Border-straddling library raises $140K for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access

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Sylvie Boudreau says she is full of gratitude after receiving thousands of donations and over $140,000 to help renovate the entrance of the Stanstead, Que., library that straddles the border with the United States.

"It is crazy. It's overwhelming …I have contractors starting working," said Boudreau, president of the library's board of trustees.

Built in 1904, the Haskell Free Library and Opera House needs to renovate an emergency exit to become an accessible main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to that entrance, which is located steps into Derby Line, Vt.

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Boudreau says the library will open a side entrance to the Canadian public on Tuesday but is already looking to build a proper door soon after.

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"It would be great to have another beautiful wooden door ... We will make it happen," said Boudreau. "There's a lot of work to do."

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