Pugwash Library Doubles in New Activity Pugwash Library Doubles in New Activity Staff Reporter / Monday, May 8, 2023 0 396 Article rating: No rating When planning was underway for the new library in Pugwash, Cumberland County’s regional librarian knew it would be a hit. Read more
Countdown Starts for New Pugwash Library Countdown Starts for New Pugwash Library Staff Reporter / Thursday, December 22, 2022 0 743 Article rating: No rating Not quite a Christmas present, but the new Pugwash Library will definitely be a New Year’s gift. Read more
Oxford Library Cuts Official Ribbon Oxford Library Cuts Official Ribbon Staff Reporter / Wednesday, July 6, 2022 0 622 Article rating: No rating Mayor Greg Henley cut the ribbon today to officially mark the opening of the Oxford Branch of the Cumberland Library Service. Read more
Oxford Ready to Open Its Long-awaited Library Oxford Ready to Open Its Long-awaited Library Staff Reporter / Thursday, July 1, 2021 0 1425 Article rating: 4.0 The new library in Oxford opens tomorrow. Read more
Oxford Library Prepares for Re-opening Oxford Library Prepares for Re-opening Mark Rushton / Tuesday, April 6, 2021 0 1865 Article rating: 4.3 For many families, the local library is an essential service. Many might agree the library is even more important in a small town like Oxford. Read more
New Library Funding with Big Strings Attached New Library Funding with Big Strings Attached Bill Martin / Thursday, February 14, 2019 2 1413 Article rating: 4.0 Nova Scotia’s public libraries, which have been hanging on by a financial thread in recent years, have hope with a new provincial funding formula. Read more
Cumberland Libraries Saved by the Bell Cumberland Libraries Saved by the Bell Bill Martin / Wednesday, February 21, 2018 0 1192 Article rating: No rating Cumberland libraries will not have to cut their hours after all. An eleventh hour decision from the Province secures current service levels for at least two years. Read more
Reduced Hours Coming for Cumberland Libraries Reduced Hours Coming for Cumberland Libraries Bill Martin / Monday, February 12, 2018 0 1445 Article rating: 5.0 The Cumberland Public Libraries are once again facing a budget crunch and the library board is cutting service to make ends meet. Read more
Safety Concern Threatens Pugwash Library Safety Concern Threatens Pugwash Library Staff Reporter / Tuesday, August 16, 2016 0 1841 Article rating: 5.0 While Cumberland County has a plan in place for a new library in Pugwash, the chief librarian for the county’s public libraries says they might not be able to wait. Denise Corey told the Village Commission last night, “I have real concerns about the train station, real concerns about safety.” Read more