Supporters of the library - ask politicans what their plan is for your local library. Library doors are open to everyone regardless of income, background, education, or circumstance. Now they are becoming something different. They are becoming chronically underfunded by our provincial government. To cope, regional library boards have relied on our municipal partners and saving where we can without directly harming services. In addition to chronic underfunding from the provincial government, their new Broten Report proposes the elimination of our book rebate. This could mean a 10% increase in book costs for the regional library system which drops our purchasing power about $12,000 or roughly 400 books. That’s a lot. That’s why the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (PARL) board of directors is turning to library users and supporters to show their library love. They need people to talk to, write or email their local politician or the provincial government and urge them to help underfunded libraries. Hon. Stephen MacNeil, Premier Pictou West - Karla MacFarlane P.O. Box 726, Halifax, NS, B3J 2T3 25B Front St. P.O. Box 310, Pictou, NS, B0K 1H0 Phone: (902) 424-6600 Email: [email protected] Phone: (902) 485-8958 Email: [email protected] Hon. Diana Whalen, Minister of Finance Pictou Centre - Pat Dunn Department of Finance, P.O. Box 187, Halifax, NS, B3J 2N3 342 Stewart St., Unit 3, New Glasgow, NS, B2H 2R7 Phone: (902) 424-5720 Email: [email protected] Phone: (902) 752-3646 Email: [email protected] Hon. Randy Delorey, MLA Antigonish Pictou East - Tim Houston 155 Main St., Suite 202, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2B6 2042 Queen St., Site 40, Mod 7, Comp 7, RR #1Westville, NS, B0K 2A0 Phone: (902) 870-5899 Email: [email protected] Phone: (902) 695-3582 Email: [email protected] @PARLevents Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library The People’s Place: Antigonish Town and County Library.