All Branches Closed - Sunday, May 17

All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, May 17. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access service is not available.

Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. Visit hpl.ca for our Virtual Branch.

Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
All Branches Closed - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18

All HPL Branches are closed on Monday, May 18. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. 

Published:
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am
Bookmobile Service Modification

Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of May. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Tuesday, May 12:               

  • Greencedar - Cancelled
  • Mountview - Cancelled

Wednesday, May 13:               

  • Swansea - Cancelled
  • Helen Detwiler - Cancelled
  • Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Cancelled

Thursday, May 14:                

  • Rockton - Cancelled
  • Mohawk Gardens - Cancelled
  • Meadowlands - Cancelled

Monday, May 18: All Bookmobile sites closed

Published:
Monday, May 4, 2026 - 12:00pm
Software Maintenance - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18

Due to software maintenance, HPL library's catalogue, online services and library accounts will not be available between 9am and 7pm on Monday, May 18. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Friday, April 24, 2026 - 9:00am
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 during this time.

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

West Flamborough Books in the OGS Collection

West Flamborough Books in the OGS Collection

To request any of the Wentworth County records please cite the county name, the town or township name, and the book number on the request slip.

For example, to access the third book listed below you would request:

Wentworth County, Saltfleet, #01921

Those books listed in italics were not transferred from the OGS as Local History & Archives or the library general collection already owned them. To access these books please use the library call number. WEST

FLAMBOROUGH

Births, Marriages, Deaths in East & West Flamborough. 1869-1913 (01927)

Centennial Celebration - West Flamborough. S.S. #5 1848-1948 (01928)

Crown Patentees of West Flamborough. R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01929)

History of the Town of Dundas. Parts 1-3. R971.3522 W857h CESH (01931, 01930, 01932)

Marriage Records 1817-1832, West Flamborough (01933)

Marriage Records 1836-1868 by Rev. Thos. Christie, West Flamborough - Church Records. include many areas of Ontario (01934)

Millgrove Through the Years (01935)

Millgrove Through the Years. (Index) (01936)

Reminiscences of An Old Boy. 1921-1923. Finding Aid. Dundas Star Columns by William Henry Moss (01937)

Township of West Flamborough Centennial Celebration. 1850-1950 R971.352 WES CESH (01938)

Index to Rev. Christie Marriage Records (01986)

Early Burials in Dundas Cemeteries (01987)

Dundas, 1847-1973 R971.3522 BUT CESH (01991)

Bits of the Past. Historical Highlights. 160 Years. 1830-1990. St. Paul’s United Church. Dundas, Ontario (01996)

Index to the History of the Town of Dundas. Series 1, 2, & 3 (02056)

Imperial Atlas of 1903: West Flamborough Township. R346.713045 WEN CESH (02087)

Index to Surtees Map 1859: West Flamborough Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH (02130)

The Dundas Heritage. R971.3522 B813 CESH (02140)

Places of Worship: West Flamborough Township (02169)

Methodist Sabbath School, Dundas, ON: Diamond Jubilee 1833 – 1908 (02405)

History of Beechgrove School and the District in and near the Village of Freelton (02407)

1901 Census: Dundas Town. R929 371352 NIN CESH (02421)

1901 Census: West Flamborough Township. R929.371352 NIN CESH (02422)

For Cemetery indexes for West Flamborough ask for the Finding Aid at the Local History & Archives Information Desk