The Holyoke Public Library Corporation is a private organization incorporated in 1870. The library provides general circulation and reference services for adult, young adult, and children, and furnishes guidance and encouragement in the use of the Library and its resources. Every effort is made to assist patron in locating information and/or library materials, and accommodating special requests. Library is open to all and its services are free.

The Holyoke Public Library History Room & Archive houses the following Collections:

• Census Records Holyoke, MA.
• City Directories Microfilm.
• Street Lists.
• City/Municipal Records Town of Holyoke.
• Newspapers (on Microfilm): Holyoke Transcript; Holyoke Telegram;Transcript-Telegram; Springfield Union News; La Justice (French).
• Holyoke Vital Statistics 1850-1900 Microfiche.
• Map Collection.
• Holyoke High School Yearbook Collection.
• General History.
• Local History.

Special Collections are held in a separate, environmentally controlled on-site repository. Access to items in these collections require a request made two days prior to your visit in order to have them available.

• Holyoke Photo Collection.
• Holyoke Postcard Collection.
• Holyoke Street Railway Collection.
• Ella Merkel DiCarlo Collection.
• Milan P. Warner Collection.
• John Olsen Collection.
• White & Wyckoff Collection
• Holyoke Savings Bank Collection.
  
• And much more...

Inquiries: Research correspondence and inquiries concerning the collection should be directed to the Curator of the History Room & Archive. Research requests take on average 7-14 days depending on the complexity of the request. Obituary requests require full name, and exact date of death. As part of a public library there is no charge for information requests only for copies. (photocopies $0.10/each, microfilm prints $0.25/each)

Donations: The History Room is interested in acquiring manuscript material, photographs and other organizational records from individuals, families, businesses, and other organizations. Donated materials must be clean of mildew; physically stable; and fall within our Collecting policy. The donation will be discussed with the donor and reviewed by the curator and, if accepted, become the property of the Holyoke Public Library History Room & Archive and will be made publicly available for research.

All cash donations, and gifts-in-kind are greatly appreciated as well, and help keep the History Room functioning.

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