ACT to phase out Library services
AIDS Committee of Toronto responds to changing needs
TORONTO – The AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) is phasing out its library services to respond to changing information needs in the community.
Created over 20 years ago as a place where people could access up-to-date HIV-related information, ACT library usage has shifted in recent years.
As fewer people visit the library to access materials, demand for online information is increasing. These trends were confirmed in a Library needs assessment conducted by ACT in 2009 among service users and community partners.
In response to these changing needs, and in an effort to streamline the way information services are delivered, ACT will be closing its library program. Access to books, audio-visual materials, periodicals and journals will end effective May 1, 2010. Winding down of the program will continue until July 2, 2010.
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Andrew Brett, ACT Communications Coordinator
416-340-8484 ext. 225
abrett@actoronto.org
