All Branches Closed - Sunday, May 17

All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday, May 17. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access service is not available.

Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19. Visit hpl.ca for our Virtual Branch.

Published:

Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am

All Branches Closed - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18

All HPL Branches are closed on Monday, May 18. Bookmobile is off the road. Extended Access and Study Hall services are not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, May 19.

Published:

Monday, May 11, 2026 - 10:15am

Bookmobile Service Modification

Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile has the following schedule modifications for the month of May. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Tuesday, May 12:

Greencedar - Cancelled
Mountview - Cancelled

Wednesday, May 13:

Swansea - Cancelled
Helen Detwiler - Cancelled
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Cancelled

Thursday, May 14:

Rockton - Cancelled
Mohawk Gardens - Cancelled
Meadowlands - Cancelled

Monday, May 18: All Bookmobile sites closed

Published:

Monday, May 4, 2026 - 12:00pm

Software Maintenance - Victoria Day, Monday, May 18

Due to software maintenance, HPL library's catalogue, online services and library accounts will not be available between 9am and 7pm on Monday, May 18. Thank you for your patience.

Published:

Friday, April 24, 2026 - 9:00am

Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor

Renovations are currently underway for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area. Programs are still being offered as scheduled and there is a temporary pop-up Children’s Area on the northeast side of the 2nd floor (near the Piano Room), including access to collections and train tables. Construction is expected to be completed by late Spring. Thank you for your patience during this time.

Published:

Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am

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

Saltfleet 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, Saltfleet, #01921

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.

SALTFLEET

200 Years in Life - Stoney Creek United Church 1792-1992 (01921)

Crown Patentees of Saltfleet Township. R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01922)

The History of Albion Mills. R917.1351 T855 CESH (01923)

Saltfleet Then and Now. 1792-1973. R971.352 SAL CESH (01924)

Stoney Creek Historical Society Newsletter. 1994+ (01925)

Village of Stoney Creek Voter’s List. 1949. Parts I, II, III (01926)

Index to Surtees Map 1859: Saltfleet Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH (02132)

Imperial Atlas 1903 Saltfleet Township R346.713045 WEN CESH (02222)

1901 Census: Saltfleet Township. R929.371352 NIN CESH (02420)

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