Saskatchewan government restores $4.8 million funding to libraries
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government says it made a mistake and will restore $4.8 million in funding for the province’s libraries.
Money for regional branches was cut 58 per cent in last month’s provincial budget and was scrapped altogether for libraries in Saskatoon and Regina.
Education Minister Don Morgan says restoring the funding means an inter-library loan service allowing people to borrow books from any library can remain operational.
Morgan says people spoke out loudly and clearly about keeping the inter-library program.