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Published:
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - 5:00am
Sherwood Makerspace Unavailable
Due to ongoing construction on the second floor, the Sherwood Makerspace is temporarily unavailable. We anticipate reopening in late June. The nearest Makerspace location is Concession Branch.
Published:
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 - 11:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of June. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bookmobile Service June Modifications
Saturday, June 13:
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Special Event - All Stops Cancelled
Friday, June 19:
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Six Nations- Cancelled
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Maplewood- Cancelled
Published:
Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:00pm
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
Keefer Pamphlets – C
Canada. Commission to inquire... Reports of the commissioners appointed to inquire into a series of accidents on the Great Western Railway, Canada West, by a commission bearing date, Nov. 3, 1854.
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Quebec, 1855
vol. 3 #13
mf #846
Canada. Laws, statutes, etc.
An Act to incorporate the Toronto, Simcoe and Lake Huron Union rail-road company. 12 Victoria, cap 199
Montreal: Printed by Stewart Derbishire and George Desbarats, Law Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1849
[65]
vol. 6 #9
mf #861
Proceedings of the Standing Committee on Rail-Roads and Telegraph Lines; together with the Minutes of Evidence. Ordered by the Committee to be printed, 14th July, 1851
Toronto: Lovell & Gibson, 1851
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vol. 2 #8
mf #845
Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad Company. Engineer's report
Batavia: Printed by D. Waite, 1851
[8]
vol. 6 #1
mf #861
Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad Company
Ohio section of the Cleveland and Buffalo Railroad Report on the Preliminary Surveys for the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Rail Road Company by Frederick Harbach, Chief Engineer Read to the Board of Directors, March 29, 1850
Cleveland: Sanford and Hayward’s Steam Press, 1850
[17]
vol. 8 #11
mf #862
Three Chapters on a Triple Project. The Canal and the Rail by William F. Coffin, Esq. Joint Sheriff of the District of Montreal
Montreal: J. Starke & Co., 1848
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vol. 3 #18
mf #846
Second Annual Report of the Directors to the Stockholder of the Columbus & Xenia R.R. Company for the year 1851
Columbus: Scott & Bascom, 1852
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vol. 2 #7
mf #845
Curtis, M.A. Art. XXXVII.-
New and Rare Plants, chiefly of the Carolinas
[406-408]
vol. 10 #9
mf #864
