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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Published:
Friday, December 19, 2025 - 5:00pm
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
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Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
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
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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
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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
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Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
OGS Collection Family Histories
These books are filed alphabetically by the Family name.
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.
ADDISON William Addison & Ann Stuart family (00373)
AITKEN Never a Day So Bright. Kate Aitken (00375)
ALLISON Descendants of Wm. M. Allison & Elizabeth Lister. R929.2 ALLIS CESH (00376)
ALMAS (ALMOST), LAND, GURNETT, MORRISON & HILL. Index to data base. (00377)
ARTHUR The Round Table. Quarterly Newsletter. Clan Arthur. (01972)
ASHBAUGH David Ashbaugh (00378)
AUDETTE Family of Antoine Audette & Auralie Bernard. R929.20971352 AUDET WAD CESH (00379)
AWDE The Awde Family History (00380)
BAGLEY The Bagley Family History (00381)
BAGSHAW William Bagshaw & Sarah Bolton. Genealogy charts (00382)
BAKER Baker Family History - Somersetshire to Wentworth. Book 1: Turner. Lyons, Baker (00383)
BALL William Ball & Descendants. R929.209713 BALL CESH (00384)
BANFIELD Banfield Family History (00385)
BARKER - JOSLYN The Barker-Joslyn Family Tree Climber (00386)
BARKLEY Remarkable World of Frances Barkley. 1769-1845. (00148)
BARNARDO Thomas John Barnardo 1845-1905. “The Barnardo Homes” (00387)
BARNES A Family Named Barnes (00388)
BARRETT Barrett Newsletter #14 - 91 (00390)
BARRETT Correspondence List & Registry Index (00389)
BATSON The Batsons of Northeastern United States. R929.209713 BAT CESH (02458)
BAUMAN Family Records of the Descendants of Pioneer Joseph Bauman also some records of David and Henry Bauman (00391)
BEACH Beach in Canada - A Pictorial Genealogy (00392)
BEAMER John Beamer 1759-1854 (00393)
BECK Beck Family. F.W. Beck 1817-1904 & Eve Schwingel (00394)
BERCZY William Berczy - Co-founder of Toronto (00395)
BERCZY William Berczy 1744-1813 (00396)
BETZNER Betzner Family in Canada 1799-1970 (00397)
BIEHN Biehn Family (00398)
BIEHN Biehn/Bean Family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada 1700-1986 (00399)
BISHOP Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop Sr. 1627-1926 (00400)
BLAGDON Blagdon Family History (00401)
BLAIN The Blain Family Newsletter Vol. 1 1981(00402)
BOCK Frederick Bock (BUCK) 1760-1831 & Maria Reichard 1765-1830. (00404)
BOND Descendants of Silas Bond (00405)
BOUDREAU Ancestors of Exzlia Elizabeth Boudreau. Branch lines of Boudreau, Senezaque, Senet & Menard. Vol. 1 (00406)
BOWINS Bowins Family - J. Bowins Jr. 1839-1925 & E. Payne (00407)
BOWLES The Bowles Family (00408)
BOWMAN The Man Who Could Do Anything. The Story of Simeon Bowman. (00409)
BRIGHAM-DUNLOP The Brigham Dunlop Family 1705-1995 (00410)
BROWN Brown Family History. Haldimand County 1805-1898 (00411)
BRUBACHER see MARTIN
BUTCHER Descendants of John Butcher & Sarah Shank. R929.2 BUTCH CESC (00412)
