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      This clipping discusses the celebration of Young Canada Book Week, and teachers taking advantage to bring their students to the library to encourage reading.

      This brief article discusses the expenses incurred with the renovation and relocation of the Blind River Library and how the Library Association appealed to the town for financial assistance.

      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 brief clipping and photo from September 27, 1977 regarding the completion of construction to enlarge the library building. It also provides information about where the money came from to undertake the project.

 Gladys Hornby, The Sault Star, March 1, 1978     This clipping gives details on the new wing added to the Blind River Library thanks to a grant from the Wintario and the fund raising efforts of the community along with historical facts about the library.

      Librarian Jo-Anne Martin has a good assortment of books at the public library so readers can relax and enjoy the festive season.

      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 some of their funding came from.

      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 60 year old building.

 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.

 Rocco Frangione, The Sault Star, October 17, 2000     Brad Freer is the co-ordinator of the Community Access Program at the Blind River Public Library. One of his many functions is to help library users find Internet sites.

 Norlyn Purych, The Sault Star, July 9, 2001     Now home of town's Seniors Cultural Center

      This is a one page newspaper article about the beginnings of the Town of Blind River. It follows the history from the time of the arrival of indigenous people to later years and the formation of the actual town.

      This is Part Two of a story published in the Standard moving forward in time covering some of the industries that drove the growth of Blind River, such as logging, trapping, and fishing.

      This article covers some of the towns history from the time of 1761 when a sturgeon fishery was operating in the area, and then continues to the arrival of the first sawmill built in 1903 by J.J. McFadden and John Malloy.