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Canada

Library workers punched, spat on: Security incidents on the rise in public libraries, data show

Once seen as oases of calm and quiet, libraries across Canada are becoming increasingly chaotic – even dangerous – with…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax public library workers move to conciliation after contract talks stall

For the first time in its history, the union representing public library workers across Halifax has filed for conciliation in…

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Lifestyle

N.S. news: student collecting books for school library

Molly Knight, a grade four student in Nova Scotia, noticed her school library did not have many books on female…

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Nova Scotia

CBRM council delays decision on new central library while board seeks alternate sites

Cape Breton Regional Municipality is still months away from making a decision on a new central library, an idea that…

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Entertainment

Threats force cancellation of drag story hour at library

LANCASTER, Pa. – A scheduled “Drag Queen Story Hour” at a Pennsylvania library that had drawn opposition was cancelled Saturday…

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Canada

1 million books and 4 months later, Toronto’s library recovers from a cyberattack

More than four months after a ransomware attack shut down the Toronto Public Library’s computer systems, staff are finally putting…

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Entertainment

I fell in love with Montreal on the page. Now, my ode to the city is in my local library

This First Person article is the experience of Sarah Gilbert, a writer in Montreal. For more information about CBC’s First…

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Nova Scotia

AT THE LIBRARY: Connecting with the community at the library

February is a month of many celebrations to warm up a winter’s moment – beginning with African Heritage Month to…

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Halifax

Vision for more HRM library branches in the works

HALIFAX, N.S. — Halifax libraries are more heavily used, yet we have fewer locations than the national average. Asa Kachan,…

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Nova Scotia

CBRM council told it could cost $30M to renovate, expand old courthouse to make new library

Some officials with the Cape Breton Regional Library are not in favour of moving the main book repository to the old…

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