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Nechako Library was built in 1971 by the Hart Highway community as a centennial project. The first location was in a portable on South Kelly Road. In 1974, the Nechako library owned 715 books and had an additional 4,500 books on loan from the Library Development Commission. The 2,000 square foot
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Library Commission was formed, and the collection was moved into a room next to the Fire Hall in the Ritts-Kifer building on George Street. Books could be borrowed three afternoons each week.
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