Due to maintenance, the Barton Branch will be closed on Wednesday, January, 7. Please visit Central Library or Kenilworth Branch for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
Barton Branch Closure - January 7
1
Published:
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 11:45am
Photocopying and Scanning Unavailable at Westdale Branch
Photocopying and Scanning is not working at Westdale Branch. We aim to fix it as soon as possible.
1
Published:
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 3:30pm
Printing Updates
Daily print balances for black and white and colour printing change January 2, 2026. The new daily print balance is 40 cents. Members receive four free black and white copies or two free colour copies.
Large format and vinyl printing pricing also change on January 2. Visit https://www.hpl.ca/makerspaces for updates.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 2:00pm
Bookmobile Service - Holiday Schedule
Bookmobile is off the road from December 25-27, December 31, and January 1st. Visit www.hpl.ca/bookmobile for our Holiday Schedule.
1
Published:
Monday, December 22, 2025 - 9:00am
Central Library, Fourth Floor Closure: Friday, January 2
Due to the setup for the Noon Hour Concert, the Fourth Floor at Central Library will be closed on Friday, January 2. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 have spaces to work and study.
1
Published:
Friday, December 19, 2025 - 5:00pm
All Branches Closed for New Years Day
All branches close on Thursday January 1 for New Years Day. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed for Boxing Day
All branches close on Friday, December 26, 2025 for Boxing Day . This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
December 24, Christmas Eve - Early Closure
All HPL Branches close early on Wednesday, December 24 at 1pm. Visit www.hpl.ca/hours for our Holiday Schedule.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
December 31, New Year's Eve - Early Closure
All HPL Branches close early on Wednesday, December 31 at 1pm. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed for Christmas
All branches close on Thursday, December 25, for Christmas. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed Sunday December 28
All branches close on Sunday, December 28, 2025. This includes branches with Extended Access.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
Study Halls - Holiday Break
Branch Study Halls are paused Friday, December 19, 2025 through Monday, January 5, 2026. Central Library Study Hall hours resume Spring 2026.
www.hpl.ca/study-halls
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 9:15am
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
Wentworth (General) Books in the OGS Collection
Wentworth (General) 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 fifth book listed below you would request:
Wentworth County, General, #01718
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.
Surname Indexes: Pamphlet File - Surname Index - [first letter of name]
GENERAL
County Marriage Registers. 1858-1869. Vol. 7: Wentworth County. R929.3713 COU CESC (01711)
County of Wentworth. 1853-1973 - Pictorial Parade. R917.1352 NEW CESH (01712)
Farmer’s Directory. Wentworth County 1891 [microfilm] (01714)
Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society Newsletters. The Herald. Local History & Archives periodicals [complete] 1986+ (01717)
History of Some of South Wentworth Public Schools (01718)
Index 1871 Census - Hamilton-Wentworth. R929.3713 IND CESC (01719)
Index to Wentworth County Illustrated Atlas 1875 (01720)
Loyalist Ancestors - Families from Hamilton Area R971.352 LOY CESH (01721)
Mrs. William Dunham's Scrapbook #1 (News articles) (01722)
Records of Rev. Ralph Leeming (1816-1826) & John Miller (1830-1838). Index R929.3713 LEE CESH (01724)
Scrapbook - containing families of the area (01725)
Traces, Places & Faces - Links Between Canada & Scotland. RR929.1 BAI CESH (01727)
Wentworth Bygones. Papers & Records of the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society. Vol. 1-15. R971.351 HEA CESH (01729)
Wentworth County Industries 1871. Index to manuscript census (01730)
Wentworth County Atlas.1875. Special Collections Atlas stand (01732)
Wentworth Historical Society. Journal & Transactions [complete set] R971.351 WEN CESH (01733)
Wentworth List of Electors - May 1808 (01738)
Surtees Map - Name Index - Wentworth Co. - 1859. R929.371352 WEN CESH (01982)
Wentworth Landmarks. R971.352 PEN CESH (02114)
Telephone Directory, March 1921 (02055)
Wentworth Co. Mini Atlas. 1791-1875. Early Settlers (02123)
Index to Surtees Map 1859. All Wentworth Co. R929.371352 WEN CESH (02124)
Wentworth County Cemetery Locations. (02143)
Wentworth County Land Registry Office Documents in Local History & Archives. Pathfinder behind Local History & Archives Information Desk (02189)
Wentworth County: Retired Abstract Indexes (02190)
Imperial Atlas 1903 Complete Wentworth County index. R346.713045 WEN CESH (02215)
Ancaster-Dundas Locator. 1997-1998 (02251)
Certificates of Naturalization: Wentworth County – 1921 (02402)
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, Wentworth County: 1825 – 1898; A Transcription (02413)
Index to the 1851 Census of Canada West (Ontario): Wentworth County and Hamilton. R929.371352 IND CESC (02414)
Cemetery Indexes. See Pathfinder - Cemeteries (02274-02283)
