Due to construction at the Concession Branch hours are changing temporarily, beginning Fri Aug 7 to mid-September.
Mon-Thu 5-7pm
Fri Closed
Sat 9am-5pm
Construction at Concession Branch
Published:
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 1:15pm
Bookmobile Schedule Modifications
Thu, Aug 6:
- The 10:30-11:30am Rockton Visit is cancelled. Service is expected to resume next week.
Fri, Aug 7:
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Due to driver availability, all Bookmobile visits are cancelled. Service is expected to resume next week.
Tues, Aug 18:
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The 10:30-11am Visit to the Court at Rushdale is Cancelled
Sat, Aug 22:
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Pride Hamilton (Visit Bookmobile 9:30am-4:30pm at Pier 4 Park - 64 Leander Dr.) - All Visits Cancelled (Stoney Creek Arena 10-11am, Riverdale 11:15am-12:15pm and Discovery Centre 2:30-4pm).
Published:
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - 9:30am
Kenilworth Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Kenilworth Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 5:45pm
New Loan Periods - Effective Monday, August 31
As of Monday, August 31, new loan periods will come into effect to shorten the wait time for popular hold items.
DVD Express - 3 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 7 days (fiction, children's and languages)
Magazines - 7 days
Bestseller Express - 14 days
DVDs and Blu-rays - 14 days (non-fiction and TV series)
Books - 21 days
Music/Books on CD and Children's Express - 21 days
Please visit www.hpl.ca/borrowing for more details.
Published:
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
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
Barton Books in the OGS Collection
Barton 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, Barton, #01750
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.
BARTON
1875. Map of Barton. Augustus Jones. Newsclipping (01750)
Barton Township. First Survey (01752)
Barton Township. Early Families (01753)
Barton on the Mountain. R971.352 BUR CESH (01754)
Burials Elsewhere of Persons Associated with Barton Stone Church. R929.50971352 ALL CESH (01755)
Burials in Barton Stone Cemetery - opened in 1847. R929.50971352 ALL CESH (01756)
Burials in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Mohawk Rd. W. R929.50971352 ALL CESH (01758)
Full Census: Male & Female inhabitants. Barton Twp. 1816. (01759)
History of Barton Stone Church. R287.92097135 ALL CESH (01760)
Marriages. Bartonville Methodist Circuit. 1896-1917 (01762)
Members - Wesley Methodist Church. Barton. 1866-1920 (01763)
Ministers of Barton Stone Church 1811-1984. R387.92097135 BAR CESH (01764)
Some Families of Ryckman’s Corners Area (01766)
Burials in Old Barton Cemetery. 1853-1882 (01984)
Death Notices - Barton (Spectator Obits) (01988)
Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: Barton Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH (02126)
Imperial Atlas 1903 Barton Township. R346.713045 WEN CESH (02217)
1901 Census: Barton Township. R929.371352 NIN CESH (02424)
For Cemetery indexes for Barton ask for the Finding Aid at the Local History & Archives Information Desk
