Construction began in 1901 and the Opera House opened in 1904 and the Library in 1905. The Haskells wanted Canadians and Americans to have equal access to the Library and Opera House and so they chose to build on the border. It was built in memory of her parents Catherine and Horace Stewart and her husband Carlos Freeman Haskell. The Haskell Free Library and Opera House was a gift from Martha Stewart Haskell and her son Horace "Stewart" Haskell. In this picture, Canada is on the right side of the line and the United States is on the left. The international boundary is marked as a black line on the floor of the reading room of the Haskell Library. In Canada, it was designated a National Historic Site in 1985 and has been a provincial heritage site since 1977.įollowing the Trump travel ban, the library served as a site for international reunions, as it is partly in Canada and partly in the United States. In the United States, it has been registered in the National Register of Historic Places since 1976. The building is recognized as a historic site in both countries. The library has a collection of more than 20,000 books in French and English, and is open to the public 38 hours a week. The building has different postal codes (93 Caswell Avenue, 05830 and 1, rue Church (Church Street), J0B 3E2) and different telephone area codes (+1- 80 and +1- 81) in its two respective countries. The stage and half of the seats are in Canada, the remainder of the opera hall is in the US. Ī thick black line runs beneath the seats of the opera house and diagonally across the center of the library's reading room to mark the Canada–United States border. Patrons from Canada are permitted to enter the United States door without needing to report to customs by using a prescribed route through the sidewalk of rue Church (Church Street), provided that they return to Canada immediately upon leaving the building using the same route. All patrons and visitors must use the U.S. There is no entrance from Canada however, there is an emergency exit on the Canadian side of the building. with no books" and "the only opera house in the U.S.A. Because of this, the Haskell is sometimes called "the only library in the U.S.A. Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.The library collection and the opera stage are located in Stanstead, but the main entrance and most opera seats are located in Derby Line.
(Use this link to refer back to this listing.) As a heritage building and as a cultural centre, the Haskell plays a critical role in enriching the lives of its members and the community border, both English and French, through access to information, reading material, a broad range of library services and programming as well as the visual and performing arts. Other Info: Founded in 1901, the Haskell Free Library and Opera House supports the cultural needs of the community on both sides of the Canada-U.S. The library serves a population of 2,349 residents. The library circulates 39,345 items per year. The collection of the library contains 20,000 volumes.
This library is affiliated with Haskell Free Library ( view map) Library details: Haskell Free Library and Opera House is a Public library. Directory of Public Libraries in the United Kingdom.Directory of Public Libraries in the United States.
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