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    Minutes of Meeting for Blind River Library Board, includes Treasurers Report, New Business, Salaries, Expenses, Librarians Report

    Minutes of Meeting for Blind River Library Board, includes Treasurers Report, New Business, Salaries, Expenses, Librarians Report

    Minutes of Meeting for Blind River Library Board, includes Treasurers Report, New Business, Salaries, Expenses, Librarians Report.

    Minutes of Meeting for Blind River Library Board, includes Treasurers Report, New Business, Salaries, Expenses, Librarians Report.

    Minutes of Meeting for Blind River Library Board, includes Treasurers Report, New Business, Salaries, Expenses, Librarians Report.

    Minutes of Meeting for Blind River Library Board, includes Treasurers Report, New Business, Salaries, Expenses, Librarians Report.

    This multi-page document gives a brief history of Blind River and provides some background about the location, vegetation, soils, wildlife and population of the area.

    A newspaper clipping from 1994 about a shortfall in funds and the libraries need for further funding from the town.

    This clipping is about the beginnings of the Blind River library, how it began, and how books were originally secured for the library. It goes on to discuss the growth of the collection and where som

    A Sault Star article about the 70th birthday celebration of the Iron Bridge Library, its beginnings and growth.

    A photo and caption from The Standard showing a five year old Conner Bradford perusing books at the Blind River Library.

    Filing: Nadia Corbiere, a summer student working at the library, roams through the card file, preparing to have the books listed on a computer data base

Norlyn Purych, The Sault Star, August 28, 1997     Cameco manager of Blind River operations Catherine Greeen, checks out the new equipment paid for by Cameco's $10,000 donation, as Mayor Vyrn Peterson and librarian Rhea Marcellus look on.

Norlyn Purych, The Sault Star, January 20, 1999     This brief article discusses the Blind River Library's decision to seek a new site on the Main Street.

Caroline Van Luit, The Sault Star, March 20, 1999     Photo 1: Local Historian Al McLean in front of the 60 year old building that has seen many tenants over the years. Photo 2: Frank Piche (left) and Al McLean in front of mural students painted on the

Norlyn Purych, The Sault Star, September 15, 1999     A brief article about the anticipated move of the Blind River library being put on hold until an engineering assessment could be done to determine building safety.

    This column written by Eric Colwell discusses the fate of the Blind River Library and how lack of financial assistance could mean the end of the Library.

    This is a one page article written about Dr. & Mrs. Burd who settled in Blind River in 1898. Mrs. Burd was the first librarian when the library opened in 1926.

    This piece was written by a long time fan of the Palace Theatre and recounts some of his best memories.

    Information for this summary appears to be sourced from friends, former patients, and historical clippings.