Historic US-Canada border library opens Quebec-only entrance after Trump administration restricts Canadian access
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The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a historic bi-national institution straddling the US-Canada border in Vermont/Quebec, has opened a new Canada-only entrance after the Trump administration restricted Canadians from using the original main entrance located on the US side. For over 120 years, visitors from both countries freely shared the building, with the border marked only by black tape on the floor. The new entrance ensures Canadian patrons can still access the library without crossing into the United States.
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· 3 pulledFor more than a century, visitors from both countries moved freely through the building, crossing the international border marked by a strip of black tape on the floor.
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a landmark community institution built deliberately across the Canada–US border in 1904 so neighbours could share books and performances.
After more than a century of sharing the main entrance, Canadians were barred from using the library's US-side door by the Trump administration in 2025.
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