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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Affected Branch: Central Library
Published:
Friday, December 19, 2025 - 5:00pm
All Branches Closed Sunday December 21

All branches close on Sunday, December 21, 2025. This includes branches with Extended Access.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:00am
All Branches Closed for Christmas and Boxing Day

All branches close on December 25 and 26 for Christmas and Boxing Day. 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
Published:
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
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
Telephone Service - Technical Issues

Please note that the 905-546-3200 main line is experiencing technical issues today, Monday, December 8. Members can still reach Staff at 289-779-7588 or by email or through chat online. We are working quickly to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience.

All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Monday, December 8, 2025 - 7:30pm
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
Published:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 3:00pm

War of 1812 - Collection Bibliography - U

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[127] Letter from The Secretary of War, Transmitting A Statement of the Names of Persons Who Have Received Public Money for Paying the Troops in Service During The Late War, and who Have Failed to Render Their Accounts. Made in pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 18th February 1818.
March 2, 1818
Read and Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Washington: Printed by E. De Krafft, 1818
3, +4 page list attached
R971.034 UNI CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[17] Memorial of the Legislature of The State of Kentucky Relative to Compensation to be made for Horses Lost in the Service of the United States.
January 9, 1816
Ordered to lie on the table
Washington: Printed by William A. Davis. 1816
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R971.034 KEN CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
The Privateer System. Speech of Hon. Timothy Davis, of Mass., on the Bill to Grant Bounty Land to the Officers and Crews of Privateer Vessels Engaged in the Various Wars of the United States.
Delivered in the House of Representatives, July 23, 1856
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R971.034 DAV CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[75] Report of a select committee on the memorial of William Tatham.
Made in February 10, 1817
Read and ordered to lie on the table
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R320.120973 REP CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[71] Report of General Joseph G. Swift of the sums required for the several fortifications in the United States, and the buildings at West Point.
Washington, January 18, 1815
11, 1
R355.70973 SWI CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
(86) Report of the Committee appointed by the citizens of Pittsburgh, at a meeting held at the court-house on the 21st of December, 1816, to inquire into the state of the manufactures in the city and its immediate vicinity. Made February 17, 1817, In the House of Representatives of the United States. Read and ordered to lie upon the table.
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R382.0973 REP CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
Report of the Committee Appointed on the Twentieth of December Last, to Inquire into the Present Condition and Distribution of the Flags, Standards and Colors, which Have Been Taken by the Forces of the United States from their Enemies; and Whether It Would be Expedient to Make Any Provision in Relation to Them.
February 4, 1814
Read, and committed to a committee of the house on Monday next.
Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1814
13, large folding chart.
R971.034 UNI CESC #1

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[19] Report of The Committee appointed On The Twentieth Ult. to Inquire into the Expediency of Rebuilding, or Repairing the Public Buildings, in The City of Washington and Whether it is expedient to make any changes in the sites of said buildings.
November 21, 1814
Read and ordered to be printed.
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightmen, 1814
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R971.034 UNI CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
Report of the Committee Appointed on the Twenty-Third of September Last to Inquire Into the Causes and Particulars of the Invasion of the City of Washington, By The British Forces in the Month of August, 1814. November 19, 1814 Read and committed to a committee of the whole house on Monday, the 19th of December next.
Washington: A. and G. Way, Printers, 1814
370, fold. table
Sabin 69796[calls for 2 tables]
R971.034 UNI CESC #2

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[37] Report of The Committee of Claims, on The Petition of James Anderson.
January 19, 1814
Read and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next.
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1814
4
R971.034 UNI CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[26] Report of The Committee of Claims, on The Petition of Kenzie & Forsythe.
December 31, 1813
Read, and committed to a committee of the whole house to-morrow.
Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1814
3,[4 leaves]
R971.034 UNI CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[9] Report of The Committee of Claims, on the Petition of Sundry Citizens of Vincennes and of Knox County in the Indiana Territory.
December 23, 1813
Read and referred to a committee of the whole House t-morrow.
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightmen, 1813
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United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[44] Report of the Committee of Claims on The Petition of the Governors of the New-York Hospital.
January 27, 1814
Read, and committed to a committee of the whole House on Monday next.
Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1814
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R971.034 UNI CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[35] Report of The Committee of Claims, on the Petition of William Henry Washington
December 19, 1814
Read and together with the affidavit of Philip Boilia, ordered to be printed.
Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1814
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R971.034 UNI CESC

United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
[32] Report of The Committee of Claims, on the Resolutions of the House of Representatives of the 14th and 25th of November Last, relative to the Payment for Horses Lost or Destroyed in The Public Service December 5, 1814
Read, and referred to the committee of the whole house on the bill to authorize the payment for property lost, captured or destroyed by the enemy, while in the public service of the United States.
Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1814
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R971.034 UNI CESC