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Libraries must get handle on costs in order to survive in world ruled by technology

Editor: Re: Library budget for 2014 rising to $3.26 million, Dec. 4 The headline describing the increase in library costs caught my eye.

Editor: Re: Library budget for 2014 rising to $3.26 million, Dec. 4 The headline describing the increase in library costs caught my eye.

Admitting to be a regular library user is something I am proud of; we go two to three times a month and my wife has 10-plus books out at any time.

But my wish, and concern, is for the continuation of library services to be undertaken with no increase in cost. After all, let's call a spade a spade: Technology and information sharing is as it is no friend to Canada Post.

So we either find a material way to use our library service or find savings in their labour budgets or we'll find a lot of full shelves and few users.

Bob Kenward