Historic US-Canada border library opens new Quebec-only entrance
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The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a landmark institution built across the Canada-US border in 1904, has opened a new Canada-only entrance. The change follows the Trump administration limiting access for individuals entering from Canada, barring them from using the library's original main entrance in Vermont. For over a century, visitors from both countries moved freely through the building, crossing the border marked by black tape on the floor. Tighter US security rules effectively closed the historic shared entrance to Canadian visitors in October 2025. The new entrance was created from a former emergency exit on the Canadian side and was funded in part through community fundraising.
What’s reported
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House was built across the Canada-US border in 1904.
The library has opened a new Canada-only entrance.
The Trump administration limited access for individuals entering from Canada, barring them from using the original main entrance in Vermont.
For over a century, visitors from both countries moved freely through the building, crossing the border marked by black tape on the floor.
Tighter US security rules effectively closed the historic shared entrance to Canadian visitors in October 2025.
The new entrance was created from a former emergency exit on the Canadian side.
The project was funded in part through community fundraising.
Sources: BBC News
