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Central Library
Mon - Fri 9:30am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm
Telephone 905-668-6531

Rossland Branch
Tue - Wed 10am - 8pm
Thur - Fri 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Telephone 905-668-1886

Brooklin Branch
Mon - Thur 10am - 9pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Telephone 905-655-3191

Holds & Renewals
Call  905-430-7913

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Name Indexes to Books

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The following indexes are a starting point to local history research:


Chronicles of a County Town: Whitby past and present.

County of Ontario: short notes as to the early settlement and progress of the county and brief references to the pioneers and some Ontario county men who have taken a prominent part in provincial and dominion affairs.

Early days in Whitby. Historical columns, taken from the Oshawa Daily Times September 1953-March 1957.

From generation to generation: The Story of Brooklin United Church 1840-1990.

Historical buildings index and background notes.

On the Shores of Scugog.

One hundred and one years of craft history in the town of Whitby.

Voters list of the Town of Whitby for 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889.

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