Watch: Historic US-Canada border library gets new Quebec-only entrance
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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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.
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Stanstead, Quebec, has opened a new entrance on the Canadian side, allowing Canadians to visit without crossing a U.S. border checkpoint. This follows the U.S. ending a century-old arrangement that permitted Canadians to enter from the American side without a passport or customs inspection.
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, located on the border between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont, has inaugurated a new entrance on the Canadian side. This development allows Canadians to access the library without passing through a U.S. border checkpoint, following the U.S. ending a longstanding arrangement that permitted such access.
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, which straddles the border between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont, has opened a new entrance on the Canadian side. This change allows Canadians to visit the library without crossing a U.S. border checkpoint, following the U.S. ending a century-old arrangement that permitted such access.
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, located on the border between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont, has inaugurated a new entrance on the Canadian side. This development allows Canadians to access the library without passing through a U.S. border checkpoint, following the U.S. ending a longstanding arrangement that permitted such access.
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, located on the border between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont, has inaugurated a new entrance on the Canadian side. This development allows Canadians to access the library without passing through a U.S. border checkpoint, following the U.S. ending a longstanding arrangement that permitted such access.
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, straddling the border between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont, has opened a new entrance on the Canadian side. This change allows Canadians to visit the library without crossing a U.S. border checkpoint, following the U.S. ending a longstanding arrangement that permitted such access.
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