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Winners of Library Draw

CA BWGPL LHC-Libr-LibraryLife-1990s-OS8958
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1991

Part of Local History Collection

Children who read thirty-five books or more in the Bradford Public Library's Summer Reading Program were eligible for the Grand Prize Draw. Winners, from left: Marcella Knibbe, 8, Amy Kany, 10, Cynthia Belanger, 9, Ramona Rouhani, 8, and Melanie McIlroy, 7 1/2. Chief Bookaneer Anita Sikma (in the hat) organised the program. Summer 1991.

Webb, Birdie

CA BWGPL LHC-Libr-LibraryLife-1960s-OS8607
Item
February 1967

Part of Local History Collection

Birdie Webb on her last day working at the Bradford Public Library.

Susan Downs (West)

CA BWGPL LHC-Libr-LibraryLife-1980s-OS8862
Item
1986

Part of Local History Collection

Susan Downs (West) cleaning 16 mm film at the Bradford Public Library. Summer 1986.

Spy School at Library

CA BWGPL LHC-Libr-LibraryLife-1980s-OS8755
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1986

Part of Local History Collection

"Spy School" at the Bradford Public Library. Summer 1986.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Sod Turning of the Library

CA BWGPL LHC-Libr-LibraryLife-1960s-OS8650
Item
1962

Part of Local History Collection

Birdie Webb, Librarian, turning the sod. Left to Right: Mrs. Yomans (Board), Mrs. Blackwell (Board), Mrs. Kneeshaw Dalph (Board), Mr. Stevens (Board and High School Principal), Mr. Ted Delvin (Chair), Mr. Dean Blake (Treasurer), Mr. Brittain (Public School Principal), Mr. Joe Magani (Mayor), Mr. McKenzie (Bradford Witness), Mr. John Zima (Builder)

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Manual Check-out

CA BWGPL LHC-Libr-LibraryLife-1990s-OS8947
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1995-04-24

Part of Local History Collection

The manual checkout at the Bradford W.G. Public Library. Photo taken just prior to computerization.

Main Street Bradford looking east

CA BWGPL LHC-TownBWG-Stre-OS9998
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Part of Local History Collection

Main street (Holland Street West) Bradford looking east. The white building in the foreground is the original post office and library building.

From the Bradford Witness newspaper:
"A Public Library of over 2,500 volumes, in the Post Office building, with the postmaster [H. S. Broughton] as librarian, is fairly well patronized by the reading public."

Bill Marks