Fraser-Hickson Library

In April 1870, the prosperous local businessman Hugh Fraser drew up his will with the help of his lawyer John Abbott.

” For more than 70 years, the Institute was located at Burnside Hall, at the intersection of University and Dorchester streets (now boulevards Robert-Bourassa and René-Lévesque).

[1] Despite its great success and its cultural value, financial pressures continued to grow until the early 2000s and the building on Kensington Street closed in 2007.

With the establishment of a network of public libraries by the city of Montreal and the development of new technologies, the Fraser-Hickson Institute was faced with the challenge to renew itself.

In 2021, after Helen Fortin joined the Fraser-Hickson Board of Governors, Asha Dixit was appointed as Executive Director.