U.S. Homeland Security officials are closing off Canadian access to an unusual library in northern Vermont that straddles the international border. The Haskell Free Library & Opera House's main ...

Sylvie Boudreau, president of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, speaks at a press conference Friday, March 21. (Catherine Morrissey/Vermont Public) David van Gelder has been attending ...

DERBY LINE, Vt. (WCAX) - The Haskell Free Library, which straddles both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, now has a new entrance on the Canadian side, along with other restrictions. The change ...

Inside the Haskell Library, a black line on the floor marks the border between the United States and Canada, which patrons from both countries can freely move across. courtesy of Sylvie Boudreau For ...

On Monday, a century-old tradition that allowed Canadians and Americans to freely access the front entrance of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House that straddles Vermont and Quebec will come ...

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the line between Howell’s village of Derby Line, Vermont, and the town of Stanstead, Quebec. The entrance to the imposing Victorian-style brick ...

Straddling two countries, the historic Haskell Free Library and Opera House is unlike any other in the world. One half sits in Canada and the other half in the U.S. A thick black stripe runs ...

With the frontier a flash point, Boudreau wondered what it might mean for the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, where she is president of the Board of Trustees. For 120 years, it has straddled ...

The Haskell Freel Library and Opera House, which straddles both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, has long been a symbol of unity, open to all without having to go through the official border crossing.

Streets crossed the line. The border was invisible to us all. Today, the Haskell Free Library and Opera House still straddles the line. The library collection, circulation desk, and stage of the ...

A family from the United States enters the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, Vt., on Friday, March 21, 2025. The town of Stanstead, Que., says U.S. authorities have unilaterally ...