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Update on Quebec Vermont Library

Before I quote the article, one SIMPLE request. PLEASE avoid political comments; the previous thread got relocated to P & R and can be found at U.S. limits Canadian access to iconic Stanstead, Que., border-straddling library, officials say. If you have anything POLITICAL to add, please do it in the other thread.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...cess-1.7491824
Border-straddling library raises $140K for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access

Best-selling novelist Louise Penny donated $50K for the project

Library officials in Stanstead, Que., are full of gratitude after receiving more than $140,000 in donations — including from celebrated author Louise Penny — to help renovate the entrance to the library that straddles the border with the United States.

"It is crazy. It's overwhelming …I have contractors starting working," said Sylvie Boudreau, president of the library's board of trustees.

Built in 1904, the Haskell Free Library and Opera House needs to renovate an emergency exit to become an accessible main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to that entrance, which is located steps into Derby Line, Vt.
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