After closing all locations in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Regina Public Library says it had to lay off about 100 of its workers. “There were a number of staff positions that we didn’t need.
We decided to undertake temporary layoffs,” said Jeff Barber, RPL CEO. “We do anticipate those people to come back once we are back to normal and have them here.” He said the decision wasn’t taken lightly. “We have an awesome staff and we hear that from our customers regularly.
It is a very difficult decision, a very unfortunate decision to have to make,” Barber said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “In the world that we are in right now, we do need to keep offering services…at the same we are a