The following Bookmobile visits have been cancelled today, Tuesday, November 4. Service is expected to resume next week.
- Riverdale (150 Violet Drive), 11am-12pm - Cancelled
- McMaster University, 3:30pm-4:30pm - Cancelled
Bookmobile Service Modifications
Published:
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 11:30am
Dundas Branch Network Unavailable
Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at the Dundas Branch on Nov 4th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 5:15pm
Concession Branch and Sherwood Branch Network Unavailable
Wi-Fi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Concession Branch and Sherwood Branch on Nov 6th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 12:15pm
Waterdown Branch Network Unavailable
Wifi disruption due to Wi-Fi Upgrades at Waterdown Branch on Nov 4th. We aim to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
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Published:
Monday, November 3, 2025 - 9:45am
Delayed Branch Openings
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Friday, November 7
Terryberry Branch, 10am
Monday, November 10
Concession Branch, 10am
Thursday, November 13
Binbrook Branch, 10am
Friday, November 14
Valley Park Branch, 10am
Monday, November 24
Mount Hope, 2pm
Thursday, November 27
Stoney Creek, 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
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
Ancaster Books in the OGS Collection
Ancaster 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 first book listed below you would request:
Wentworth County, Ancaster, #01739
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.
ANCASTER
Ancaster Twp. Gore District. 1816-1819 Assessment. 1842 Census (01739)
Ancaster’s Early Settlers. R971.35202 ZSI CESH (01741)
Ancaster’s Heritage. History of the Township. Vol. 1. R971.352 ANC CESH(01742)
Book Cemetery. Ancaster Township. Recorded by Crowell Smith in 1890 (01744)
Crown Patentees of Ancaster & Barton Townships. R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01745)
Discover Ancaster. A Walking Tour of Ancaster Village (01747)
Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum Archives and Library. Inventory, 1997 (01748)
Surname Index of Rev. John Miller’s Records. 1830-1838. Ancaster Parish Records (01749)
Ancaster’s Heritage. Vol. 2. R971.352 ANC CESH (02044)
Surname Index, Ancaster’s Heritage. Vol. I. 1973 (02112)
The Hermitage. George Leith Family home (02115)
Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: Ancaster Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH (02125)
Imperial Atlas 1903: Ancaster Twp. R346.713045 ANC CESH (02134)
Anglicanism in Ancaster from 1790 to 1830. R283.71352 PIN CESH (02141)
Index to Anglicanism in Ancaster from 1790-1830 (02142)
1901 Census: Ancaster Township R929.371352 NIN CESH (02415)
Ancaster and the Effects of the War of 1812 R971.352 ANC CESH (02496)
For Cemetery indexes for Ancaster ask for Pathfinder - Cemeteries at the Local History & Archives Information Desk
