Special Collections is expected to close on May 1, 2026, for the first phase of the Haverhill Public Library renovation project, barring any delays in the construction schedule.*
Phase 1 is addressing the Third Floor and Summer Street entrance. Neither patrons nor staff will be able to access these areas once construction begins.
Furthermore, our physical collections will be moved offsite. Our collections are being moved to protect them during construction, which is a very good thing, but does mean that the Special Collections Department is limited in our capacity to help researchers for the time being.
While Special Collections is closed, the following resources and services can still be accessed:
- Senter dijital Achiv
- Image Requests
- Haverhill Gazette Microfilm (available onsite on the Main Floor)
- Research Services (no fee for HPL cardholders)
- Ancestry Library Edition (available in the library only)
- America’s 250th Birthday Essay Project
Our team will remain available to answer questions throughout the closure, though please keep in mind that our collections will be inaccessible to us as well. We will do our best to fill research requests.
Donations of materials to Special Collections are not accepted at this time.
We apologize for the inconvenience and understand the frustration this will cause—we will miss our collections and researchers!
Plis enfòmasyon koleksyon espesyal toujou disponib nan kwen nou an nan sit entènèt HPL la: https://haverhillpl.org/special-collections/
*We will update this post immediately if there are delays to the construction schedule.