Magazine and ILLO Delay
Magazine and ILLO deliveries are delayed due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.
City IT Planned Maintenance
A City IT systems update is scheduled for early Saturday morning. This will impact access to HPL's network and some applications. This update will improve overall network capacity, performance, resiliency, reliability and is the foundation for future network updates. Thank you for your patience.
3D Printing Not Available On Sundays
Please note that 3D printing services are unavailable on Sundays. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Early Closure - All HPL Branches, Friday, November 22
Due to a special event, all HPL branches will close at 4 pm on Friday, November 22.
Central Library's 4th Floor will be closed all day except for the Newcomer Learning Centre and Makerspace which will be open until 4 pm.
Regular service hours resume on Saturday, November 23.
Thank you for your understanding.
Delayed Branch Openings
Due to Staff training, the following branches have delayed openings of 10 am on:
Tuesday, November 19: Concession
Wednesday, November 20: Ancaster (2 pm opening)
Thursday, November 21: Valley Park
Please visit nearby branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
Kenilworth Branch - Roof Repairs
From November 11 to 29, the parking lot may not be available at certain times of the day due to repair maintenance. There may also be some noise disruptions in the branch. Thank you for your understanding.
Church Archives
St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Interior, 1962
Church Archives
All major religious denominations in Ontario maintain an archive, which may contain baptismal, marriage and burial records.
Anglican
Anglican General Synod Archives
80 Hayden Street
Toronto, ON
M4Y 3G2
416-924-9199 x279
Niagara Diocese Records
Archives & Research Collections
Mills Library
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
L8S 4L6
905-525-9140, Ext. 22533
Baptist
McMaster Divinity College
Hamilton, ON
L8S 4K1
905-525-9140, Ext. 23511
Congregational
See
United Church
Jewish
4600 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON
M2R 3V2
416-635-5391
Lutheran
470 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, ON
L2T 4C3
905-685-1651
Mennonite
Conrad Grebel University College
200 Westmount Road North
Waterloo, ON
N2L 3G6
519-885-0220, Ext. 24238
Methodist
see
United Church
Presbyterian
50 Wynford Drive
Toronto, ON
M3C 1J7
416-441-1111, Ext. 310
Presbyterian
see also
United Church
Roman Catholic
Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto
Catholic Pastoral Centre
1155 Yonge Street, Suite 505
Toronto, ON
M4T 1W2
416-934-0606
by appointment only
United Church
40 Oak Street
Toronto, ON
M5A 2C6
416-231-7680 x1101 or toll free 1-800-268-3781
Genealogy Services at Library and Archives Canada maintains a list of religious archives in Canada.
