The 4th Floor will be closed from 9 am-2 pm tomorrow, Friday, February 13, for a special event. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 2 and 3 are available for study and work. www.hpl.ca/central
Central Library - Fourth Floor Closure
Published:
Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 12:00pm
Concession Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Starting the week of February 9, renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Computer availability may be limited, and the Living Room space is closed. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Sherwood Branch - Upcoming Renovations
Renovation preparations are underway in anticipation of the March 2 start. Starting the week of February 23, the 2nd Floor will be closed. The Children's collection will be temporarily available on the 1st Floor. Renovations are expected to wrap up by late Spring. Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Family Day Closure
All HPL Branches are closed on Family Day, Monday, February 16. Bookmobile is off the Road. Extended Access and Study Hall is not available. Regular service hours resume on Tuesday, February 17.
Published:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 1:00pm
Central Library - Living Room Renovation Preparation
Starting Tuesday, February 10, the First Floor Living Room will be unavailable due to renovation preparations. Study and work spaces are available on Floors 2-3.
Please note the Noon Hour Concert on Friday, February 13, will be held at Terryberry Branch instead.
Thank you for your patience.
Published:
Friday, February 6, 2026 - 9:00am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Please note the following Bookmobile visit updates.
Friday, February 13
Winona (11am-Noon) - Cancelled
Queen Victoria (3-4pm) - Cancelled
Family Day, Monday, February 16
Bookmobile is off the road.
Tuesday, February 17
McMaster University (3:30-4:30pm) - Cancelled
Thursday, February 19
Rockton (10:30am-11:30am) - Cancelled
Bennetto 5-5:30pm (instead of 4-5:30pm)
Published:
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 3:15pm
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
Central Library - Sunday Hours Paused
Effective Sunday, February 1, Sunday service hours at Central Library will be paused.
Sunday Hours will continue at Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown Branches from 1-5pm.
Published:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 11:00am
Beverly Books in the OGS Collection
Beverly 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, Beverly, #01769
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.
BEVERLY
Beverly Township Gore District 1816-1819 assessments. 1825 & 1842 Census (01769)
Burials permits for Lynden (Beverly) Cemeteries. 1933-1949 (01770)
The Church in Kirkwall 1833-1983 (01771)
Crown Patentees of Beverly Township.R971.3521 Sm61 CESH (01772)
First Church of Beverly. A History & A Memorial. R289 Sh39 CESH (01773)
Index for Pioneers of Beverly. R971.352 PIO CESH (01774)
History of the People of Troy (01775)
Lynden - of a By-gone Era & Memories. R971.352 MAN CESH (01778)
Pioneers of Beverly. Series of Sketches. by John Cornell. R971.352 COR CESH (01780)
The Links that Bind. The Harvie Family Nineteenth Century Burying Ground (01782)
Index to Surtees’ Map 1859: Beverly Twp. R929.3713 WEN CESH (02127)
Imperial Atlas 1903 Beverly Township. R346.713045 WEN CESH (02218)
Pioneers of Beverly – A Pictorial History R971.352 PIO CESH (02331)
Glorious Copetown. 1795-2000 R971.352 JON CESH (02336)
1901 Census: Beverly Township. R929.371352 NIN CESH (02379)
For Cemetery indexes for Beverly ask for the Finding Aid at the Local History & Archives Information Desk
