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We are witnessing a slow but consistent creep of social services breaching public libraries across Canada. The London Public Library hired a social worker to provide addiction and mental health services to library patrons. The Toronto Public Library provided food bank services during the COVID-19 pandemic because food banks had closed. Some people in Hamilton have called for opening safe injection sites outside their libraries.  None of this is good or should be celebrated.  Public libraries have expanded their services beyond lending books to the public, offering a range of additional resources and programming. The London Public Library offers educational,…