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 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.
Photograph from a job site meeting about the building of the Bradford Public Library. That library finished construction in 1988. The photo shows Bob & Kevin Gallagher of Gallagher Construction.
Photograph from a job site meeting about the building of the Bradford Public Library. That library finished construction in 1988. The photo shows Bob of Gallagher Construction and Bob McIntyre of Lett/Smith.
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.
Photograph of trucks outside the entrance from the construction of the library at its location on Holland Court. The view is from the street, looking toward east entrance.
Photograph of plumbing being installed by Steve Noakes from the construction of the library at its location on Holland Court. The view is from the street, looking toward east entrance.
