On Wednesday, February 18, the Jackson Square Entrance's sliding doors are scheduled for repairs. Please use York Boulevard as an alternate entrance. Thank you for your patience.
Central Library - Jackson Square Entrance
Published:
Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:00pm
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure
The 4th Floor will be closed from 9 am-2 pm tomorrow, Friday, February 13, for a special event. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 2 and 3 are available for study and work. www.hpl.ca/central
Published:
Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 12:00pm
Concession Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Starting the week of February 9, renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Computer availability may be limited, and the Living Room space is closed. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Starting the week of February 23, the 2nd Floor will be closed. The Children's collection will be temporarily available on the 1st Floor. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Family Day Closure
All HPL Branches are closed on Family Day, Monday, February 16. Bookmobile is off the Road. Extended Access and Study Hall is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, February 17.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation
Starting Tuesday, February 10, the First Floor Living Room will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3.
Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead.
Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.
Friday, February 13
Winona (11am-Noon) - Cancelled
Queen Victoria (3-4pm) - Cancelled
Family Day, Monday, February 16
Bookmobile is off the road.
Tuesday, February 17
McMaster University (3:30-4:30pm) - Cancelled
Thursday, February 19
Rockton (10:30am-11:30am) - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)
Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
Carlisle Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused
Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused.
Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
OGS Collection Family Histories
These books are filed alphabetically by the Family name.
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.
ADDISON William Addison & Ann Stuart family (00373)
AITKEN Never a Day So Bright. Kate Aitken (00375)
ALLISON Descendants of Wm. M. Allison & Elizabeth Lister. R929.2 ALLIS CESH (00376)
ALMAS (ALMOST), LAND, GURNETT, MORRISON & HILL. Index to data base. (00377)
ARTHUR The Round Table. Quarterly Newsletter. Clan Arthur. (01972)
ASHBAUGH David Ashbaugh (00378)
AUDETTE Family of Antoine Audette & Auralie Bernard. R929.20971352 AUDET WAD CESH (00379)
AWDE The Awde Family History (00380)
BAGLEY The Bagley Family History (00381)
BAGSHAW William Bagshaw & Sarah Bolton. Genealogy charts (00382)
BAKER Baker Family History - Somersetshire to Wentworth. Book 1: Turner. Lyons, Baker (00383)
BALL William Ball & Descendants. R929.209713 BALL CESH (00384)
BANFIELD Banfield Family History (00385)
BARKER - JOSLYN The Barker-Joslyn Family Tree Climber (00386)
BARKLEY Remarkable World of Frances Barkley. 1769-1845. (00148)
BARNARDO Thomas John Barnardo 1845-1905. “The Barnardo Homes” (00387)
BARNES A Family Named Barnes (00388)
BARRETT Barrett Newsletter #14 - 91 (00390)
BARRETT Correspondence List & Registry Index (00389)
BATSON The Batsons of Northeastern United States. R929.209713 BAT CESH (02458)
BAUMAN Family Records of the Descendants of Pioneer Joseph Bauman also some records of David and Henry Bauman (00391)
BEACH Beach in Canada - A Pictorial Genealogy (00392)
BEAMER John Beamer 1759-1854 (00393)
BECK Beck Family. F.W. Beck 1817-1904 & Eve Schwingel (00394)
BERCZY William Berczy - Co-founder of Toronto (00395)
BERCZY William Berczy 1744-1813 (00396)
BETZNER Betzner Family in Canada 1799-1970 (00397)
BIEHN Biehn Family (00398)
BIEHN Biehn/Bean Family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada 1700-1986 (00399)
BISHOP Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop Sr. 1627-1926 (00400)
BLAGDON Blagdon Family History (00401)
BLAIN The Blain Family Newsletter Vol. 1 1981(00402)
BOCK Frederick Bock (BUCK) 1760-1831 & Maria Reichard 1765-1830. (00404)
BOND Descendants of Silas Bond (00405)
BOUDREAU Ancestors of Exzlia Elizabeth Boudreau. Branch lines of Boudreau, Senezaque, Senet & Menard. Vol. 1 (00406)
BOWINS Bowins Family - J. Bowins Jr. 1839-1925 & E. Payne (00407)
BOWLES The Bowles Family (00408)
BOWMAN The Man Who Could Do Anything. The Story of Simeon Bowman. (00409)
BRIGHAM-DUNLOP The Brigham Dunlop Family 1705-1995 (00410)
BROWN Brown Family History. Haldimand County 1805-1898 (00411)
BRUBACHER see MARTIN
BUTCHER Descendants of John Butcher & Sarah Shank. R929.2 BUTCH CESC (00412)
