Ancaster Branch Women's Washroom Out of Order - April 15

The women's  washroom at Ancaster Branch will be unavailable on April 15 while undergoing maintenance.

Published:
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - 5:00pm
Printing Unavailable at Greensville Branch

Printing is not working at Greensville Branch. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.

Published:
Monday, April 13, 2026 - 6:15pm
Concession Branch - Renovations Underway

Renovations are expected to be completed by May 7. Construction repairs and noise may impact your next visit. Thank you for your understanding.

Published:
Monday, April 13, 2026 - 1:15pm
Turner Park - Study Hall Cancellations

Due to maintenance and construction, Study Hall is cancelled on Thursdays, April 16 and 23 (8pm-Midnight). The parking lot will also not be available on Thursday, April 23 (10pm-5am) and Friday, April 24 (10pm-5am). We apologize for the inconvenience.

Published:
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 2:30pm
Mount Hope Branch - Delayed Opening, Monday, May 4

Due to Staff training, Mount Hope Branch will have a delayed opening of 2 pm on Monday, May 4. You may visit Turner Park Branch as the next nearest location for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, March 27, 2026 - 8:00am
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor, March 30-April 27

Starting March 30, renovations for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area will begin. Programs will still be offered as scheduled and there will be 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. Thank you for your patience during this time.

Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modifications

Due to driver availability, Bookmobile is off the road for the following. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Thursday, April 16

  • Rockton 10:30-11:30 am - Cancelled
  • Mohawk Gardens 2:30-3 pm - Cancelled
  • Meadowlands 3:30-4 pm - Cancelled

Tuesday, April 21

  • Greencedar 5:30pm-6:30pm (instead of 4-5pm)
  • Mountview 5:30-6:30 pm - Cancelled

Friday, April 24

  • Winona 11 am-Noon - Cancelled
  • Maplewood 2:30-4 pm - Cancelled

Tuesday, April 28

  • McMaster 3:30-4:30 pm - Cancelled

Wednesday, April 29

  • Swansea 10-10:30 am - Cancelled
  • Helen Detwiler 11 am-Noon - Cancelled
  • Warplane Museum 3-4 pm - Cancelled
Published:
Monday, March 16, 2026 - 10:15am
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 - V

Valpy, Joseph Jr. 1792-1816
Journal of Joseph Valpy, Jr, of Salem. November, 1813 - April, 1815. With other papers relating to his experiences in Dartmoor Prison.
Michigan Society of Colonial Wars, 1922
#111 of 300
vii, 71
[Valpy was a British prisoner-of-war captured at sea on the privateer "Herald"]
TPL 1083
R973.52 VAL CESC

Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
A Narrative of the Affair of Queenstown: in the War of 1812. With a Review of the Strictures on that Event, in a book entitled "Notices of the War of 1812"
New York: Leavitt, Lord & Co.
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1836
viii, [9]-95, 4, 6
Howes 10582; Lande 872; Sabin 98548 "A reply to a work by General John Armstrong...The appendix contains letters and general orders relating to the affair"; Thibeault 10184; TPL 929
R971.053 V355 CESC

Vercheres de Boucherville, Thomas
War on the Detroit. The Chronicles of Thomas Vercheres de Boucherville and the Capitulation by an Ohio Volunteer. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. Secretary of the Burton Historical Collection.
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.,
Christmas, 1940
xxvi, 347
R971.053 V582 CESC

Victory at Niagara and Laura Secord. Heroine of the War of 1812.
A Johnny Pepper Adventure.
American Graphics No. 2
Copyright 1957 by Henry Stewart, Incorporated.
[comic book]
[30]
R971.0188 ENG CESC