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"The new Act respecting the regulations of Public Libraries calls for a meeting on the second Monday in January for the election of a Board of Directors. Accordingly a meeting of the members of the Bradford Public Library was recently held in Mr. T.W.W. Evans' office." ...

"Professor W.M. Drummond and Professor Norman High, of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, were guest speakers at the general meeting of the Simcoe County Library Co-Operative, held in Barrie on October 7th. Stressing the fact that reading brings inspiration, information, and a broadening of our appreciation of life, as well as, in some cases, more economic security, the speakers discussed the particular importance of reading in a democracy." ...

"During the month of July, the Bradford library will only be open on Saturdays. Mrs. Day, librarian, is taking the librarians' course, provided by the Province of Ontario, - in Barrie, and will therefore only be in town, during the next month, at the weekends."

Photograph from the Bradford Public Library art show in 1998.

Photograph of a presentation by the Bradford Women's Institute to the new Bradford Public Library of a painting by Pauline Holancin at the time of the opening of the library's Holland Court location.

Left to right: Pauline Holancin (Artist), Hazel Church, Elsie Curry, Marie Tizzard, Cynthia Tizzard, Doris Church, Mary Spence and Ada Watson (at front, Blue dress)

Photograph from the Bradford Public Library art show in 1998.

A rectangular yellow magnet from BWG Public Library with contact and resource information on it. Magnet is from when the library was at 100 Holland Court.

Pin given out as part of fundraising for the Bradford Public Library. Fundraising was run in order to help raise money to build a new library, which was the library location (100 Holland Court) that finished construction in 1988.

Pin given out as part of fundraising for the Bradford Public Library. Fundraising was run in order to help raise money to build a new library, which was the library location (100 Holland Court) that finished construction in 1988.

Photograph of fundraising for a new library. Pictured are: Anne Wagg (Chair of Fundraising Committee) and William de Peuter (Mayor).