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The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is determined to maintain accessibility on both sides of the US-Canada border.
The Haskell Free Library & Opera House's main entrance is in the U.S. town of Derby Line, but for decades Canadians have been allowed to visit the facility through a side entrance from Stanstead, ...
She told the paper that she was asked to attend a meeting on Tuesday outside the library by a U.S. Border Patrol official who told her that from Monday, only library members and staff would be ...
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the line between the village of Derby Line, Vermont, and the town of Stanstead, Quebec.
With its free access from both sides, The Haskell Free Library and Opera House on the Quebec-Vermont border has symbolized Canada-U.S. friendship since 1904, but U.S. officials are now turning it ...
U.S. authorities said on Friday they are closing Canadian access to a library straddling the Canada-U.S. border, drawing criticism from a Quebec town where people have long enjoyed easy entry to the ...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will begin to restrict Canadians’ access to a library that straddles the international border due to "a continued rise in illicit cross border activity." ...
The U.S. will limit Canadian access to the library on the border between Vermont and Quebe, where Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made a jibe about Canada becoming the “51st ...
U.S. Homeland Security officials are closing off Canadian access to an unusual library in northern Vermont that straddles the international border. The Haskell Free Library & Opera House's main ...
The historical site, where a line taped down the floor marks the border, is celebrated as a symbol of international friendship.
Canadians cross the border on a sidewalk leading directly to the library that is monitored by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The nearest border checkpoint is not within eyesight of the building.