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Edwin Austin Hardy was an Ontario teacher, author and editor. He was born at Laconia, New Hampshire, on August 30, 1867. Shorlty afterward his parents moved to Uxbridge, Ont., where he received his schooling. Hardy's principle profession was teaching, but beginning in 1894, when he became a library trustee at Lindsay, Ont., he also championed the cause of public libraries across the province. He was a driving force in the foundation of the Ontario Library Association in 1900 and served as its secretary for a quarter century. He was president of the association in 1925/26.He was also a secretary of the Canadian Authors' Assocation and an officer in other organizations.