US-Canada border library gets new Quebec-only entrance
5 hours ago
- #US-Canada Border
- #Historic Library
- #Border Policy Change
- The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, built across the Canada-U.S. border in 1904, has opened a new Canada-only entrance.
- This change was necessary after the Trump administration restricted Canadian access to the original main entrance in Vermont in October 2025 due to tighter U.S. security rules.
- Historically, visitors freely crossed the international border inside the building, marked by a black tape line on the floor.
- The new entrance was created from a former emergency exit on the Canadian side and funded partly through community fundraising.