Winnipeg Free Press
By: Joyanne Pursaga
| Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 29, 2021
Editorial
A severe staffing shortage hampered the city's efforts to reopen libraries as pandemic restrictions were lifted, and it risks forcing the short-term closure of some branches until the kinks are worked out.
A severe staffing shortage hampered the city's efforts to reopen libraries as pandemic restrictions were lifted, and it risks forcing the short-term closure of some branches until the kinks are worked out.
Ed Cuddy, the city’s manager of library services, said the staff shortage delayed the libraries’ recent reopening to in-person visits by at least a week.