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The tiny library caught in the middle of U.S.-Canada tensions
The retired Canadian border agent, watching from this quaint town on the border with Vermont, had grown increasingly alarmed ...
The 10 most-challenged books in U.S. libraries have faced complaints in Canada, too
The American Library Association released its annual list of most-challenged books on Monday, which includes new data that ...
U.S. to limit Canadian access to border library where Kristi Noem made ‘51st state’ jibe
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 ...
CBS News19d
For over a century, a U.S.-Canada cross-border library used a single entrance. Now, the U.S. says Canadians must build their own.
But by Oct. 1, all Canadians, including members, will be required to use the entrance on Canada's side — although once inside the library Canadians and Americans can still freely intermingle.
US decides to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library
The historical site, where a line taped down the floor marks the border, is celebrated as a symbol of international friendship.
The Associated Press on MSN15d
A beloved library that united the U.S. and Canada faces new border restrictions
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the line between the village of Derby Line, Vermont, and the town of ...
The Boston Globe23d
US to limit Canadian access to beloved cross-border library where Kristi Noem taunted hosts
Nearly two months after Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem made provocative comments at a library straddling the northern border that once symbolized the enduring friendship between the United ...
US government blocks Canadian access to border-straddling library
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 ...
USA Today21d
No Canadians allowed: Unusual cross-border library to close access
The library has long hosted cross-border events ... a reference to President Donald Trump's repeated suggestion that Canada should become part of the U.S. After her visit, Noem posted to social ...
Stephen Colbert jokes about changes to library straddling Vermont-Quebec border on Monday’s show
The Department of Homeland Security is limiting Canadian access to the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, which sits on the border between Quebec and Vermont.
Temporary closure of Saskatoon library branches amid overdose crisis needed but won't fix broader issues: CUPE
The Saskatoon Public Library says it's closing its main downtown branch and one on 20th Street W. for a month on March 22 as ...