Official opening event for the new Bradford Public Library on November 6, 1988.

Seated against the wall (L-R): Ada Watson (Women's Institute), Brenda Fuss (Bradford Progress Club), Lawrence Sturdy (President of the Bradford Lions Club), Padre Ormond Hopkins (Bradford Trinity Anglican Church), Bruce Owen (MPP Simcoe Centre), Valerie Ridgeway (Ministry of Culture & Communications), William De Peuter (Mayor of Bradford), Adrienne Price (Bradford Library Librarian)

Official opening event for the new Bradford Public Library on November 6, 1988. Sandy Hudson is standing beside Charlie (C.T.S.) Evans, Patty Truchley is also in the photo.

Photograph of Heidi (Chard) Northover and Anita Sikma during the packing process to move from the library at 35 John Street to the new library at 100 Holland Court in 1988.

Photograph of Heidi (Chard) Northover during the packing process to move from the library at 35 John Street to the new library at 100 Holland Court in 1988.

Photograph of Anita Sikma during the packing process to move from the library at 35 John Street to the new library at 100 Holland Court in 1988.

Photograph of Flora Nydam and Anita Sikma during the packing process to move from the library at 35 John Street to the new library at 100 Holland Court in 1988.

Photograph of the opening of a meeting room at the Bradford Public Library in June of 1981 at the then library location on John Street. Gertie Melbourne and Bradford Town Councillor Zyg Fenik are pictured beside a plaque for the room.

At podium: Gertie Melbourne, Zyg Fenik (Bradford Town Councillor)
Seated: Bruce Reynolds, Marilyn Reynolds

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

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)

Pauline Holancin standing with a piece of her art. This piece was presented by the Bradford Women's Institute to the new Bradford Public Library at the time of the opening of the library's Holland Court location.