Here’s an article from the NYT that covers some research that shows that poor neighbourhoods that have branch libraries do better healthwise and bother bad effects during heat waves, extreme cold and weather didasters and floods.
I am so glad that Toronto Public Libraries are legally designated heating and cooling centres during bad weather. Helps everyone!
Next Time, Libraries Could Be Our Shelters From the Storm
Yet another hidden value of libraries that we can add to out patter.
Stephen
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MT “@sabram: Next Time, Libraries Could Be Shelters From the Storm: From the NYT … http://t.co/HLvo08gr1v” Libraries are daily refuge, too
RT @sabram: Next Time, Libraries Could Be Our Shelters From the Storm: Here’s an article from the NYT … http://t.co/GGcCZr4Evz