Ministry investments in Ontario’s Public Libraries
Nov 24, 2014 – Unofficial Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport budget figures
Annual Investments:
- Public Library Operating Grants $18,740,800
- Pay equity funding for public libraries $2,010,600
- First Nation Salary Supplement $653,000
- Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) $3,145,800
- Ontario Library Service-North (OLS-N) $1,645,800
- Ontario Library Association (OLA) $40,300
- Connectivity $660,000
- Virtual Reference Library $1,446,565
Current strategic investments:
- E-Resources and Databases $1.8M
- Ontario Library Capacity Fund (OLCF) $10M over three years