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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Health

Canberra's mental health depends on the places we're quietly losing

Since the end of August, every public library in Canberra has been closed on Sundays. The reason given was rostering. Sunday was quieter, so the hours moved to weekday mornings and Saturdays.

But we asked the wrong question. We asked why more people weren't using the library on a Sunday. The better question is how we could be using it.

Dickson Library. Picture by Karleen Minney
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