Reinstatement of Dedicated Line Item for Library Funding in BC

WHEREAS the libraries in British Columbia are important to the quality of life, lifelong learning and social fabric of the communities throughout the province of British Columbia; AND WHEREAS the Ministry of Educations decision to subsume the provincial library budget line item into the overall education budget threatens the stability of future funding: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM strongly advocate that the provincial government specifically recognize the broader mandate of libraries in British Columbia and reinstate the line item in the provincial budget.