National Library Week!

How did I get almost all the way through National Library Week without knowing? How time flies. I'll have to celebrate with two posts today, something I haven't done in quite some time.

For starters, here's a neat article I got from the Palos Heights Public Library Facebook page -

The U.S.-Canada Border Runs Directly Through This Library

BY Taylor Berman
April 7, 2019 

 

"Though the Haskell Free Library and Opera House might not be as well known as the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty, it's undoubtedly one of America's most unique tourist attractions. Completed in 1904, the building is stationed directly between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont, with the official U.S.-Canada borderline running right across the library's floor..."

 

From:  http://mentalfloss.com/article/76889/us-canada-border-runs-directly-through-library