Library that straddles the US-Canada border to be closed to Canadians

A back line running through the Haskell Free Library and Opera House marked the border between Canada and the United States. Citizens from both countries had been allowed to use the library, but the Trump administration announced it would soon be closed to Canadians.

Library clerk Lee Anne Smith walked from Canada into the U.S. at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House on January 21, 2025.

A black line on the floor is seen from Derby Line, Vermont.

Tammy Lynn, a resident of Quebec, walked across the border from the United States into Canada on Jan. 21, 2025. She was permitted to use the sidewalk to enter the library and return directly. The Trump administration has now closed the library to Canadians.

Library clerk Lee Anne Smith smiled from on the U.S. side of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, as seen from Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, on January 21, 2025.

An employee at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House walked over a back line, marking the border between Canada and the United States, on March 13, 2025.

Canadian border officers inspected the passports of Iranian citizens reuniting with family members at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, November 3, 2018.

An Iranian student in the United States, embraced his mother as they said goodbye at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, after briefly reuniting on November 3, 2018.