by Admin | Nov 18, 2016 | Media Coverage
Source: Toronto Star It’s a given. Some people scorn libraries, presumably because they can buy their own books, thank you very much. Or they think reading is effete, or dull, or that they themselves cannot be improved upon. When people cut library budgets — as is...
by Admin | Oct 26, 2016 | Media Coverage
The mayor’s request that all city departments must cut their budgets by 2.6 per cent is not feasible in a city where spending has already been cut to the bone. There can’t be a wittier description of the importance of libraries to the souls of citizens — and cities —...
by Admin | Apr 29, 2016 | Media Coverage
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by Admin | Apr 8, 2016 | Media Coverage
Source: The Guardian Leading authors have come out in support of the occupation of a much-loved south London community library at the sharp end of spending cuts that are presenting an existential crisis for libraries across the country. Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby and...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2016 | Media Coverage
Source: Torontoist Union president Maureen O’Reilly says the time has come for the city to treat its library workers properly. BY TANNARA YELLAND The Toronto Public Library is, as union president Maureen O’Reilly will be the first to tell you, the most-used...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2016 | Media Coverage
Source: CBC Unpredictable employment spreads to white-collar jobs once considered realms of stablility The Canadian Press They’re part-time employees without health benefits or pensions who work split shifts at a number of different locations each week. From one...
