Some things can be cut, but libraries need a great deal more money, writes Heather Mallick. Yes, there are ways to cut library costs. And then I read a peculiar column by Matthew Lau in the Financial Post calling Toronto’s entire public library system by a Rob Ford name, “gravy train.” Where’s the gravy? It claimed Toronto’s libraries were less efficient than those in other smaller cities and that in fact, libraries are totally unnecessary. Toronto’s libraries give power to the people.

Source: thestar November 18, 2016 21:33 UTC