The Seasonal Affective Disorder therapy lamp on the 2nd floor at Central Library is out of order. The estimated time of disruption is unknown at this time. For more locations, please visit Light Therapy Lamps | HPL.
Central Library: SAD Therapy Lamp Out of Order
Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 10:00am
Central Library: Children's Area Renovation on 2nd Floor, March 30-April 27
Starting March 30, renovations for the 2nd floor Central Children's Area will begin. Programs will still be offered as scheduled and there will be 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. Thank you for your patience during this time.
Published:
Monday, March 23, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modifications
Due to driver availability, Bookmobile is off the road for the following. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Wednesday, March 26
Rockton 10:30-11:30am - Cancelled
Meadowlands 3:30-4pm - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)
Tuesday, March 31
Court at Rushdale - Reminder bi-weekly stop changed to 10:30-11am
Wednesday, April 1
Swansea 10:00-10:30am - CANCELLED
Helen Detwiler 11:00am-12:00pm - CANCELLED
Warplane Museum 3:00-4:00pm - CANCELLED
Friday, April 3 - Library Closed
All stops CANCELLED
Published:
Monday, March 16, 2026 - 10:15am
Central Library - New Library Card Check-in Process
Starting Monday, March 16, adults 18+ are required to show their Library card to access Central Library. This is a temporary measure to ensure safety for all. Thank you for your patience in advance.
Published:
Friday, March 13, 2026 - 5:45pm
Concession Branch Children's Area Reduced Service
A Children's area activity table, including the children's computers at Concession Branch are unavailable due to a facility issue. We aim to fix them as soon as possible.
Published:
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 11:30am
HPL Telephone Main Line Roll Back
HPL's original phone number is back in service. Please call 905-546-3200. The 289-779-7588 number, created due to the 2024 cybersecurity incident, is also working.
Published:
Friday, March 6, 2026 - 9:15am
Valley Park Community Centre Closure
From March 23 until April 12, Valley Park Community Centre will be closed for renovations, reopening April 13. Pool and changerooms will remain closed until early summer 2026.
Valley Park Branch will remain open during the renovations for your library needs.
Published:
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 11:00am
Concession Branch: Renovations
As of Monday, March 2, Concession Branch's Living Room and Makerspace areas are closed. (The next nearest Makerspaces are Sherwood and Terryberry Branches.) Seating may be limited at times. Renovations are expected to be completed in late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
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
Carlisle Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order
The accessible washroom at Carlisle Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.
Published:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
OGS Collection Family Histories
CALLOWHILL The Family. R929.209713 C135 CESH (00413)
CAMPBELL The Clan Campbell (00414)
CAMPBELL Connections - Family Lineage - May, George, Alexander Campbell - Book 1 Vol. 1-4, Book 2 vol. 1-2 (00415)
CLARK Clark Family of Badenock (00417)
CLARK Doris Burnside Clark (00416)
CLEMENS Clemens Family (00418)
CLIMO Mabinogi An Clem - Story of Children of Clem CLIMO/CLEMO Family in Cornwall (00419)
CLIMO Climo Family (00420)
CLINK Trafalgar Road - Story of Clink and Connected Families (00422)
CLINK Lambton & Kent - Story of Clink & Connected Families. R929.20971 KLINK CLI CESC (00421)
CLUTTON Diary of William Clutton (02074)
CLUTTON Diary of Joseph Clutton 1825 (02075)
CLUTTON Diary of Joseph Clutton. 1846 (02076)
CLUTTON Genealogy and Family History of William Clutton (1675-1732) of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England (02077)
CONDON, FIELD & STEPHENSON Condon, Field & Stephenson Families. (00424)
CONDON “Calling All Condons” R929.2 CONDO CESH (00425)
CONDON Condon of Invermay. R929.24202092 CONDO DEL CESH (00423)
CONE Cone Family in Canada - Russell Freeman Cone & Descendants (00426)
CONOVER George Conover (00427)
COOK Dr. A.S. Cook Notes (00428)
COOK The Andrew Cook Genealogy (00429)
COOK Echoes from Andrew & Anna Cook & Andrew Cook & Anna Palmer Family History Vol. I & II 1769-1990 (00430) (00431)
COREY Morris & Sarah (Lounsbury) Corey & Descendants (00432)
CORNWELL see EMERY
COWAN Clan United - Newsletters & Name/Place Index Vol. 4 #3 (00434)
COWAN Henry Cowan. R929.209713 COWAN CESH (00433)
CRAIG see LAMPMAN
CRANSTON Cranston Family History (00435)
CRAWLEY Crawley Family History (00436)
CRESSMAN History of Isaac S. Cressman Family 1830-1965 (00437)
CRIPPS Cripps Family - Aaron Kribs to Barbara Cromwell (00438)
CROUSE The Crouse families. Oshawa. by Chas. G. Crouse (02029)
CROZIER Family History of Lieut. John Crozier & Descendants. R929.20973 CRO CESH (00440)
CROZIER/FLETCHER Genealogy Crozier-Fletcher. R929.2 CRO CESH Part I & II (00439)
CRYSLER & CHRYSLER Supplement to Crysler & Chrysler History - 1978 (00441)
CRYSLER & CHRYSLER Crysler & Chrysler History & Family Trees 1974. (00442)
CRYSLER & CHRYSLER Crysler & Chrysler History & Family Trees 1981 Supplement (00443)
DALGLEISH William Dalgleish Family in Canada 1834-1977 (00445)
DALGLEISH Supplement to William Dalgleish Family in Canada (00444)
DARLING/NICKEL/BLACK Family History. 1834-1977 (01970)
DARROCH A Family in Scotland & in Canada (00446)
DAVIS Davis Connection with Waterdown. 929.2 DAVIS LAL CESH (00447)
DAVIS A Davis Genealogy 1774-1934. R929.2 DAVIS CESH (01969)
DAY see EMERY
DEGEERS The Degeers of Canada (00448)
DERSTEIN, FRIED/FREED Derstein, Fried/Freed & Related Families (00449)
DEWITT Genealogy. Descendants. Tjerk Classen Dewitt 1620-1700 (00450)
DINGWALL Ronald Dingwall of Scotland and Ontario (02373)
DINSMORE From Drumholm, Donegal to Cartwright, Upper Canada: the Dinsmore-Freeborn-Strong Families (02185)
DOANE Deacon John Doane of Plymouth Colony (00403)
DONALD Descendants of William Donald 1840-1878 & George E. Mills 1849-1923 (00451)
DRYDEN The Drydens of Teviotdale (00452)
DUFFIELD “From Whence We Came…” A Duffield History (02376)
DULMAGE Dulmage Family Records (00453)
DUNLOP Dunlop Family 1820-1985. James McD. Dunlop & Jane Brown (00455)
DUNLOP see also BRIGHAM
DUVAL “Whittelsey” (00456)
DWYERS/PAYNES/KEARNEY The Dwyers of Dublin, Tipperary & Galway, The Paynes of Longford, Kearneys of Ireland in London, ON (00457)
DYKEMAN Jacob Dykeman Descendants - Beverly Township (00458)
DYMENT The Dyments (00460)
DYMENT Index of names in The Dyment Book (00459)
