Kenilworth Branch Floor Closed

The Kenilworth Branch 2nd floor will be closed on Wednesday, May 13 from 9 to 10am due to maintenance. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 6:00pm
Catalogue Maintenance

HPL's Catalogue will undergo maintenance on Wednesday, May 13 from 12:30am to 4:30 am. There may be intermittent downtime during this maintenance window. Thank you for your patience.

Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 2:00pm
Greensville Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

The accessible washroom at Greensville Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.

Published:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:15am
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

OGS Collection Family Histories

MANNEN The John Mannen Genealogy (00523)

MARKLE Recollections of Emma Kemp Markle - Ancaster (00524)

MARTIN A History of the Ancestors & Descendants of Peter P. Martin also a Short Sketch of the Daniel M. Brubacher family (00525)

MARTIN History of the Descendants of Christian B. Martin. 1834-1912 (00526)

MARTIN Thou Art Peter. A Story of the Pioneer Peter Martin and the Woolwich Mennonites (00527)

MAXTED The Maxted Family History (00528)

MAXWORTHY see EMERY

MAYCOCKS Maycocks of Essex County. Genealogy of the Family in Ontario & in England (00529)

MELMOTH The Melmoth Story Through the Years (00530)

MENARD see BOUDREAU

MESSENGER Thomas Messenger (00531)

MILLER The Miller Family 1776-1988 - Daniel C. Miller. A Record of his Ancestors, Family & Descendants (00532)

MILLS The Mills Family (00533)

MIRES/MYERS/MEIRS/MEIERS/MIRES Digging in the Mires (00534)

MITCHELL Descendants of John & Janet Mitchell, Wishaw Lanarkshire (00535)

MOORHOUSES The Moorhouses (00536)

MOOTE Uncle Abram - A Very Singular Moote (00537) - Item is Missing

MORDEN Morden Family History. Photocopy (00538)

MORRISON see ALMAS

MOXHAM The Manitoba Journal, 1885-1889 of William Moxham (00539)

MACARTHUR see ARTHUR

MCCALLUM Descendants of Duncan McCallum & Duncan Taylor of Argyleshire, Scotland. Handwritten (00542)

MCCARTHY McCarthy Family History. John McCarthy Jr. & Mary Jane Sutor. (00543)

MCCARTHY First International Gathering of the clan (00675) [Missing Apr. 2002]

MCCOWANS To Sustene the Personis - McCowans 1994. The Agricultural Revolution (00544)

MCCULLY History of the McCully Family: 1746-1986 (02385)

MCCURDY The McCurdys of Nova Scotia (00545)

MACIVER see SHERMAN

MACKENZIES MacKenzies of the River Raisin 1774-1974 (00540)

MCKEOUGH McKeough Famkily Tree (Section 33: “Woodward”, “James”, “Hewlett”, “Panchen” and “Caswell” Families) (02408)

MCKEOUGH McKeough Family Tree (Section 30: “Askin”) (02498)

MCLAREN McLaren Family (00546)

MACMILLAN Clan MacMillan Newsletters (incomplete) (00541)

MACNAB MacNab & Stuart Family Tree (Sir Allan Napier MacNab) (01974)

MACPHERSON The Posterity of the Three Brethren. A short history of the Clan MacPherson. (01530)

MCPHERSON The Way It Was - With Alex McPherson. Autobiography (00547)

MCQUEEN Kith and Kin of John McQueen & Jane Ferguson (00548)

MCQUEEN McQueen Family History - Descendants of Peter & Amelia (00549)