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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Notable Quotes
"I’m very relieved. People are going to be able to enjoy the library without any problems."
— Sylvie Boudreau , Executive
"I’m super excited to use the Canadian door. This shows how we can always find solutions."
— Ruth Whitman , Other
"I’m very relieved. People are going to be able to enjoy the library without any problems."
— Sylvie Boudreau , Executive
"I’m super excited to use the Canadian door. This shows how we can always find solutions."
— Ruth Whitman , Other
"I’m very relieved. People are going to be able to enjoy the library without any problems."
— Sylvie Boudreau , Executive
"I’m super excited to use the Canadian door. This shows how we can always find solutions."
— Ruth Whitman , Other
"I was excited to use the new access point."
— Ruth Whitman , Other
"I’m very relieved. People are going to be able to enjoy the library without any problems."
— Sylvie Boudreau , Executive
"I’m super excited to use the Canadian door. This shows how we can always find solutions."
— Ruth Whitman , Other
"It’s finally done."
— Sylvie Boudreau , Executive
"Today we are sending a clear message. We will not be divided. We choose community. We choose collaboration. We choose friendship, just as we have for more than 100 years."
— Jody Stone , Politician
"Our government truly let us down."
— Mike Pieciak , Politician
"No matter which door we use, it’s inside that we will always meet in friendship and with great pleasure."
— Jean-René Dufort , Celebrity
Key People
Becca Balint is the U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Independent Senator who endorsed Graham Platner.
Jean-René Dufort is a satirist for CBC/Radio-Canada.
Jody Stone is the Mayor of Stanstead.
Kristi Noem is the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.
Louise Penny is a best-selling Canadian mystery writer.
Mike Pieciak is the Vermont State Treasurer.
Peter Welch is the U.S. Senator from Vermont.
Ruth Whitman is a Canadian visitor expressing excitement about the new entrance.
Sylvie Boudreau is the president of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House's board of trustees.
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All Coverage
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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