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Smithers library calls new funding a happy surprise

Improvements to the Smithers Public Library will be on the way soon as it has received some funding from a one-time COVID-19 relief grant.

The announcement was made last week by the province where they said libraries across BC will be provided with this investment.

According to Library Director Wendy Wright the library received a combined total of around $36,000.

She said that hearing about the funding was a nice surprise.

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“We’ve been advocating in BC for an increase to annual funding in public libraries so funding like this is a real good surprise for us and it will help out a lot,” Wright said.

She added the two streams for the funding is COVID-19 relief and recovery and emergency response planning.

Wright also said there is no plan for the funding yet but she is meeting with the board and staff in the coming weeks.

“We want to make sure that we include all of those ideas before we start prioritizing and deciding what to spend it on,” she said.

Wright added that there are some ideas that have been talked about such as enhancing outdoor space or installing flexible furniture.

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She also said that this funding is aimed at rebuilding their services.

The Library is also looking to the public if they have any ideas to contact staff or the board.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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