Everyone is invited to the SIM Research Day on April 7th and hear about the exciting research projects SIM graduate students are working on. For full details, visit their blog or see attached poster. All are welcome – no cost – no RSVP required.

There have been a number of media reports recently about the state of funding for Nova Scotia’s nine regional public library systems. Provincial funding for public libraries has been frozen for the past six years and many regions are having to make decisions around staffing and branch hours in order to balance their finances. For the full story on the impact that the funding freeze is having, have a read through these articles: Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library may reduce hours due to funding shortage (Source: CBC News) Next thing to go is books – The crisis in public libraries in rural Nova Scotia (Source: NS Advocate) Libraries feeling the pinch of zero funding increases (Source: The News)