Excerpts relating to Bond Head and Bradford Libraries from Angus Mowat's journal. Mowat was the first Inspector of Public Libraries for Ontario, a position he held from 1937 - 1960.

Librarian Anita Sikma at "Spy School" at the Bradford Public Library. Summer 1986.

"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. ..."

Detailed index of Archives Room Stack 10 (AR10).

A newspaper article about the architect being chosen for the new Bradford Public Library at 100 Holland Court.

"Another step in the long process to getting a new library was passed last week, as council and the library board approved an architect to design the new building. The contract was awarded to Lett/Smith Architects of Toronto, it was announced at a special joint council-library board meeting on Monday..."

A newspaper article about the architectural plans for the building of a new Bradford Public Library at 100 Holland Court.

"Plans for Bradford's new $1.2 million library were unveiled Monday night. Architect Bill Lett presented a model and blueprints for the interior of the building, which were hashed out b the library committee...Lamb said the model of the library should help volunteers raise funds. 'When people throw their nickles, their quarters and their $250 in the jar, they can see what they're going to get' he said."

"Due to technicalities which prevented certain personnel of the Bradford Public Library Board as originally constituted being members of the board while holding office as members of other local public boards, several names had to be omitted from the board first named come time ago and new ones appointed..."

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..."

A ledger book recording the circulation of books at the Bond Head Public Library. It is dated May 1942 and includes patron names, as well as check-out and return dates.