CATHERINE TAIT: Rebuilding the public square

Never before have Canadians had access to so much content — movies, TV shows, news, documentaries, video games and hilarious clips — from around the globe. Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok — an endless list of services and apps bringing the entire world to our fingertips. Yet many of us live in this digital world alone, isolated. So where do we meet people from our neighbourhood? There is a place: the public library. Today’s library is not just a place to borrow books — it’s a community hub, a multimedia studio and a place to learn languages and new...