Due to the continuing Mohawk College Support Staff strike, the Monday, September 29 (Noon-1 pm) visit has been cancelled. Holds can be picked up at the Terryberry Branch as an alternative option. Thank you for your understanding.
Bookmobile Service Modification
Published:
Friday, September 26, 2025 - 3:00pm
Interlibrary Loan Service on Pause
Interlibrary Loan (ILLO) service will be temporarily paused starting Friday, September 26, due to continued negotiations between CUPW and Canada Post. We apologize for the inconvenience.
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Friday, September 26, 2025 - 1:00pm
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
Kenilworth Branch - Temporary Closure (Sept 2 - Oct 14)
Due to roof repair maintenance, the Branch is temporarily closed from September 2 until October 14. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale, and Barton locations as your nearest branches for your library needs. Thank you for your patience.
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Published:
Monday, August 11, 2025 - 8:00am
Lloyd Harold Bloom Collection
American Hotel in Hamilton, 1930’s
Lloyd Harold Bloom was born in Hamilton. He established Lloyd Bloom Photography in 1937. During the 1930's, he wrote columns for the Toronto Daily Star and for Saturday Night. During the Second World War he was an R.C.A.F. photographer. After the sale of his studio in 1980, Lloyd Bloom brought some of his negatives to Local History & Archives [then Special Collections] on a regular basis until his death in 1988. He also sent large quantities of negatives to the National Archives in Ottawa.
The negatives in this collection are of jobs Bloom was contracted for between 1954 and 1974. These include the construction of many municipal projects, such as City Hall, the Skyway Bridge, the Court House, as well as other projects, such as St. Joseph's Hospital, the Chedoke Expressway, the McMaster University Science Building, Henderson Hospital, etc.
In addition, he was interested in photographing fires. There is also a whole series of shots of the Evelyn Dick trial in Hamilton, in 1946-1947.
Finding Aid: R770.92 BLOOM CESH
