Libraries are mostly funded by municipalities, so each library system has to purchase their own material
Ebooks cost three times as much as print books, Stevens said.“Since the pandemic we’ve had a huge increase in need from our communities and demand from our communities for e-resources, ebooks.”
The former Liberal government promised to create an Ontario Digital Public Library — though that came mere days before the start of the 2018 election campaign that gutted the party — and similar systems exist in other provinces. Creating one for Ontario would cost the province $9.4 million per year, Stevens estimates.Article content
“We then share all those books with all the libraries that are participating in the bulk purchase,” she said.Libraries are also asking that their provincial funding not be cut. The level of funding has been frozen for more than 25 years, but the libraries are not asking for an increase, just that the level be maintained.
The Progressive Conservative government in 2019 cut funding to library services, though not the libraries themselves, affecting inter-library loan services.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Libraries ask for Ontario-wide digital system to ensure equal access to materialsTORONTO - Ontario’s libraries are asking the government to create a provincewide digital public library, to ensure residents in smaller municipalities...
Read more »
Libraries ask for Ontario-wide digital system to ensure equal access to materialsOntario's libraries are asking the government to create a provincewide digital public library, to ensure residents in smaller municipalities have the same access to materials as people in large, urban centres.
Read more »
Libraries ask for Ontario-wide digital system to ensure equal access to materialsOntario's libraries are asking the government to create a provincewide digital public library, to ensure residents in smaller municipalities have the same access to materials as people in large, urban centres.
Read more »
Ontario libraries ask for provincewide digital system to ensure equal access to materialsLibraries are mostly funded by municipalities, so each system has to purchase their own material, the executive director of the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries said
Read more »
Libraries ask for provincial digital system to ensure access to materialsThose resources aren't just the latest bestseller novels,, rather they include language-learning resources, audio books for kids, and skills training programs for people working on a mid-career change
Read more »
This cascading frozen waterfall in Ontario is a beautiful winter nature escapeInglis Falls in Owen Sound is alluring any time of the year, but it has a magical quality when covered in sparkling ice and snow. Cold weather may ...
Read more »