Another international library that came to my interest this week is of a completely different nature. Haskell Free Library and Opera House is an international library in the literal sense of the word as it straddles the border between Canada and the United States. It was purposely built on the border in order to encourage learning and cultural exposure on both sides of the border. It is a two-story building based on Victorian Architecture. The library is downstairs and the opera house upstairs. The library is beautiful with an old restrictive style. The Opera House is more luxurious. As the library is actually on the border issues such as passport checks and customs adds to the intrigue of the library. However, according to the librarian as long as the patrons exit the same way they came in they do not have to pass through customs. Haskell Free Library and Opera House is definitely on my list of libraries to see.
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