The first meeting of the new Blind River Library Association was held on January 18, 1926. The library was open for only a few hours each month. Mrs. Marie K. Burd was hired in March, 1926 and was paid $8.00 per month. Membership fees were .05 per child and .10 per adult. Books were added to the collection with funds raised at events such as card parties, box socials, bake sales, amateur plays and movie nights. Prominent residents also donated specific titles. In 1964 a Town By-Law changed the status of the Library to a Public Library with all privileges and obligations under the Ontario Library Act. The Library moved its physical location through the years from a room in the basement of the old Town Hall and the original St. Joseph’s Hospital. In 1941 the Library moved to its first permanent home at 17 Michigan Avenue. The Library Association rented a public school annex (known today as a portable) for $1.00 annually. The building was purchased by the Library Association in 1949. A fundraising project for Canada’s Centennial Year built an addition in the early 1970’s that doubled the size of the building. The challenges facing the Library in the 21st Century were recognized in 1999 by the Town of Blind River. A town owned and historically significant building was designatewdas the new library. The building, at one time or another, had been home to the post office, Town Hall, Courthouse, jail, customs office, public health unit and a seperate school board office. Ontario Heritage funds were obtained to renovate our present home at 8 Woodward Avenue. The Library opened for business in this location in July, 2000.