Mayor Ford has launched a new attack on our public library.
We believe the strategy is to lower the world class standards of the Toronto Public Library in order to set the stage for off-loading at least parts of the system to private interests.
It is no coincidence that the U.S.-based library management corporation, LSSI, has retained as their lobbyist a former city politician with close ties to Ford and at least one of his appointees on the Library Board.
This is a fight to preserve our public library and everything it means to the city, to culture and learning, and to our democratic values.
Please send your ideas about how we can fight and win this campaign.
The New Threat:
Mayor Ford has launched a new attack on our public library to achieve the destructive goal so clearly expressed by his brother last year.
Determined to off-load at least parts of our cherished public library to private interests, the Mayor has opened a new front – this time at the bargaining table -- to target librarians and other people who serve you at your neighbourhood branch. The first step is to lower our world class standards of the Toronto Public Library.
Meanwhile, the U.S.-based library management corporation, Library Systems & Services, retained as their lobbyist Doug Christie, a former city politician with close ties to Ford and at least one of his appointees on the Library Board during the City’s recent budget showdown.
