Millennium Library

• Winnipeg Millennium Library, more than just a library, might close Sundays

  At the Millennium Library, 'we have library staff that can help with resumes, filling out forms, or basic computer help. We have community crisis workers ... things like that.'

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2024
  
• Boy involved in Winnipeg library slaying to be sentenced in October

  The accused, whose name is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, waived his right to a trial in mid-June. His sentencing hearing will be Oct. 3, a judge ruled Wednesday.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2023
  
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• Why is there an increase of violence in Canadian public libraries?

  Experts say what’s happening in our public libraries reflect what’s going on in the community, where cuts to social services have left many vulnerable people with nowhere to turn.

  Features

  Apr 22, 2023
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• Increased security at re-opened Millennium Library not a permanent solution: mayor, union president

  The library will see the addition of a controlled entrance with a walk-through metal detector, as well as four additional security guards and two Winnipeg police officers.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2023
• ‘Public space should be truly public’: Mixed reactions to Millennium Library reopening

  The Millennium Library will open Monday with new interim security measures following a Dec. 11 homicide, but some worry about the impact of those measures on public access.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2023
• Millennium Library reopening Monday with security measures

  The Millennium Library is reopening on Monday after an incident left staff traumatized and afraid to go back to their jobs.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2023
• Millennium Library reopening postponed pending safety audit, City of Winnipeg says

  The Millennium Library in downtown Winnipeg has been closed since Tyree Cayer was fatally assaulted there in early December. Staff have expressed concerns for their safety.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2023
• All options on the table for Millennium Library safety improvements, councillor says

  The city said in December that it was looking at a phased approach to resuming service, with a full reopening planned for mid-January. No formal reopening date has been announced.

  Crime

  Jan 12, 2023
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• Winnipeg’s Millennium Library to start ‘phased’ reopening following homicide

  'The first phase allows for some library services to resume while work continues on a full-service resumption plan,' said John Orlikow of a partial library opening on Friday.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2022
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• No reopening date set for Winnipeg’s Millennium Library following homicide

  Tyree Cayer, 28, was fatally stabbed when a heated argument at the Millennium Library turned physical Sunday. Four teenage boys have been charged in the death.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2022