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Photograph of cement work from the construction of the library at its location on Holland Court. The view is from the south entrance, looking towards what would be the parking lot.

A newspaper article about fundraising to raise funds for a new Bradford Public Library at 100 Holland Court.

"A large crowd came out on Saturday to witness the initiation of the library fundraising committee's new sign...The brick wall signifies the group's major project, selling inscribed bricks for a special wall in the new building. The bricks sell for $250 each..."

A newspaper article about films playing at the Bradford Public Library over the Holiday season.

The Holland Court Bradford Public Library under construction.

Photograph of Bill Hett (Architect), Bob Gallagher (Contractor) and Bob McIntyre (Architect) looking over construction at the library site, when the Holland Court location of the library was being built.

A newspaper article about "Count Week" at the Bradford Public Library.

"The last week of October was "count week" at the Bradford Public Library. Each year the province requires that we report on what happened during the year..."

Photograph of Ethel Day, wife of Professor W.H. Day and librarian of Bradford Public Library from 1936 - 1953. She was also the mother of Ida Day Smith, former librarian, whom she took over from in 1936. Mrs. Day was the sole librarian and worked originally a room on the second floor of T.W.W. Evans law office at 21 Holland St. West, then in the late 1940s, moved to a room above the fire hall on Barrie Street. She hand-wrote all records, and was librarian until her death on November 23, 1953.

Photograph of Shelly dePeuter and Brenda De Best dressed-up in white in-front of the Bradford Public Library entrance.

Photograph of Eleanor Sherbo and C.T.S. Evans at the ground breaking ceremony in October of 1987 for the Bradford Public Library. That library finished construction in 1988. Second from right is Eleanor Sherbo.

"A new library for Bradford came one tiny step closer to reality last week when Fox Jones and Associates presented its first public report. The facility feasibility study, still in draft form, was presented at a public meeting last week (Aug 27). ..."