Sustainable Public Library Funding

Whereas public libraries in British Columbia are primarily funded by local governments and deliver provincially significant services, including literacy, digital access, workforce support, emergency response, and community well-being programs; And whereas the Provinces annual core funding for public libraries has remained at 14 million since 2010, resulting in a significant decline in per-capita support due to population growth and inflation: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM call on the Province of British Columbia to increase annual core operating funding for public libraries to reflect population growth and inflation.