That’s right. The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry County manager of library services has banned arts and crafts groups, including a childrens’ knitting club, from using library facilities. Why? They want the library to be more “literacy focused”. Personally, I thought they pretty much had that covered already, what with filling the place with reading material and all.
Clearly, though, I am out of touch with contemporary library management theory. I must be, because the library manager’s plan to host video game nights doesn’t strike me as being a brilliant literacy-promotion strategy. I guess I haven’t been reading enough.
The CBC reports on the story here.
August 15, 2008 at 2:07 pm
This is utterly appalling. I’m speechless…how foolish ARE these people? Heaven forbid that the library should become a community gathering spot, a place kids could come and learn something new, like knitting. Re-dunkulous.
August 15, 2008 at 10:57 pm
So very sad. What a giant step backwards. Many libraries in the Mid Hudson Library System (in New York) sponsor knitting groups and they are very successful and popular with all ages. It’s wonderful to see the experienced adults sharing their craft with young children.