http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/2692/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/struggling-put-books-shelves/32797 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Nova Scotia&#039;s rural libraries facing cuts to staff hours, positions, and book budgets in 2015 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/screen_shot_2013-06-03_at_12.29.01_pm_canso.png" alt="" title="Public libraries in rural Nova Scotia are feeling the budget squeeze, and it spells bad news for the future. Photo Eastern Counties Regional Library" width="450" height="336" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/stewiacke_branch.jpg" alt="" title="Not a world class architectural marvel, but people love their public library in Stewiacke nonetheless. Photo Colchester - East Hants Public Library" width="294" height="222" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) &ndash; Shiny new libraries, especially of the flagship variety, appear not just in downtown Halifax, but also in Antigonish, New Glasgow, and many other Nova Scotia towns.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/struggling-put-books-shelves/32797" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/struggling-put-books-shelves/32797#comments Robert Devet Austerity Halifax LBANS library literacy Nova Scotia public libraries rural Nova Scotia Thu, 08 Jan 2015 17:07:55 +0000 Robert DeVet 32797 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/hrm-libaries-death-thousand-cuts/13188 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> What inadequate budgets mean for Halifax libraries now, and in the future </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/photo_6.jpg" alt="" title="Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library (Robert Devet photo)." width="450" height="336" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>Public libraries in HRM are a lot like public transit: publicly owned, awfully handy, and a lifeline if you&#39;re not rich. Unfortunately this is not where the comparison ends. Year after year, our public libraries are underfunded.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/hrm-libaries-death-thousand-cuts/13188" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/hrm-libaries-death-thousand-cuts/13188#comments Robert Devet Éducation Governance library municipal budget Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:53:11 +0000 Natascia Lypny 13188 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca