Public libraries play a vital role in the lives of Canadians and are extensively used from coast to coast.
Research shows that people who make use of the library tend to do so regularly.
For many Canadians the public library is part of the integral fabric of their everyday lives. With the increasing importance of information, the public library has an increasingly important role to play. Public libraries and their critical financial situation Fiscal restraint, restructuring and identifying efficiencies of operations are hallmarks of the 1990s. Public libraries provide a wealth of information resources services in a timely and cost-effective manner, save businesses and people time and money, and help to contribute to better decision making, due to their highly trained staff and organized methods of information storage and retrieval. The increasing value of information is recognized world wide and information is vital to the success of organizations and businesses.