HPL's Catalogue will undergo maintenance network on Sunday, October 26 from 8 am to 10 am. There may be intermittent downtime during this maintenance window. Thank you for your patience.
HPL Catalogue - Maintenance Network
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 3:00pm
Central Library - 4th Floor Closure
Due to an all-day special event, the 4th Floor is closed on Saturday, October 25, from 8 am to 5 pm. Makerspace and Newcomer Learning Centre will remain open. Floors 1-3 are available for study and workspaces. www.hpl.ca/central
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Published:
Friday, October 17, 2025 - 11:00am
Delayed Branch Openings
The following locations have upcoming delayed openings due to Staff training drills.
Thursday, October 30
Parkdale Branch, 9:30am
You may visit nearby Branches for your library needs. www.hpl.ca/hours
All Branches and Bookmobile Stops
Published:
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
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 27)
Due to roof repair maintenance, the branch is temporarily closed until October 27. Please visit the Red Hill, Parkdale and Barton branches.
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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
