Cool Places - Heat Alert in Place

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

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

Glanford 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, Glanford, #01816

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.

GLANFORD

Burials. Case Church Cemetery (01816)

Burials. North Glanford Cemetery. Also called Dickenson’s or Mud Cemetery (01817)

Burials. St. Paul’s Cemetery, Glanford (01818)

Burials. White Church Cemetery, Glanford (01819)

Crown Patentees of Glanford Township. R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01820)

Glanford - Newsclippings from 1907. Photocopy (01822)

Glanford - Recollections & Reflections. R971.352 GLA CESH (01823)

Glanford Visions & Views. Pictorial History. R971.352 GLA CESH (1824)

Hannon School. Past & Present. 1875-1975 (01825)

Marriages. Glanford Circuit Wesleyan Methodist. Jan. 1858-July 1870; Oct. 1876-April 1879 (01826)

Mount Hope United Church. A History. 1876-1976 (01827)

Preliminary List of Electors. 1976, Glanbrook (01828)

Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths. 1871-1903 (incomplete) (01829)

St. George’s Anglican Church, Hannon. 1864-1964 (01830)

White Church Cemetery. Lot 5 Conc. 5, Glanford Township. From Crowell Smith Papers, 1890 (01831)

Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: Glanford Twp R929.3713 WEN CESH (02131)

Imperial Atlas 1903 Glanford Township R346.713045 WEN CESH (02221)

1901 Census: Glanford Township. R929.371352 NIN CESH (02416)

For Cemetery indexes for Glanford ask for the Finding Aid at the Local History & Archives Information Desk