A local library system is disappointed they may have to depend on community fundraising to balance the emergency bridge funding being cut.
That’s according to Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (PARL)’s Chief Librarian who says that $134,600 of funds they received in the last 3 years covered the inflation of salaries and books.
Eric Stackhouse shared with our newsroom how community members can contribute to helping save operational hours, programs, and services.
“The Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library is non-profit. It has charitable status. It can fundraise, and it does, and we are able to give receipts for donation,” he stated.
“I think we want to look in a long-term way as well [with] maybe for people to invest in libraries.”
Details remain few at this time and more will be coming in April.
Facing these budget cuts means that they need help.
Stackhouse says they are pleased there were no cuts to the core library funding although it has not been increased in the last seven years.
They have made it clear to government officials and the public that the core funding they receive is not enough to cover their costs.
They heard loud and clear during our recent awareness campaign that libraries important to communities and they contribute to the overall mental health and well-being of the community, shared Stackhouse.
