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Why is it known as the "only library in America with no books?"

Because the Haskell Free Library and Opera House is build directly on the U.S Canadian border. It is located in Stanstead, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont. The library collection and the stage are located in Stanstead, and the check in and out is located in Derby Line. For this reason, it is also known as the "only opera house in America with no stage."

A black line that runs diagonally through the reading room of the library shows the boundary.

"The building was created by American sawmill owner Carlos Haskell and his Canadian wife Martha Stewart Haskell for use by the people of both countries; profits from the opera house were originally intended to support the operation of the free library.

The library has a collection of more than 20,000 books and is open to the public Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registered in the National Register of Historic Places since 1976, this landmark also appeared in Ripley's Believe It or Not."

For additional information:

http://www.pbpub.com/haskell.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_Free_Library_and_Opera_House

xB Billman