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From: Nyssa <Nyssa@logicalinsight.net>
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Subject: Re: US-CBP Closes Border-Straddling Library Entrance to Canadidians
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:49:35 -0400
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Adam H. Kerman wrote:

> Nyssa <Nyssa@logicalinsight.net> wrote:
> 
>>Just a follow-up to the story.
> 
>>As of yesterday, the library has received over $150,000
>>in donations to be used to add an entrance on the Canadian
>>side of the building plus a parking area on the Canadian
>>side.
> 
>>Louise Penny, a Canadian author (of a mystery series I
>>enjoy) who lives in a nearby region of Quebec, contributed
>>$50,000 to the fund.
> 
>>I hope that the Canadian patrons of the library can
>>eventually enjoy the facility without any additional
>>hassles from the customs and immigration folks, but I
>>guess we'll see what happens.
> 
>>Nyssa, who hopes for the best, but these days figures on
>>the not-so-good happening instead
> 
> What a complete waste of money, and I suppose this cuts
> off the economy of the two neighboring towns in half.

???

The money was from voluntary contributions from people
who care about making the library available to all the
residents on both sides of the border. 

No government money from either country is involved in 
the planned work on the Canadian side.

All so the library can be used by residents on both
sides of the line as it has been for over a century.

BTW Ms. Penny also announced that she has cancelled
a planned book tour in the US that was to occur later
this year. She didn't feel that touring the US when
they were threathening Canada with tariffs, etc. was
the proper thing to do at this time.

Nyssa, who figures contributing and spending the money 
in a way that benefits the local people in a positive
way (literacy) is a better use of money than many other
things people might spend their disposable income on