Library Funding

Whereas rural libraries provide universal access to information and learning materials irrespective of income levels that help build stronger communities and increase rural residents access to technology; Whereas Provincial funding for libraries has been frozen since 2009 and increasing operating costs have been progressively downloaded onto property taxpayers; Therefore be it resolved that the provincial government be requested to increase funding to 20 million in 2020, fully indexed to inflation thereby recognizing the importance of the local government library system to the Province of BC.