The minister in charge of Canberra's public libraries has defended cuts to weekend opening hours, declaring any push to keep branches open in the evening or on Sundays is not in the best interests of staff.
Tara Cheyne announced more than a week ago no branch of the government's public library would open on Sunday and late-night opening hours would be cut in favour of earlier weekday openings.
The introduction of new opening hours follows a critical review that identified inefficient staffing and other dysfunction in the library system as the cause of frequent unplanned branch closures.
