by Admin | Sep 21, 2018 | Press release
To all Local 4948 Toronto Public Library Workers: Moe Hosseini-Ara, Director or Branch Operations and Customer Experience, sent emails to all members on August 29 and 30, 2018. He made several statements that the Union wants to address. Extended Open Hours Pilot...
by Admin | Apr 24, 2017 | Media Coverage
Source: Torontoist The Toronto Public Library is planning to extend opening hours at some branches by replacing staff with security cameras. BY TANNARA YELLAND The Toronto Public Library is a beloved public institution, as Maureen O’Reilly, president of the Toronto...
by Admin | Mar 30, 2017 | Press release
For immediate release Toronto –Torontonians overwhelmingly reject the idea of libraries without librarians, according to a new survey by pollster MAINSTREET Research. The survey found that three in four respondents (73%) would not send their children or parents to a...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Media Coverage
Source: The Toronto Observer By Cellie Agunbiade While she’s had a library card since she was a child, Marina Phillips-Anderson has never used the Todmorden library on the Pape Avenue. However, with a proposal to keep the library open additional hours coming this...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Press release
Toronto — What do Torontonians think of libraries with no librarian? We’ll find out tomorrow when results of a survey of Toronto residents by MAINSTREET Research are released. Commissioned by the Toronto Public Library Workers Union, the survey results will be...
by Admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Media Coverage
Source: The Quill and Quire by Sue Carter The Toronto Public Library is preparing to test a yearlong staff-less pilot system at two of its branches. Scheduled to launch in the fall, the project will extend the operational hours of the Swansea and Todmorden Room...
by Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | Media Coverage
Source: Global News You will soon be able to visit two Toronto Public libraries without any staff. The pilot project seeks to extend library hours and cut costs by relying on surveillance cameras for real-time communication with staff at other locations. Minna Rhee...
by Admin | Mar 21, 2017 | Media Coverage
Source: City News A pilot project at the Toronto Public Library, set to begin this fall, means more hours for patrons – without additional staff. The one-year-long project has been billed as the staff-less library. Two locations, Swansea Memorial Public Library in...
by Admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Media Coverage
Source: Toronto Star By AZZURA LALANI Two Toronto libraries will be the subject of a pilot project that will leave them staff-less part of the time in a bid to increase community access. Swansea and the Todmorden Room branches, which have the lowest number of open...
by Admin | Mar 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Source: City News Millions of people walk into Toronto public libraries each year. The majority have a safe, educational experience. But recent disturbing, and at times, violent incidents at multiple libraries in the city has the union sounding the alarm for increased...
