Bradford Public Library Panorama
- CA BWGPL LHC-Libr-LibraryLife-1990s-20119-03-11-13
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- c. 1998
Part of Local History Collection
A panoramic photograph of the Bradford Public Library, taken by Sheryl Cheshire.
Sheryl Cheshire
Bradford Public Library Panorama
Part of Local History Collection
A panoramic photograph of the Bradford Public Library, taken by Sheryl Cheshire.
Sheryl Cheshire
First Draft of Library Study Completed
Part of Local History Collection
"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). ..."
Bradford Weekly
Part of Local History Collection
Gertrude Melbourne, librarian of Bradford from 1967 - 1975.
BWGPL 20th anniversary- Letter from Peter Van Loan
Part of Local History Artifacts
Letter congratulating BWGPL on 20th years in the Holland Court location by MP Peter Van Loan
Peter Van Loan
From Mechanics' Institute to a State-of-the-Art Public Library
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"Editor's note: with the new Bradford Public Library scheduled to hold Official Opening Ceremonies November 6, 1988, following is an article submitted by D. Cilipka on the library's past history in Bradford." ...
Bradford Gazette
Part of Local History Collection
Article from the Bradford Witness - May 31 1906 edition on H.S. Broughton, postmaster and librarian of Bradford. This edition provides many biographies and photographs of prominent citizens at the time.
Edmund Garrett
Part of Local History Collection
This portrait is of A.N. Scarrow, and was featured alongside members of the Model School Board including Rev. F. Smith, E.P. Snow, James Bemrose, John Elliott, and Samuel Martin.
Scarrow was the principal of the Public and Model Schools from 1902, and was President of the Bradford Library Board.
Edmund Garrett
Part of George Jackson fonds
The structure located at 21 Holland St. West is part of what is known as the Evans Block. The building was raised and Len Saint added a cellar and a foundation. The work was done by Mac Campbell and his team of carpenters. T.W.W. Evans had the building constructed to house his law practice. The upstairs was also used for years by Dr. Ellis, a dentist. The upper floor even served as Bradford Library in the 1930s, run by Mrs. Day. At one time, the offices of Tupling Insurance were also located in this building. In 1957 a fire destroyed several buildings to the east, but this structure was spared. (1, 2)
George Jackson
Part of Local History Collection
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.
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of Ida Day Smith, daughter of Professor W.H. Day and librarian of Bradford Public Library in 1936. She was also the daughter of Ethel Day, who took over the librarianship in 1936. Ida Day was the sole librarian after Mary Brown, and worked in a second floor room of T.W.W. Evans' law office. Once she married Raymond Smith in October of 1936, the couple moved away and Ida's mother, Ethel, took over the librarianship duties.