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Step 2 Reopening Announcement

On May 21, the provincial government announced libraries will be permitted to reopen in Step 2 of the May 21, 2021

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May 12, 2021

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Apr 09, 2021

Library Going Fine Free

<span class="gs-feed-list-date">Mar 01, 2021</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/news-releases/"> <span></span> News Releases </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="gs-feed-list-item items-1 item item_text-right text-left divider-lines"> <div class="inner "> <div class="gs-feed-list-content info "> <div class="gs-feed-list-meta text"> <a href="/news/posts/provincial-funding-announcement/" title="Click to open Provincial Funding Announcement" class="gs-feed-list-title ">Provincial Funding Announcement</a> <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><div class="fbg-row lmRow"><div data-lm-columnwidth="12" class="fbg-col-xs-12 column lmColumn"><div class="ge-content ge-content-type-gridHTML" data-ge-content-type="gridHTML"><div class="fbg-container-fluid lmLayoutComponent" data-lm-id="lm1603464740767" data-lm-componenttype="StandardOneColumn" data-lm-componenttitle=""><div class="fbg-row"><div class="fbg-col-xs-12"><div class="iCreateDynaToken" data-lm-tokenid="StandardOneColumnTK1" data-icrt-tk-cfg="StandardColumnContent" id="StandardOneColumnTK1_lm1603464740767"><p>On October 22, the provincial government announced $16.2-million in funding for a public school that will also be home to a Brantford Public Library branch and a community.</span> <div class="gs-feed-list-author-date">  <span class="gs-feed-list-date">Oct 23, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/news-releases/"> <span></span> News Releases </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="gs-feed-list-item items-1 item item_text-right text-left divider-lines"> <div class="inner "> <div class="gs-feed-list-image image image3by2"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" data-srcset="/media/ev3bdeks/pr-logo-basic.jpg?width=1600&height=1200&v=1dcb2f7210e6510&format=webp 1x" width="400" height="300"> <img class="lazyload " src="/media/ev3bdeks/pr-logo-basic.jpg?width=400&height=300&v=1dcb2f7210e6510&format=webp" width="400" height="300" data-srcset="/media/ev3bdeks/pr-logo-basic.jpg?width=1600&height=1200&v=1dcb2f7210e6510&format=webp 1x" alt="pr-logo-basic.jpg"> </picture> </div> <div class="gs-feed-list-content info "> <div class="gs-feed-list-meta text"> <a href="/news/posts/library-launches-pressreader/" title="Click to open Library launches PressReader" class="gs-feed-list-title ">Library launches PressReader</a> <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><div class="fbg-row lmRow"><div data-lm-columnwidth="12" class="fbg-col-xs-12 column lmColumn"><div class="ge-content ge-content-type-gridHTML" data-ge-content-type="gridHTML"><div class="fbg-container-fluid lmLayoutComponent" data-lm-id="lm1578068427002" data-lm-componenttype="StandardOneColumn" data-lm-componenttitle=""><div class="fbg-row"><div class="fbg-col-xs-12"><div class="iCreateDynaToken" data-lm-tokenid="StandardOneColumnTK1" data-icrt-tk-cfg="StandardColumnContent" id="StandardOneColumnTK1_lm1578068427002"><p>Library members can now access thousands of magazines and newspapers for free with PressReader. </p> <p>PressReader provides instant digital access to local and international publications,.</span> <div class="gs-feed-list-author-date">  <span class="gs-feed-list-date">Mar 14, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/news-releases/"> <span></span> News Releases </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>  <nav id="pagination" aria-label="Pagination"> <ul class="pagination justify-content-center"> <li class="page-item prev"> <a aria-label="Previous" href="/news/news-releases/?page=5" class="page-link" title="Previous"><i class="icon"></i></a> </li> <li class="page-item "> <a aria-label="Go to page 1" aria-current="false" href="/news/news-releases/?page=1" class="page-link">1</a> </li> <li class="page-item "> 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