From the Archives - Jan 15, 2026

Yesterday, January 14th marked the 68th year for our Boundary County Free Library. This newspaper clipping from the Bonners Ferry Herald - January 23, 1958. Caption reads: "William F. Maas, Chairman of the Boundary County Board of Commissioners, accepts the keys to the library from Mrs. Winston Cook, Readers Club President, as Mrs. Ralph Fleming, Club Secretary, looks on. The library, founded by the club 42 years ago, officially became the Boundary County Free Library at a ceremony held in the library room of City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 14. (Valley Studio photo)" 

The Boundary County Historical Society and Museum, 7229 Main, Bonners Ferry, Idaho sponsors this column. 

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