'I believe that the people deserve to be able to access the same materials whether you live in Toronto or a small town like Dwight and many other centres that depend on these services for their community'
"We are part of its poverty-reduction strategy — putting more resources in branches in particularly at-risk neighbourhoods—and part of its newcomer strategy. Libraries are among the first places immigrants and refugees come to, and some of our branches have federally supported settlement workers."The cuts are already having an impact — SOLS has discontinued interlibrary loan delivery service, effective April 26.
The services, which also provide support and training for library staff, had already been operating under a budget freeze for nearly 20 years.told the Toronto Star"Over time, we've always tried to become more and more lean, and more and more effective, and we have not replaced staff at the rate we would like. Over time, we've made the best with what we have."
" looking at the reduction and evaluating services keeping First Nations and public libraries in the north, and their unique needs, in our minds as we're making decisions," she said.Tourism, Culture and Sport Minister Michael Tibollo defended the cuts Thursday, saying they are part of the government's efforts to deal with the deficit.
He said in a statement that the government is not cutting local libraries, describing both the province's library services as"arm's length agencies that have no involvement in the day-to-day operations of Ontario's public libraries."
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