Battle to save Toronto branch (Library users fighting to save the City Hall branch of Toronto Public Library)

The decision to close the branch was taken by the library board earlier this year to comply with the city's request that 10 per cent be cut from the library's $26-million operating budget. The move is expected to save TPL $640,000 annually. TPL manager of community relations and outreach N...

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Published in:Quill and quire 1995-09, Vol.61 (9), p.19
Main Author: Aspinall, Jane
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Libraries
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Summary:The decision to close the branch was taken by the library board earlier this year to comply with the city's request that 10 per cent be cut from the library's $26-million operating budget. The move is expected to save TPL $640,000 annually. TPL manager of community relations and outreach Nancy Krygsman says eliminating a branch was the only option left to the board because the library's book-buying budget had already undergone substantial cuts, and it had saved all it could through internal reorganization.
ISSN:0033-6491