Concession Branch - Filming in the Area

Please note that filming will take place nearby on the following dates.

May 18 – Filming Preparation (All Day)

May 19 – Filming (7am – 4pm), Concession Street (between Upper Wentworth and East 21st)

  • BIA Patio at 534 Concession will be temporarily removed on May 18 and reinstalled on May 20.
  • Traffic flow may be disrupted, and some parking spaces will be occupied by production vehicles and equipment.
Published:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - 8:00am
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.

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 8am 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

IRELAND The Ireland Family at Oakridge Farm (02359)

JACKMAN The Emigrant Ancestors of a Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Henry N. R. Jackman (00499)

JACKSON Jackson Kith and Kin. 1776-1974. R929.2 J135b CESH (00500)

JEFFORDS Jeffords History (00501)

JOHNSON Johnson - Ancestry Pedigree (00502)

JOHNSON Johnson Reporter 1981+. (Newsletter) Relatively Speaking (00505)

JOHNSON Johnson Generations. R929.20971 JOHNS CESH ((00503)

JOHNSTON The Story Behind “The Recollections of a Georgia Loyalist” (00611)

JONES Augustus Jones Surveyor (00506)

KEARNEY see DWYERS

KELLY see LAMPMAN

KERR The Gabriel and George Kerr Families and Descendants - Quebec (00507)

KRATZ Incredible Story of Hardship and Love. Story of Johann Leonard Kratz 1756-1829 (00508)

KREAMER “In the Beginning” Notes of Kreamer Family (00509)

LAIDMAN Descendants of Samuel Laidman & Elizabeth Pickersgill (00510)

LAMPMAN Imprints on the Sands of Time. - Kelly, Lampman, Craig, Ferguson. (00511)

LAMPMAN Lampman Family in America 1709 - Frederick to Canada 1783. (00512) (in back of book 00511)

LAND see ALMAS

LAND Descendants of Robert Land and Phoebe Scott. 1733-1826. R929.2 L23a CESH (00515)

LAND A Loyalist’s Legacy. Robert Land. R929.2 LAND BRO CESH (00513)

LANG See RUNDLE

LANGS Descendants of Jacob Langs & Elizabeth Fowler. Introductory Sketch “The Langs Family of Pennsylvania” - J.P. Langs. (00516)

LATIMER see ELLIOTTS

LEBARON Descendants of Francis LeBaron of Plymouth, Mass. (02459)

LEE Lee Family (photocopy) (00517)

LEIGH Monty Leigh Remembers - Early Days Oro Township & Orillia (00518)

LEITH Some Descendants of John Leith, Sr.; Megantic County, Quebec (02541)

LIKINS Likins Family (00519)

LIVINGSTON Livingston Families (02057)

LONDON see GLOVER

LOWERY see GORDON

LUMSDEN Diary of Mary Helsa Lumsden, Dundas 1875 (00520)

LUNDY Lundy Genealogy 1741-1945 (00521)

LYONS The Lyons of West Flamborough. Photocopies of cards in Dundas Museum (00522)

LYONS see also BAKER