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Stratford Public Library, completed Sept. 1903 |
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A free public library was established in Stratford in 1897. With a $15,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie, a new library was completed and opened to the public in autumn 1903. Free access was permitted to all books except fiction.
Main floor: reading and reference rooms, children's reading room, stack rooms, charging desk.
Cost: $14,600 for the building and $500 for fittings.
Size: 53 ft. x 62 ft.
Source: Archives of Ontario, S-2198