P.A., La Ronge residents rally for their libraries
The announcement of a 58 per cent cut to library budgets has residents in Saskatchewan up in arms – roughly 100 book lovers from the Prince Albert area gathered to show their support on April 7.
A “read-in” was hosted outside of SaskParty MLA Joe Hargrave’s office in Prince Albert along with MLA Doyle Vermette’s office in La Ronge.
“The library system is socially and cognitively important to me,” Nancy Carswell with the Council of Canadians chapter in Prince Albert said.
Carswell estimates she currently has around $450 in materials borrowed from the library in her possession right now. She said the greatest impact she will feel is the loss of the inter-provincial borrowing system.