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Part of Local History Collection
Adrienne Price, former librarian of BWG Public Library, now works as a volunteer since retirement.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Part of Local History Collection
Adrienne Price, former librarian of BWG Public Library, now works as a volunteer since retirement.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Miss Birdie M. Webb librarian name plate
Part of Local History Artifacts
Name plate of former librarian of BWG Public Library, Birdie M. Webb.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Gertrude Melbourne, librarian of Bradford from 1967 - 1975.
Mrs. Gertrude Melbourne - Know Your Neighbour
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"For a librarian who intended to never be one, Gertrude Melbourne does a pretty fine job keeping the bustling Bradford Public Library on an even keel. An avid reader, Mrs. Melbourne is charged with selecting all the books that are stocked in the 6000 book library located on John St. ..."
Bradford Witness
The Bradford library Serving Us since 1879
Part of Local History Collection
Article of a brief history of the Bradford Library, written by its librarian, Adrienne Price. Scanned from a donation of the Bradford Today supplement to the Bradford Witness.
Adrienne Price
Gertie Melbourne Bringing Coffee
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Photograph of Gertie Melbourne carrying a coffee urn. Inscription on back states: "The library's coffee maker-always an empty pot after story time."
Bradford Public Library Opening Ceremonies
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Photograph of the ribbon cutting for the opening of Bradford Public Library on Holland Court, the location prior to the current library on Holland Street.
In doorway, left to right: William DePeuter (Mayor), Hon. Charles T.S. Evans (Chairman of Fundraising), Adrienne Price (Librarian)
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Artifacts
A booklet for a Founder's Day event at the Bradford Public Library on February 3, 1993 to "Celebrat[e] 37 Years of Public Library Service and 127 Years of Library Service in Bradford." It was researched and compiled by Librarian Adrienne Price.
The event shared history and had various guest speakers.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Bond Head Booketeria a novel idea
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An article about the creation of a "Booketeria" in order to help provide library services to the Bond Head area.
"What is a Booketeria? It's a self-serve mini-library, a new and innovative way to make library resources more available in a small community. With the help of the Bond Head Post Mistress Judith Baguely, room was found in the tiny Bond Head Post Office for shelving that holds approximately 450 paperback books, ranging from adult titles to kids' literature, and from romance and murder mysteries, to the latest works by Canadian authors..."
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
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A newspaper article about the creation of the Gwen Taylor Memorial Library as a community library in Newtown Robinson. The library was conceived after the Newton Robinson branch of the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library was closed.
"The Gwen Taylor Memorial Library is an example of what a community can achieve, when it pulls together. The community library in Newton Robinson was opened by residents of the hamlet, after the local branch of the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library was closed by the Library Board..."
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times