Due to network maintenance, online resources and Guest Wi-Fi will not be available on Sunday, October 12, from
6 am to 5 pm. Thank you for your patience.
Online Resources and Guest WiFi Access - Sunday, October 12
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:30pm
Delayed Branch Openings
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Monday, October 20
Ancaster Branch, 10 am
Tuesday, October 21
Central Library, 10 am
Sherwood Branch, 10 am
Thursday, October 23
Locke Branch, 10am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
Branch Closures - Thanksgiving
All HPL Branches are closed on Thanksgiving Monday, October 13. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, October 14. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 2:00pm
All Branches Closed for October 12
All branches close on Sunday, October 12, 2025 for Thanksgiving. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 2:00pm
Interlibrary Loan Service on Pause
Interlibrary Loan (ILLO) service will be temporarily paused starting Friday, September 26, due to continued negotiations between CUPW and Canada Post. We apologize for the inconvenience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Friday, September 26, 2025 - 1:00pm
Replacement and Damage Fees
Bring back your borrowed library items (due Oct 1 or later) within 28 days to avoid a replacement or lost fee. We'll remove the fee when you bring back your overdue items.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 20)
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 20. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am
Ancaster Books in the OGS Collection
Ancaster 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 first book listed below you would request:
Wentworth County, Ancaster, #01739
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.
ANCASTER
Ancaster Twp. Gore District. 1816-1819 Assessment. 1842 Census (01739)
Ancaster’s Early Settlers. R971.35202 ZSI CESH (01741)
Ancaster’s Heritage. History of the Township. Vol. 1. R971.352 ANC CESH(01742)
Book Cemetery. Ancaster Township. Recorded by Crowell Smith in 1890 (01744)
Crown Patentees of Ancaster & Barton Townships. R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01745)
Discover Ancaster. A Walking Tour of Ancaster Village (01747)
Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum Archives and Library. Inventory, 1997 (01748)
Surname Index of Rev. John Miller’s Records. 1830-1838. Ancaster Parish Records (01749)
Ancaster’s Heritage. Vol. 2. R971.352 ANC CESH (02044)
Surname Index, Ancaster’s Heritage. Vol. I. 1973 (02112)
The Hermitage. George Leith Family home (02115)
Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: Ancaster Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH (02125)
Imperial Atlas 1903: Ancaster Twp. R346.713045 ANC CESH (02134)
Anglicanism in Ancaster from 1790 to 1830. R283.71352 PIN CESH (02141)
Index to Anglicanism in Ancaster from 1790-1830 (02142)
1901 Census: Ancaster Township R929.371352 NIN CESH (02415)
Ancaster and the Effects of the War of 1812 R971.352 ANC CESH (02496)
For Cemetery indexes for Ancaster ask for Pathfinder - Cemeteries at the Local History & Archives Information Desk
