Genevieve Luthy

Thanks so much for having me, Jacob.

Sure.

Yeah.

So we have millions of visits every year and hundreds of thousands program participants at the library, more than 20,000 people a day.

visit 22 different library locations across Calgary.

So we have programs for all ages, all interests.

So we start with that as a baby, you might attend our baby rhyme time with your with your caregiver, all the way up to coffee and conversation programs for seniors, tech programs, all kinds of programs.

Really, there's something for everyone at the library.

Yeah, I mean, I think Calgary is a large city and hundreds of thousands of program participants is probably specific to our city because of the population.

But I imagine at libraries across the country, people are showing up in huge numbers for programs.

I know that

We have trouble meeting demand for some of our baby programs, for example.

There's a large young population here.

So I think it's really dependent on the demographics of your community, but absolutely libraries across the country are in demand and programs that are offered across the country, I think, at libraries are very well attended.

Yeah, I think that's absolutely true.

You know, libraries are free and welcoming spaces that ensure everyone, regardless of their background or income, has access to knowledge, tools, and opportunities.

So we have free Wi-Fi, we have computers, digital tools.

At Calgary Public Library, we offer $5 of free printing a month.

So people who might not have a printer at home can come in and print a government form or a resume.

And then, yeah, all those programs that we talked about for sure.