Happy 60^th anniversary to Oxford County Library!

After the passing of Bylaw No. 1781 in late 1964, the current Oxford County Library system formed in January 1965. Oxford was the second county in Ontario (after Middlesex in 1963) to establish a public library system at county level, and in its inaugural year Oxford’s new system comprised sixteen branches. The bylaw was signed by William Sutherland (County Warden) and L.K. Coles (County Clerk). Many thanks to the Oxford County Archives for finding this for us!

Stay tuned! We’ll share more “60^th anniversary” content throughout the year.