The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a Heat Warning beginning today, Monday, July 13. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning. All HPL Library locations are Cool Places. Stay hydrated, Hamilton. www.hpl.ca/hours
Cool Places - Heat Alert in Place
Published:
Monday, July 13, 2026 - 9:30am
Ancaster Branch Elevator Out of Order
The elevator at Ancaster Branch is not working. We're working to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Saturday, July 11, 2026 - 10:45am
Express Items via OverDrive - Partner Libraries Update
As of July 1st, partner library Members can no longer borrow HPL Express items via Overdrive. More to Borrow partner libraries will be offering Lucky Express (Skip the line) titles to their cardholders only. This will help manage wait times for popular titles. Lucky Express is a collection of in demand titles with a seven-day loan period, available with no wait.
Our partners will still be able to borrow titles from the rest of our collection.
www.hpl.ca/more-to-borrow
Published:
Monday, July 6, 2026 - 10:00am
What's Happening Guide Changes
The What's Happening Guide has been retired and replaced with different communications channels and tactics. You can find the new Summer Reading Flyer here. Watch for future communications updates.
Published:
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 3:00pm
Sunday Hours Return to Central Library
Sunday hours return to Central Library. Beginning July 5, Central is open Noon to 5pm. Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown branches are also open Sundays, 1 to 5pm. hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 1:00pm
Study Halls Pause for Summer Break
After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm
East Flamborough Books in the OGS Collection
East Flamborough 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 third book listed below you would request:
Wentworth County, East Flamborough, #01788
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. EAST
FLAMBOROUGH
1851 Agricultural Census. East Flamborough Township (01788)
Assessment Roll - Twp. of East Flamborough 1893 (01789)
Carlisle Beginnings. R971.352 TUR CESH (01791)
Crown Patentees of East Flamborough. R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01793)
Dundas Street - Waterdown 1793-1993. R971.352 WRA CESC (01794)
Early Marriage Notices. East Flamborough Township 1806-1859 (01795)
Exploring the Past – Waterdown (01796)
Flamborough Marriage Records. 1794-1829. R929.371352 WRA CESH (01797)
Flamborough Marriage Records. 1830-1834. R929.371352 WRA CESH (01798)
Flamborough Marriage Records 1834-1839 (01799)
Flamborough Marriage Records 1840-1844 (01800)
Flamborough Marriage Slips. 1869-1875. R929.371352 WRA CESH (01801)
Flamborough Marriage Slips. 1876-1880. R929.371352 WRA CESH (01802)
Flamborough Obituary Notices. 1823-1859. R929.371352 FLA CESH (01803)
Heritage Happenings. Waterdown East Flamborough Heritage Society. Newsletters. 1981+ Local History & Archives periodicals (01807)
Knox Presbyterian Church. Waterdown.1830-1980. 150 years (01808)
Mountsberg Heritage. R971.352 MOU CESH (01809)
Records. Knox Presbyterian Church. 1846-1877. Cumminsville, Waterdown & Wellington Square and Index (01810)
St. Thomas Church. Waterdown (01812)
Trades & Professions in East Flamborough 1850-1860 (01813)
Waterdown & Carlisle Population Lists of 1867 (01814)
Waterdown and East Flamborough. 1867-1967 (01815)
Burial Records, Union Cemetery, Waterdown, ON 1977-1997 (02046)
1901 Census: East Flamborough Twp. 929.371352 NIN DU (02088)
Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: East Flamborough Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: East Flamborough Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH (02129)
…and they came to East Flamborough. A Celebration of East Flamborough Township R971.352 WRA CESH (02167)
Imperial Atlas 1903 Flamboro East Township R346.713045 WEN CESH (02220)
Flamborough Obituary Notices 1835-1859 (02236)
Flamborough Marriage Slips 1881-1885 (02237)
Flamborough Marriage Slips 1886-1890 (02238)
Flamborough Marriage Slips 1891-1895 (02239)
Flamborough Marriage Slips 1896-1899 (02240)
Grace Anglican Church, Waterdown (02302)
Places of Worship - Waterdown & East Flamborough (02303)
For Cemetery indexes for East Flamborough ask for the Finding Aid at the Local History & Archives Information Desk
