 19
Rockton (10:30am-11:30am) - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)

Wednesday, February 25
Swansea 10:00-10:30am - Cancelled
Helen Detwiler 11:00am-12:00pm - Cancelled
Warplane Museum 3:00-4:00pm - Cancelled

Friday, February 27
Winona 11:00am-12:00pm - Cancelled
Maplewood 2:30-4:00pm - 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
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused

Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused. 

Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.

www.hpl.ca/hours 

Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am

War of 1812 - Collection Bibliography - G

Geary, Robert William (comp.) 1859-1933
The Centenary Celebration of the Battle of Lundy's Lane. July Twenty-fifth Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen.
Niagara Falls, Ont.: Lundy's Lane Historical Society, 1919
150
R971.053 L972c CESC

Geary, Robert William (Comp.) 1859-1933
Historical Sketches. A Memorial of the Hundredth Anniversary of the War of 1812-14.
Welland, Ont.: Lundy's Lane Historical Society, 1912
15
R971.053 G262 CESC (2 copies)

Gellner, John (ed.) 1907-
Recollections of the War of 1812. Three Eyewitnesses' Accounts. Originally Published between 1828 and 1854. Reprinted in a Numbered Limited Edition by Baxter Publishing Company, 228 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada. #150
Toronto: Baxter Publishing Co., 1964
x, 153
Thibeault 10134
R971.053 R245 CESC

George, Noah J.T.
A Concise and Brief Journal of the late War with Great- Britain, to which as added a short account of the war with Algiers. The whole interspersed with Topographical and Statistical Tables, and Plans of Battles. Also a Military and Naval Chronological Table of the Events of others Nations, Compiled Chiefly from Official Documents. ca 1813
86
Howes 3969
R971.034 GEO CESC

Gerson, Noel
Mr. Madison's War. 1812: The Second War for Independence. maps by Barry Martin.
New York: Julian Messner, 1967 (2nd printing)
190
R973.52 GER CESC

Gleig, George Robert 1796-1888
A Narrative of the Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans, under Generals Ross, Pakenham, and Lambert, in the Years 1814 and 1815; with some account of the countries visited. By an officer who served in the expedition.
Superanda omnis fortuna ferends est. - Virg.
London: John Murray, 1821
ii, 377, 1
Howes 4071; TPL 1048
R971.053 G482 CESW

Gleig, George Robert 1796-1888
A Narrative of the Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans, under Generals Ross, Pakenham, and Lambert, in the Years 1814 and 1815; With Some Account of the Countries Visited. By the Author of "The Subaltern" Second Edition.
Superanda Omnis Fortuna Ferendo Est. - Virg.
London: John Murray, Albermarle-Street, MDCCCXXVI
[4], 377
Sabin 27568, TPL 1048
R971.034 GLE CESC (ALS tipped in; Port Tipped in)

Gleig, George Robert 1796-1888
A Subaltern in America; Comprising His Narrative of the Campaigns of the British Army, At Baltimore, Washington, & c., & c., During the Late War. In One Volume
Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, Chestnut Street;
Baltimore: Carey, hary & Co., 1833
266
Sabin 93347; TPL 1016
R971.034 CLE CESC

Godfrey, John M
The Story of Lundy's Lane
(Source unidentified), n.d.
[150]-155
R971.034 G543 CESC

Great Britain. Adjutant General's Office
Rules and Regulations for the Formations, Field-Exercise, and Movements of His Majesty's Forces. War Office, Printed; and sold by T. Egerton, at the Military Library, Whitehall, 1812.
xxiii, 399, 16 fold. plates.,(6) ads.
[Sears Collection. Carver Memorial Library, Searsport Main. Shelf no. 355R
Acc. No. 104]
R356.1840942 GRE CESC

Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States
All the Treaties between the United States and Great Britain; from the Definitive Treaty of Peace, Signed at Paris, 1798; to the Treaty of Peace, Signed at Ghent, 1814. Published by order of The House of Representatives of Massachusetts.
Boston: E.G. House, 1815
48
Sabin 775
R971.034 GRE CESC

Green, Billy (The Scout)
SEE
Guthrie, William

Green, Ernest
Lincoln at Bay. A Sketch of 1814.
Welland, Ont. Tribune-Telegraph Press, 1923
78
R971.053 G821 CESC

The Green Family Of Saltfleet (scrapbook)
35 (Plus addenda in back pocket)
RB G827 CESH

Griffin, Justus Alonzo 1846-1925
Anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Beaver Dams, June 24, 1914, at Thorold, Ontario.
Typewritten.
4
R971.034 G875 CESH

Guthrie, William
A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar...The Thirteenth Edition, Corrected and Improved. Dublin: John Exshaw, 1794
928
[Enclosed note reads: A very old leather-covered Grammar published about 1794. Written on the backs of Maps in this book is a copy S.D. Slater's diary including the story told by Billy Green of his experience at the battle of Stony(Sic) Creek. Donated by W. E. Corman (came to us from the Hamilton Scientific Assoc. 1938]
-Diary is opposite pp. 117, 149, 571
Archives File Slater, S.D.