"Bradford Rotary Club has made its final payment on its promise of $6000 toward the building of Bradford Public Library/ Last year, Bradford Lions Club made its final payment on its promise of $12000 for the library, making a total of $18000 contributed by the two local service clubs toward the new building. Other organizations have made lesser contributions. ..."
"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." ...
"The Board of the Simcoe County Library Co-operative held its first meeting on Friday, March 19. The librarian's report showed that the circulation of County Library books during 1947 totalled 56,944, almost 2,000 more than was estimated in the report to the January session of County Council, and an increase of 24,139 over the previous years. Although most of this increase came from the growth of the service to the schools, 559 more non-fiction books were read in the libraries, and 362 more children's books. 148 schools are being served, as well as 20 libraries and 10 deposit stations."
"The last Re-union of the season took place in the Town Hall, on Friday evening last, in the presence of a large and intelligent audience, and was decidedly one of the most interesting and successful meetings of the kind our village has ever witnessed." ...
"The annual meeting of the Public Library was held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening. The attendance was small, as usual. The Treasurer, Mr. Jas. Driffill, presented his report, which showed that the receipts for the year were $354, and the expenditure $310.17, leaving a balance on hand of $44.37. ..."
"The annual meeting of the Public Library will be held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening May 5th, at 7 o'clock. Let there be a large attendance. All our citizens should be interested in the Public Library."
"The annual report of the Ontario Minister of Education, just to hand, gives the following statistics of the Bradford Public Library for the year ending 30th April, 1898. ..."