Red Hill Branch closed due to facility problem

Red Hill Branch is closed due to a building issue.  We aim to fix this quickly.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Published:
Friday, October 10, 2025 - 3:30pm
Online Resources and Guest WiFi Access - Sunday, October 12

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.

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

Glanford Books in the OGS Collection

Glanford 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, Glanford, #01816

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.

GLANFORD

Burials. Case Church Cemetery (01816)

Burials. North Glanford Cemetery. Also called Dickenson’s or Mud Cemetery (01817)

Burials. St. Paul’s Cemetery, Glanford (01818)

Burials. White Church Cemetery, Glanford (01819)

Crown Patentees of Glanford Township. R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01820)

Glanford - Newsclippings from 1907. Photocopy (01822)

Glanford - Recollections & Reflections. R971.352 GLA CESH (01823)

Glanford Visions & Views. Pictorial History. R971.352 GLA CESH (1824)

Hannon School. Past & Present. 1875-1975 (01825)

Marriages. Glanford Circuit Wesleyan Methodist. Jan. 1858-July 1870; Oct. 1876-April 1879 (01826)

Mount Hope United Church. A History. 1876-1976 (01827)

Preliminary List of Electors. 1976, Glanbrook (01828)

Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths. 1871-1903 (incomplete) (01829)

St. George’s Anglican Church, Hannon. 1864-1964 (01830)

White Church Cemetery. Lot 5 Conc. 5, Glanford Township. From Crowell Smith Papers, 1890 (01831)

Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: Glanford Twp R929.3713 WEN CESH (02131)

Imperial Atlas 1903 Glanford Township R346.713045 WEN CESH (02221)

1901 Census: Glanford Township. R929.371352 NIN CESH (02416)

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