Merchandise sold to support Library

You can support a worthy cause (this library) and at the same time acquire collectible Holyoke items that could become treasured heirlooms. On sale at the Circulation desk are ornaments and afghans designed by the Friends of the Holyoke Public Library. The Library now (July 2018- ) manages the sales and the inventory.

See display case in the Library lobby, and scroll down for photos and price list posted here.

This ornament depicting the recently expanded Holyoke Public Library was added in spring 2016.

Examples of previous ornaments in this series: 

 The Holyoke Opera House

 Scott's Tower

 Library Centennial

 Holyoke City Hall, and

 Elizur Holyoke car of the Holyoke Street Railway. 

 The colorful image of an 1876 stained-glass
 window in City Hall was added in conjunction
 with the Library's use of the City Hall Auditorium
 while our library building was being remodeled
 and expanded. 

 In 2014, celebrating the return of passenger train
 service to Holyoke, we created an ornament
 depicting the historic Holyoke train station
 designed by famous architect H.H. Richardson.

Each ornament comes in a case or box including a brief historic description:

Tote bags, tee-shirts, and the Holyoke Postcards book are also for sale.

June 2018 update: Please make your checks payable to the Holyoke Public Library.  The sales proceeds now go directly to the Library (rather than via the Friends).  Here is the price list as of June 2018:

Historical Ornament Series:  

  • Holyoke City Hall  $14
  • Holyoke Dam "Early Days: A Town is Born 1850"  $14
  • Holyoke Opera House $14
  • Holyoke Public Library: Centennial $14
  • Holyoke Public Library: 21st Century $20
  • Holyoke Street Railway $14
  • Holyoke Train Station $18
  • Scott Tower $14
  • Stained Glass Window (color) $18

Holyoke Tapestry Afghan  $50

Books by local authors, $20 each:

  • HOLYOKE by Craig P. Della Penna (1971)
  • Holyoke Postcard Book by Devon Dawson (2004)
  • Actividades Musicales en Puerto Rico 1898-1910 by Catherine Dower (2007)

Other Gifts Available:

  • Wooden Library Replica $10
  • Shirley LaChaelle’s Brotherhood Bookmark $5
  • Friends of Library Tee-shirts  $15
  • Holyoke Public Library Tote Bag  $5   (Handy for carrying the gifts you are buying.) 

Thank you for supporting the Library!

Here's a closeup of details on the ornament depicting the Dam in the early days of Holyoke: A Town is Born, 1850: