
Library forges ahead following the budget
PRINCE GEORGE – People love the library and, since 2021, more and more people are using the services at the library every year, pushing 200,000 visits borrowing half a million books annually. And who doesn’t love the library?
“As our kids were growing up, this was a great place to come to show the kids picture books or connect with other kids, trying out some of the different programs,” says Councillor Garth Frizzell. “So there are lots of different programs here and that are run on a regular basis, such as for older kids, there’s there’s mentoring for getting through tough, tough subjects in school, and then there’s seasonal things.”
But, because of such things as wage increases at 2.25 per cent and general inflation, the library had to ask for a bit more this year from the city to run the place. 5.42 percent, or $255,000, more, to be exact.