Photograph of Shelly dePeuter and Brenda De Best dressed-up in white in-front of the Bradford Public Library entrance.

Photograph of Eleanor Sherbo and C.T.S. Evans at the ground breaking ceremony in October of 1987 for the Bradford Public Library. That library finished construction in 1988. Second from right is Eleanor Sherbo.

Business card found in library time capsule. Business card is for Eleanor Sherbo, salesperson at Barbara M Kent Real Estate Ltd. and Library Board Chairperson at the time of the creation of the time capsule.

An article entitled, "Championing Energy Management" about the work being done to reduce energy consumption and become more energy efficient at Town facilities (including the Library). The article also features an interior and exterior shot of the Library.

"If you want to see an energy champion at work, a good place to go is the newly formed municipality of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

"The following very excellent new books have been added to the already good collection in Bradford Public Library. These books will be distributed to library readers for the first time on Saturday of this week."
Continues with a list of new books.

"A new library for Bradford came one tiny step closer to reality last week when Fox Jones and Associates presented its first public report. The facility feasibility study, still in draft form, was presented at a public meeting last week (Aug 27). ..."

A newspaper article about building a new Bradford Public Library at 100 Holland Court.

"A new library for Bradford came one tiny step closer to reality last week when Fox Jones and Associates presented its first public report...If plans stay roughly on schedule, the consultants believe architectural proposals may be sought early this fall..."

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.

A booklet for a Founder's Day event at the Bradford Public Library on February 3, 1993 to "Celebrat[e] 37 Years of Public Library Service and 127 Years of Library Service in Bradford." It was researched and compiled by Librarian Adrienne Price.

The event shared history and had various guest speakers.

"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." ...