What a great story On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 4:00 AM Rebecca Landau via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote:
> My husband and I actually wandered into that library. We were driving on > the highway. We passed through customs into Canada and went off the > main highway to find something to eat. As we entered the nearest town to > the border town we noticed there were speed limit signs in miles instead of > kilometers. We saw the library and visited it. ( Entrance in the US and > books are in Canada) > > There is a black line running through the library noting the boundary. > Apparently there was a fire in the library/opera house and the question was > which insurance company U S or Canadian should settle. I think that was > when the line was drawn. > > Another story about the library is that there was supposed to be a trial > > "In the early 1970s, there was a rumor that the Haskell may serve as the > venue for a much-anticipated Beatles reunion. At the time, John Lennon > lived in New York City and was “line bound,” meaning that if he exited the > U.S., reentry would have been problematic. George Harrison was prohibited > from entering the U.S. altogether. The Haskell’s unique border location > could eliminate these sticky immigration issues to open the door for a > Beatles reunion in its 400-seat opera house. Unfortunately, law enforcement > feared the crowds would reach unmanageable proportions, so it was not to > be." > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://haskellopera.com/blog/event/beatles-return-studio-two/__;!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfa_oAgNmg$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://haskellopera.com/blog/event/beatles-return-studio-two/__;!!KGKeukY!hMCTsWJ6KYGV7245b6oDVb_yZEi-80B-pAcFqQxNU9cTlg5BYwVnVsVmgZuaxGG2xUA$> > > The librarian told us that the library was afraid too many visitors might > come and take away souvenirs from the library property > > 60 Minutes did a segment on it years ago. > > Rebecca > > > -- > Rebecca Landau <[email protected]> > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfawWG_tqs$ > > Earlier Listserver: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfaYvcKn-g$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfaqr1CWvA$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > -- Sally Stieglitz she/her Communications and Outreach Coordinator *Liaison to Academic, Hospital, and Special Libraries * Long Island Library Resources Council 631.675.1570 ext. 2005 [email protected] https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.lilrc.org__;!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfaS5tFkUo$ [image: ORCID] https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-9188__;!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfaRCAJleI$ LILRC is a member of the Empire State Library Network (ESLN <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.esln.org/__;!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfatsg0vOE$ >) Follow LILRC on Facebook <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/LILRCouncil/__;!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfawO_t05Q$ > Twitter <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/lilrc__;!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfa1OC1PPI$ > Instagram <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/lilrcevents/__;!!KGKeukY!gKKFDwuR2DdsupIZOuOdwbJ65G2a1KvUKCfx4wMPBFWMA2mfDRMaFy9tZFfajp5a9RU$ >
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