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Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 2:15pm
Lynden Branch Without Power
Lynden Branch has no power. The branch is open but the computers are not working. We are unsure when power will be restored.
Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:45pm
Bookmobile Service Update
Due to the Touch-A-Truck event being cancelled, Bookmobile will be visiting its regularly scheduled Saturday sites instead (Stoney Creek Arena, Riverdale, and Discovery Centre). www.hpl.ca/bookmobile
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 2:30pm
Central Library - Fax Machine Out of Order
Please note that the fax machine is currently out of order. The estimated time of repair is unknown. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 12:00pm
Turner Park - Study Hall Cancellation
Study Hall on Thursday, May 21, is cancelled due to plumbing maintenance. Study Hall will resume on Monday, May 25. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Wednesday, May 20, 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
War of 1812 - Collection Bibliography - I
Indiana Magazine of History.
vol. LX No. 2 June 1964
"The War Hawks and the War of 1812" pg. 119-120
"Who Were the War Hawks" Reginald Horsman pg. 121-136
"The War Hawks of 1812: An Historical Myth" Roger H. Brown pg. 137-151
"The War Hawks of 1812: A Critique" Alexander DeLonde pg. 152-4
"The War Hawks and the War of 1812" Norman K. Risjord pg. 155-8
(Ingraham, Edward Duncan) 1793-1854
A Sketch of the Events which preceded the Capture of Washington by the British, on the Twenty-Fourth of August, 1814. "If we desire to avoid insult, we must by prepared to repel it." - G. Washington, 1793
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 126, Charles Marshall, 148 Chestnut Street, 1849
66
R971.034 ING CESC
Irving, L. Homfray
Canadian Military Institute. Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-1815.
Welland, Ont.: n.p., 1908
ix, 309
Gagnon II 1060; Thibeault 10145
R971.053 Ir8 CESC
