Library Board Seeks Budget 2012 Input

Survey will help determine impact of potential reductions

TORONTO (Thursday, October 27, 2011) – The Toronto Public Library Board wants to understand how potential reductions to library service will affect customers and the community. The Board is asking the public to take a moment to fill out a brief survey

Survey results will be provided to the Board as input into the library’s 2012 budget.

Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 18 million people visit branches in neighbourhoods across the city and borrow more than 32 million items. As cornerstones of their neighbourhoods, our libraries connect people to each other and to their community, inspiring the spirit of exploration, the joy of reading and the pursuit of knowledge for people of all ages and backgrounds. To learn more, please visit www.torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at 416-393-7131.

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Media Contact:

Anne Marie Aikins, Manager, Community Relations, 416-393-7212 aaikins@torontopubliclibrary.ca