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The Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Stanstead, Québec :flagqc: provided an update on their project to construct a Canadian entrance.

www.gofundme.com/f/haskell-infrastructure...
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La bibliothèque et salle d’opéra Haskell à Stanstead, Québec :flagqc: a fourni une mise à […]

For over a century, the Haskell Free Library quietly united two countries—built right on the border, half in Quebec, half in Vermont. Then came Kristi Noem. Now, Canadians will need a border crossing just to get in.
#DerbyLine #HaskellLibrary #CanadaUS #BorderStories
youtu.be/zPaFiQqZCcg

The library with one door in Canada and the other one (now closing) in the US A line on the ground separates the Canadian town of Stanstead and the American town of Derby Line. A library stands right on top, but it had never been a problem. Until Trump returned to power, that i...

What was once a quiet symbol of shared values, because of Trump, has become an unintended frontline in a shifting political landscape. The Library where borders now speak louder than books english.elpais.com/culture/2025... #HaskellLibrary #US #Canada #Border #TrumpEra #BattleGround #LibrariesMatter

Americast - Will US-Canada relations ever be the same again? - BBC Sounds Canadian PM Mark Carney called it the "end of an era"

Jordan Heath-Rawlings, Host #ElbowsUp #podcast tells @zurch.bsky.social+ #BBC’s N #Anerica Ed, Sarah Smith, the story of #HaskellLibrary bisected by #Canada #US border. Seen as symbol of enduring friendship by #BarackObama, claimed as part of ‘51st State’ by Kristi Noem - illustrates fracture.

The U.S. Tried to Shut Canadians Out of This Library—It Backfired The Haskell Free Library has symbolized cross-border unity for 120+ years. Now, the U.S. is cutting off Canadian access. Instead of giving up, people raised over $160K to keep it open. Read more. #Has...

The U.S. tried to cut Canadian access to the Haskell Free Library. Instead, people raised over $160K in less than 6 days to build a new entrance!!

Borders won’t break this community💛
#HaskellLibrary #CrossBorderLove

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The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, in Stanstead, Québec :flagqc:, has raised over $140,000 in donations over 3 days.

HURRAY!

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/u-s...
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La bibliothèque et salle d’opéra Haskell, à Stanstead […]

Petty tension rising antics by D.H.S. target boarder straddling free library seen as symbol of peaceful cooperation between USA & CAN — Recursive Generative Emergence A response to the facts presented in https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7489528

The #U.S. just cut off #Canadian access to the #HaskellFreeLibrary —a building that literally straddles the border as a symbol of peace. This isn’t about security. It’s about ego.

#HaskellLibrary #BorderPolitics

L’accès canadien à la bibliothèque Haskell « sera fermé » L'accès canadien à la Bibliothèque et Salle d'Opéra Haskell, à Stanstead, serait fermé unilatéralement par les autorités américaines, selon la présidente du CA.

Canadian access to the Stanstead Library “will be closed”—an end to a powerful 🇨🇦🇺🇸 symbol of friendship for over a century, now shut down unilaterally by the U.S. 📚 They're treating us like enemies in an unprovoked war they started.

#HaskellLibrary #GoodNeighboursNoMore