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Port Burwell

The Port Burwell Library was established in May 1939 and immediately joined the Elgin County Library Association.  The library was originally located in a specially constructed addition to Mr. H.J. Culbert's grocery store, and Mr. Culbert was appointed librarian. In December 1942 the Library Board approved relocating the library to Chalk's Drug Store on the west side of Robinson Street, with Mr. Gordon Chalk serving as librarian.

The library moved a few times before settling into the new Port Burwell Community Centre/Municipal Building in 1961.  The library was run by the Port Burwell Library Board until January 1, 1966, when it officially became the Port Burwell branch of the Elgin County Library.

On June 12, 2005, the library was renamed the Fred Bodsworth Public Library of Port Burwell in honour of Canadian novelist, journalist and naturalist Fred Bodsworth.  Today the library can be found at 21 Pitt Street.